Catechol metal complex compounds of formula (I)

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are colored and can be used to give color to surfactant compositions. Detergents containing these catechol metal complex compounds do not stain the textile even after repeated use.

A biomarker detection and detergent compound for use in a toilet. The biomarker detection and detergent compound comprises a biomarker detecting component and a detergent combined as a solid tablet. The tablet is positional in the tank of a toilet similar to other toilet cleaner tablets and will slowly dissolve over several weeks. The biomarker detecting component comprises at least one molecular marker configured to visually show the presence of compounds in urine that indicate a wide range of disorders, such as urinary tract infections, kidney disease and diabetes, and ovulation and pregnancy. The detergent is configured to clean the toilet bowl with each flush without disrupting the urinalysis.

A cleaning agent, preferably a dishwashing detergent, in particular an automatic dishwashing detergent, having at least one low-water, preferably substantially water-free, gel phase, which contains at least one particular non-ionic surfactant, preferably in quantities from 0.1 to 15 wt. %, from 0.5 to 10 wt. %, in particular from 0.8 to 8.5 wt. %, particularly preferably from 1 to 7 wt. %, for example from 1.0 to 4.0 wt. %, based on the total weight of the gel phase.

A unit dose multi-purpose cleaner concentrate product includes from 4 grams to 50 grams in mass of a concentrated cleaning composition encased in a water soluble film. The concentrated cleaning compositions include at least one cleaning solvent and at least one surfactant. The concentrated cleaning composition further includes a disinfecting agent, an antimicrobial agent as a preservative, or both. A total weight percentage of the at least one cleaning solvent and the at least one surfactant, expressed on an anhydrous basis, is at least 50% of the weight of the unit dose multi-purpose cleaner concentrate product. Methods of cleaning surfaces using the unit dose multi-purpose cleaner concentrate product are also disclosed.

Provided herein are functionalized branched alcohols comprising a glycosyl group, an ethylene oxide linker and a tail. The ethylene oxide linker comprises one or more units of ethylene oxide. The glycosyl group is a substituent structure of a cyclic monosaccharide. The tail comprises a branched paraffin or isomers thereof, the glycosyl group is attached to the ethylene oxide linker, and the ethylene oxide linker is attached to the tail. In an aspect, the glycosyl group is a substituent structure of glucose, mannose, galactose, sorbose, fructose, xylose, arabinose, ribose, lyxose, lactose, or maltose, or variants thereof. The tail can be a paraffin comprising 9 to 13 carbon atoms.

The present invention relates to a composition consisting essentially of a sulfonic acid component selected from the group consisting of camphor sulfonic acid, and a benzene sulfonic acid of structure (I), wherein R is H or a C-1 to C-18 n-alkyl, oxalic acid, a solvent component which consists essentially of an organic solvent component, or a mixture of an organic solvent components and water, wherein the organic solvent component consist of about 100 wt % to about 85 wt % of said solvent component, and further wherein said organic solvent component is either selected from solvent (III), (IV), (V), (VI) (wherein R is selected from the group consisting of —(-0-CH.sub.2—CH.sub.2—).sub.n′—OH, —OH, and -0-C(═O)—CH.sub.3, wherein n′ is equal to 1, 2, 3, or 4), (VII) (wherein Ra is H or a C-1 to C-4 alkyl moiety), (VIII), (IX) (wherein Rb is a C-1 to C-18 alkyl moiety), (X), and (XI) or is a mixture, of at least two organic solvents selected from this group. The invention also relates to such compositions also containing a surfactant component, and also pertains to the process of using either of these compositions as a resist remover.

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Dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether (III),

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The invention relates to the field of removing various types of deposits from a surface, specifically to means for cleaning metallic and ceramic surfaces of industrial equipment, and can be used for removing deposits, such as oxides of metals (iron, chromium, nickel, etc.), carbonate and salt deposits, asphaltene-resin-paraffin deposits and deposits of a petroleum nature, and deposits of an organic and biological deposits. The proposed solution for removing various types of deposits contains hydrogen peroxide, complexone, an anti-foaming agent, water-soluble calixarene and water in the following ratio: hydrogen peroxide, a catalyst for decomposing peroxide compounds, an antifoaming agent, complexone, water-soluble calixarene and water in the following quantitative ratio: 2-35% by mass of hydrogen peroxide; 2-20% by mass of a catalyst for decomposing peroxide compounds; 3-10% by mass of complexone; 0.1-5% by mass of surface-active agent; 0.01%-1.0% by mass of anti-foaming agent; 0.01-1% by mass of water-soluble calixarene, with the remainder being water. The technical result is an increase in the effectiveness of action of a solution (degree of cleaning) for cleaning surfaces soiled with deposits having a high content of organic substances, while simultaneously extending the field of use of said solution.

Detergent compositions effective for controlling hard water scale accumulation are described herein. In particular, the compositions combine a tetrapolymer with an alkaline composition to effectively prevent or remove calcium carbonate scale formations. Methods of employing the detergent compositions and of preventing scale accumulation are provided for use in alkaline warewash and other applications.

The present invention provides a polyalkylene glycol-containing compound having higher detergency than conventional polyalkylene glycol-containing compounds. The present invention relates to a polyalkylene glycol-containing compound represented by the following formula (1-1).

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The present invention relates to methods for inactivating a lipid-enveloped virus using environmentally compatible detergents, and to methods for preparing a biopharmaceutical drug using environmentally compatible detergents. The invention also provides environmentally compatible detergents.