Abstract: A wipe article includes a substrate, a cationic coating disposed on a surface of the substrate, distributed throughout the substrate, or both. The cationic coating contains a guanidinyl-containing polymer that is crosslinked and bound to the substrate. The substrate includes sponge, nonwoven fabric, or woven fabric. The wipes are useful for removing microorganisms from a microorganism-contaminated surface and also for reducing re-contamination of the cleaned surface or transfer to another surface of the removed microorganisms.

Abstract: A skin-protecting alkalinity-controlling composition comprises one or more carboxylic acid polysaccharides. Said compositions are capable of providing buffering, and thus avoiding a major increase in the pH of an aqueous system and/or are capable of reducing the pH of aqueous systems, in which alkalinity is formed as a result of chemical and/or biological reactions. The compositions may be used in personal care products, such as skin creams and lotions, hygiene products, wound care products, fabric treating products etc.

Abstract: Coated sodium percarbonate particles comprising a core of sodium percarbonate obtainable by fluidized bed buildup granulation, and a coating layer comprising sodium sulfate and sodium carbonate in a weight ratio of from 95:5 to 75:25 and in which the proportion of sodium sulfate and sodium carbonate is at least 80% by weight, effect as a detergent component an improved washing power of the detergent and exhibit a high storage stability in detergent formulations.

Abstract: Sodium percarbonate particles with a coating layer comprising sodium sulfate in the form of a high-temperature phase of sodium sulfate and/or of a high-temperature phase of a double salt of composition Na4(SO4)1+n(CO3)1?n where n is from 0 to 0.5 have an improved storage stability in detergent and cleaning composition formulations as compared with sodium percarbonate particles which comprise sodium sulfate in the coating layer only in the form of sodium sulfate (V) or burkeite.

Abstract: A sanitizing fabric sour composition can comprise a peracid material. The sanitizing sour materials of the invention can be used in a laundry process in which soiled garments are contacted with the sanitizing sour following an alkaline detergent in a cleaning step. In the souring step, the garments are contacted with the peracid material that both neutralizes alkaline components and sanitizes the cleaned garment. The fabric sour process of the invention can be conducted at reduced temperatures while obtaining sufficient sanitization.

Abstract: In situ solvent free methods for making anhydride based graft copolymers which involve mixing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, an anhydride monomer, either a monofunctional polyglycol having a hydroxyl or amine terminal group or a polyfunctional polyglycol having a weight average molecular weight of greater than 5,000 and at least one terminal hydroxyl group, and a free radical initiator to form a mixture. The mixture is heated to form a copolymer having repeat units derived from the ethylenically unsaturated monomer and anhydride monomer, and a copolymer grafted polyglycol comprising a main polyglycol backbone having copolymer side chains which are heated to form an anhydride based graft copolymer. The anhydride based graft copolymers are especially useful as soil release agents in detergent formulations.

Abstract: A composition which incorporates a metallic salt of fluoric acid is used as an additive for washing. When used in the “wash cycle”, the metallic salt of fluoric acid increases the cleaning affect of the detergent and also increases the “fluff” of the clothes. Application of the fluoric acid is through a variety of mechanisms including: direct deposit of a quantity of liquid dilute containing the fluoric acid; application of an absorbent material containing the fluoric acid within the wash; and, inclusion of the fluoric acid within the detergent.

Abstract: A laundry detergent composition comprising a surfactant, builder and from about 0.1 to about 25 weight percent, based on the total weight of the laundry detergent composition, of a styrene-anhydride copolymer grafted with polyethylene glycol which is prepared by reacting in a solvent styrene monomer selected from styrene and substituted styrene, with an anhydride monomer selected from maleic anhydride and itaconic anhydride, to form a styrene-anhydride copolymer which is reacted with polyethylene glycol, to form a styrene-anhydride copolymer grafted with polyethylene glycol. The styrene-anhydride copolymers grafted with polyethylene glycol when used in a laundering process, remove soil from fabrics, inhibit soil deposition on fabrics, and provide soil resistance to fabrics.

Abstract: A functionalized polyamine comprising the reaction product of (A) a cyano- or guanidino-containing compound selected from the group consisting of cyanamides or salts thereof, dicyanamides or salts thereof, dicyandiamides or salts thereof, guanidines or salts thereof, biguanidines or salts thereof, and combinations thereof, and (B) a polyamine prepared from at least one monomeric amine, wherein the cyano- or guanidino-functional groups are attached to the polyamine or incorporated therein to form the functionalized polyamine, provided that the monomeric amine and the cyano- or guanidino-containing compound are present in the functionalized polyamine in a molar ratio of from 1.1:1 to 100:1, respectively. The functionalized polyamines are especially useful as anti-dye transfer and color protection agents in laundry detergent compositions.