Abstract: The invention relates to particles having a core comprising a peroxy compound with capability of releasing hydrogen peroxide or peroxy acids in aqueous solutions. The particles have a coating containing a silicate, and a water soluble magnesium salt, and the core and/or the coating contains an aliphatic organic compound or a salt thereof as a chelating agent. The invention also relates to preparation and use of the particles as well as a composition containing such particles.

Abstract: Low hue photobleaching compositions comprising organosilicon(IV) phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanines having Q-band absorption maxima at wavelengths greater than 660 nm and increased triplet state yields whereby production of singlet oxygen is increased. Use of Si.sup.4+ phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanines compounds in photobleaching compositions allows for formulation of low hue laundry compositions, bleach compositions, and hard surface cleaners.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an alkaline cleaning composition for cleaning heavily soiled metal surfaces such as food fryers, baking pans, high temperature pasteurizers, and beer kettles, ceramic surfaces such as restaurant grade ceramic china plates and platters, and plastic surfaces. The cleaning composition is noncaustic and includes a peroxygen compound, a chelate, and a metasilicate and/or sesquisilicate. A preferred cleaning composition further includes a surfactant and hydrated builder.

Abstract: A filter pouch cleaner, for cleaning coffee and tea makers, has a top and bottom filter layer made from tea bag paper. The top and bottom filter layers are joined together along and adjacent to their outer edges to form a sealed pouch therebetween. The pouch is filled with a powdered cleaner compound that includes trisodium phosphate, sodium metasillicate and sodium perborate, along with soda ash as a filler. To facilitate the biodegradability and the safety of the cleaner compound, tripolyphosphate and a trace of blue dye powder are included in the cleaner compound. To clean a brewbasket and dispenser of a coffee or tea maker, the filter pouch cleaner is placed in the brewbasket. The brewbasket is then placed above the dispenser and filled with hot water. The hot water soaks through the filter and dissolves the cleaner compound. The hot water and dissolved cleaner flows out of the brewbasket and fills the dispenser.

Abstract: A substantially non-aqueous, free-flowing, storable liquid washing or cleaning formulation comprising:A) from more than 20 to less than 78% by weight of at least one nonionic surfactant;B) from 0.1 to 25% by weight of at least one anionic surfactant;C) from 1 to less than 20% by weight of at least one water-soluble builder; andD) from more than 20 to 35% by weight of at least one bleaching agent.

Abstract: There is provided an enzymatic detergent composition comprising one or more surfactants and an endoglucanase which is not a Family 7 cellulase, which contains no cellulose binding domain and wherein the catalytic domain contains at least two disulphide bridges. Preferably, the endoglucanase is producible from Thermomonospora fusca, or mutants or variants thereof.

Abstract: A stable liquid peracid precursor composition for delivering a bleaching and cleaning material is provided in which the liquid peracid precursor composition combines a dispersion medium which comprises a stabilizing effective amount of a liquid matrix and an emulsifier, and a dispersed phase that comprises a peracid precursor. The bleaching and cleaning material comprises either a hydrophobic or hydrotropic generated mono- or diperoxyacid, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are nonaqueous, bleach-containing liquid laundry detergent compositions which are in the form of a suspension of particulate material, including peroxygen bleaching agent and an alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, dispersed in a liquid phase containing an alcohol ethoxylate nonionic surfactant and a nonaqueous, low-polarity organic solvent. Such compositions provide especially desirable cleaning and bleaching of fabrics laundered therewith and also exhibit especially desirable chemical and phase stability.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an alkaline cleaning composition for cleaning heavily soiled surfaces such as food fryers, baking pans, high temperature pasteurizers, beer kettles and similar equipment that normally requires caustic soda based cleaners to clean. The present invention is also useful in cleaning ceramics such as restaurant grade ceramic china plates and platters. The present invention is particularly useful in cleaning brass and aluminum parts and equipment without causing corrosion damage. Further, since the cleaning composition of the present invention is not based on caustic soda, the composition is not considered hazardous. Further, the cleaning composition of the present invention dissolves readily in water, providing a solution that can be used in mechanical sprayers, soak-tanks and clean-in-place equipment. Also the cleaning composition may be effectively used at lower temperatures than caustic cleaning agents.

Abstract: Disclosed are non-aqueous, particulate-containing liquid laundry detergent compositions which are in the form of a suspension of particulate material, preferably including peroxygen bleaching agent and an organic detergent builder, dispersed in a liquid phase structured with a surfactant and elasticized with finely divided particulate material such as silica or titanium dioxide. Such compositions provide especially desirable cleaning and bleaching of fabrics laundered therewith and also exhibit especially desirable pourability and chemical and phase stability.

Abstract: There is provided an enzymatic detergent composition comprising a surfactant and an endoglucanase producible from Thermomonospora fusca, preferably E5, or mutants or variants thereof.

