A method of cleaning highway and road construction equipment is disclosed.

The present invention relates to a method for removing a contaminant based on fats, crude oil or derivatives and mixtures thereof and to a cleaning composition for use in said method.

The present invention relates to a cleaning composition and to a cleaning method in the industrial or household field comprising the use of said composition.

According to the invention, the compositions and methods provide for the complete removal of labels, synthetic glues and/or adhesives from a plurality of surfaces through the use of an aqueous or non-aqueous basic organic solvent and/or an amidine, optionally in combination with surfactants, chelants, acidulants and/or additional bottle wash additives. Beneficially, the compositions and methods are suitable for use at lower temperatures and pH conditions, along with under caustic-free and/or reduced caustic conditions to effectively remove such labels, synthetic glues and/or adhesives from a surface within less than about 30 minutes.

A cleaning formulation is formulated from an ethoxylated alcohol or nonionic at 15-50%, an ethoxylated amine at 10-50%, an anionic at 5-50%, a non-water soluble solvent at 0.5-15%, a water and organic soluble solvent at 1-25%, an optional acrylate based polymer, optional dyes and perfumes, and the remainder water.

According to the invention, the compositions and methods provide for the complete removal of labels, synthetic glues and/or adhesives from a plurality of surfaces through the use of an aqueous or non-aqueous basic organic solvent and/or an amidine, optionally in combination with surfactants, chelants, acidulants and/or additional bottle wash additives. Beneficially, the compositions and methods are suitable for use at lower temperatures and pH conditions, along with under caustic-free and/or reduced caustic conditions to effectively remove such labels, synthetic glues and/or adhesives from a surface within less than about 30 minutes.

An aqueous cleaning formulation is provided including a water; an essential oil, wherein the essential oil is selected from the group consisting of lavender oil, rosemary oil, thyme oil and mixtures thereof; a derivative of castor oil having a formula selected from formula I and formula II; an ethoxylated phenol having formula III; and a cleaning surfactant.

A composition suitable for cleaning hard surfaces comprising a natural oil solvent and a natural oil thickener is provided.

The present invention relates to Eco-friendly compositions for domestic and industrial applications as well as cleaning materials and detergents. In particular, the present invention relates to non-toxic green naval compositions including: about 1.0% to about 5.0% of Sodium Carbonate, about 0.1% to about 6.0% Potassium Hydroxide, up to 1.0% D-Limonene, and about to 1.5% to about 6.0% Alkyl Polyglycosides.

Flowback aid mixtures and oil-in-water microemulsions produced by combining an aqueous brine with the flowback aid mixtures are disclosed. The flowback aid mixture comprises an oil, a fatty alcohol ethoxylate, and a quaternized fatty amine ethoxylate. The amount of oil is less than or equal to 12 wt. % based on the amount of flowback aid mixture. The microemulsions have a surface tension at 25 C. less than 30 mN/m and a Z-average particle size as determined by dynamic light scattering at 25 C. of less than or equal to 10 nm. Also disclosed are processes that utilize the flowback aid mixtures. In one process, the mixture is introduced into a subterranean formation and is combined prior to or during its introduction into the formation with a formation brine, process water, or both to give the microemulsion. In one hydraulic fracturing process for recovering gas, oil, or both, a fracturing fluid and the flowback aid are co-injected into a subterranean formation to give the microemulsion.