Abstract: A bleach-containing detergent composition which contains a peroxygen bleaching compound and a bleach activator is disclosed. The bleach activator is in the form of substantially cylindrically-shaped extrudates having a mean extrudate length of from about 500 microns to about 3500 microns and a mean extrudate diameter of from about 450 microns to about 850 microns.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an alkaline cleaning composition for cleaning heavily soiled metal surfaces such as food fryers, baking pans, high temperature pasteurizers, and beer kettles, ceramic surfaces such as restaurant grade ceramic china plates and platters, and plastic surfaces. The cleaning composition is noncaustic and includes a peroxygen compound, a chelate, and a metasilicate and/or sesquisilicate. A preferred cleaning composition further includes a surfactant and hydrated builder.

Abstract: An improved non-phosphate, peroxygen based machine dishwashing composition comprising a blend of nonionic surfactants, builders, non-chlorine bleach, bleach precursors, enzymes, polycarboxylate polymers and homopolymers of polyalkyleneoxide wherein spotting and filming are substantially minimized.

Abstract: Novel bleaches, a method for bleaching substrates using these materials and detergent compositions containing same are reported. The bleaches are thiadiazole dioxides. Substrates such as fabrics may be bleached in an aqueous solution containing the thiadiazole and a peroxygen compound.

Abstract: An improved powdered non-phosphate, peroxygen based machine dishwashing compositions comprising a blend of nonionic surfactants, builders, non-chlorine bleach, bleach precursors, enzymes, polycarboxylate polymers and nonionic graft copolymers of vinyl acetate and polyalkyleneoxide wherein spotting and filming are substantially minimized.

Abstract: A granular laundry composition is disclosed which comprises a source of available-oxygen, a stabilizer like chelant together with an alkali metal salt of silicate. Such compositions allow to produced wash solutions wherein the bleaching activity is retained upon longer periods of time. Optionally said compositions may further comprise a soil suspender and be formulated so as to allow to keep the pH of the wash solution below 9.5 and thereby boost the cleaning performance on particulate soil (clay).

Abstract: Automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising a certain combination of metasilicate with other silicate (polymeric) components are disclosed. Particularly preferred compositions also comprise low foaming surfactant and detergency builders.

Abstract: This invention relates to activation of enzymes. More specifically, the invention relates to peroxidase enhancing agents. The invention also relates to methods of oxidizing a substrate with a source of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a peroxidase enzyme and a peroxidase enhancing agent More specifically, the invention relates to a method of bleaching of dye in solutions, to a method of inhibiting the transfer of a textile dye from a dyed fabric to another fabric when said fabrics are washed together in a wash liquor, to a method of bleaching of lignin-containing material in particular bleaching of pulp for paper production, to a method of treatment of waste water from pulp manufacturing, and to a method of enzymatic polymerization and/or modification of lignin or lignin containing material.

Abstract: There is provided a bleaching composition, suitable for use in a machine dishwashing method, containing: an oxygen-releasing bleaching agent, from 0.05% to 2.5% by weight, preferably 0.1% to 0.6% by weight of a paraffin oil, from 0.005% to 3%, preferably 0.02% to 1% and most preferably from 0.05% to 0.5% of a benzotriazole compound. Preferably the bleaching composition forms a part of a detergent composition.

Abstract: Automatic dishwashing detergents containing N-alkoxy or N-aryloxy polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants which provide not only improved cleaning, but also improved filming and spotting performance on tableware are described. Thus, C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 N-(3-methoxypropyl) glucamide is used in automatic dishwashing compositions which, optionally, can be formulated to be free from chlorine bleach or phosphate builders. Weak builders such as citrate and perborate or percarbonate bleach can be used in the compositions, as can various detersive enzymes.

Abstract: A stable, dual-function, phosphate-, metasilicate- and polymer-free low alkali detergent tablet containing: (a) from 5 to 50% by weight of a sodium citrate; (b) from 1 to 60% by weight of anhydrous sodium carbonate; (c) from 1 to 60% by weight of sodium hydrogen carbonate; (d) a bleaching agent selected from the group consisting of sodium perborate monohydrate, sodium percarbonate and mixtures thereof; (e) from 0.5 to 4% by weight of tetraacetyl ethylenediamine; (f) from 0.1 to 2% by weight of protease; (g) from 0.1 to 2% by weight of amylase; and (h) from 3 to 10% by weight of water, all weights being based on the weight of the tablet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cleaning fabrics with heavy soil loads or by hand-washing with detergent compositions comprising N-acyl caprolactam bleaching activators.

Abstract: A method for forming solid cleaning agents starts with hydrated forms of salts that generally have considerably lower melting points in their hydrated forms. The hydrated salt cleaning agents are heated to form a melted cleaning suspension. Additional ingredients can be mixed into the melted cleaning suspension. These additional ingredients can be selected from the group consisting of nonionic surfactants, anionic surfactants, alkaline builders, multivalent metal sequestering agents, active enzymes, soil suspending agents, defoamers, oxygenated solvents, fragrances, optical brighteners and colorants. An alternative method involves the formation of a mixture of powder or granular cleaning composition components. These components include at least 15 percent by weight of a moderate melting point cleaning additive. A receptacle with the cleaning components is heated to a temperature above the melting point of the moderate melting point cleaning additive.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an alkaline cleaning composition for cleaning heavily soiled surfaces such as food fryers, baking pans, high temperature pasteurizers, beer kettles and similar equipment that normally requires caustic soda based cleaners to clean. The present invention is also useful in cleaning ceramics such as restaurant grade ceramic china plates and platters. The present invention is particularly useful in cleaning brass and aluminum parts and equipment without causing corrosion damage. Further, since the cleaning composition of the present invention is not based on caustic soda, the composition is not considered hazardous. Further, the cleaning composition of the present invention dissolves readily in water, providing a solution that can be used in mechanical sprayers, soak-tanks and clean-in-place equipment. Also the cleaning composition may be effectively used at lower temperatures than caustic cleaning agents.

Abstract: Automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising a diacyl peroxide particle are disclosed. The diacyl peroxide particles are premixed with dispersing agent prior to the addition of other automatic dishwashing detergent ingredients. The dispersing agent is selected from the group consisting of surfactants, dispersant polymers and mixtures thereof. The compositions are effective in removing carotenoid stains from plastics and tea stains from china under various temperature and pH conditions.

Abstract: A filter pouch cleaner for cleaning coffee and tea makers, has a top and bottom filter layer made from tea bag paper. The top and bottom filter layers are joined together along and adjacent to their outer edges to form a sealed pouch therebetween. The pouch is filled with a powdered cleaner compound that includes trisodium phosphate, sodium metasillicate and sodium perborate, along with soda ash as a filler. To facilitate the biodegradability and the safety of the cleaner compound, tripolyphosphate and a trace of blue dye powder are included in the cleaner compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine dishwashing composition containingfrom 1% to 80% of a detergent builder component other than carbonatefrom 0% to 9%, preferably 0% to 5%, most preferred 0% of alkali-metal carbonate or bicarbonate saltan oxygen-releasing bleaching agent such that the level of available oxygen measured according to the method herein is from 0.3 to 1.7, preferably 0.5 to 1.2,from 0.05% to 2.5%, preferably 0.1% to 0.6% of a paraffin oil, the rate of release of oxygen being preferably also controlled; the present invention also encompasses a process for making such compositions.

Abstract: Improved automatic dishwashing detergent compositions, especially granular detergents, comprising bleach activators which form multiperacids, especially specific monoquaternary substituted bis(peroxycarbonic) acids, upon perhydrolysis are provided.

Abstract: Detergents, especially automatic dishwashing detergents, comprising a stain removal system especially adapted for removal of tea stains, coffee stains and the like. The compositions comprise monopersulfate bleach such as 2KHSO.sub.5 .cndot.KHSO.sub.4 .cndot.K.sub.2 SO.sub.4 in combination with perborate or percarbonate at specific ratios, in combination with certain cationic or quaternary-substituted bleach activators.

Abstract: Automatic dishwashing detergent compositions, comprising particular quaternary-substituted bleach activators, are provided. More specifically, the invention relates to granular automatic dishwashing detergents which provide enhanced cleaning/bleaching benefits through the selection of quaternary-substituted bleach activators having specific features, such as caprolactam or valerolactam leaving groups and/or the ability to form particular cationic aliphatic peracid structures in solution. Preferred automatic dishwashing compositions comprise amylase enzymes. Included are preferred activator compounds and methods for washing tableware in domestic automatic dishwashing appliances using the activators.

Abstract: A bleaching composition and method is described that includes contacting a substrate with a peroxygen compound and a polymeric bleach precursor which has a monomer repeating unit of the structure: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 radical selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl and aryl radicals; andR.sup.1 is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.40 radical selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl and aryl radicals.

Abstract: A non-phosphate machine dishwashing detergent composition comprising at least about 80 wt. % of a combination of alkaline carbonate, e.g., sodium carbonate, and alkaline bicarbonate, e.g., sodium bicarbonate, having a weight ratio of carbonate to bicarbonate of about 1:1 to 1:5, about 0.5 to 8.0 wt. % of a polycarboxylate polymer consisting of polymaleic acid as dispersant, and about 0.5 to 8.0 wt. % of a nonionic surfactant. The composition may also contain an oxygen bleach, e.g., sodium perborate, and an alkali metal silicate corrosion inhibitor, e.g., sodium silicate, as well as other additives. Use of the composition results in relatively low residue formation on articles being washed.