A surfactant composition includes a homogeneous mixture of greater than 70%, by weight, of N-acyl alaninate surfactant of formula (I) and an N-acyl amino acid surfactant of formula (II). A process for preparation of a blend of an N-acyl alaninate surfactant and an N-acyl amino acid surfactant includes combining (a) an alanine amino acid and (b) other amino acid, an anhydrous alkali salt of the other amino acid, or both, a waterless base, and a fatty alkyl ester of formula (V) to form a mixture including alanine amino acid salt of formula (III), and other amino acid salt of formula (IV). The process further includes increasing the temperature of the mixture to 180° C. or less to form a reaction mixture. The process further includes continuously removing alkyl alcohol from the reaction mixture and allowing the reaction mixture to become substantially clear to form the blend.

The present invention relates to a method of removing a landfill residue that includes (a) forming a treatment composition that includes, (i) an acid functional material comprising at least one of carboxylic acid functional materials, phosphoric acid functional materials, phosphonic acid functional materials, or salts thereof, (ii) water, (iii) optionally an oxidizer including a reactive oxygen, and (iv) optionally a surfactant. The method further includes (b) contacting together said treatment composition and said landfill residue, thereby forming a modified treatment composition including the landfill residue, and (c) removing the modified treatment composition. The landfill residue is selected from a landfill gas extraction residue and a landfill leachate collection residue, and the landfill residue includes an organic substance and optionally a scale-forming salt. The present invention also relates to a treatment composition including the acid functional material, and the oxidizer.

The present invention relates to a method of removing a landfill residue that includes (a) forming a treatment composition that includes, (i) an acid functional material comprising at least one of carboxylic acid functional materials, phosphoric acid functional materials, phosphonic acid functional materials, or salts thereof, (ii) water, (iii) optionally an oxidizer including a reactive oxygen, and (iv) optionally a surfactant. The method further includes (b) contacting together said treatment composition and said landfill residue, thereby forming a modified treatment composition including the landfill residue, and (c) removing the modified treatment composition. The landfill residue is selected from a landfill gas extraction residue and a landfill leachate collection residue, and the landfill residue includes an organic substance and optionally a scale-forming salt. The present invention also relates to a treatment composition including the acid functional material, and the oxidizer.

Methods of cleaning waxy, oily and/or greasy soils, including lipsticks and lip gloss, are disclosed. Methods of removing lipstick and lip gloss stains in warewash and laundry applications are disclosed through application of cleaning compositions comprising long chain polyamines, namely C6-C20 polyamines having between 1 and 5 nitrogens.

Methods of cleaning waxy, oily and/or greasy soils, including lipsticks and lip gloss, are disclosed. Methods of removing lipstick and lip gloss stains in warewash and laundry applications are disclosed through application of cleaning compositions comprising long chain polyamines, namely C6-C20 polyamines having between 1 and 5 nitrogens.

Consumer and industrial 2-in-1 cleaning compositions providing both detergency and rinseability in a single cleaning composition are disclosed. Alkaline-based cleaning compositions containing a surface modification polymer and an alcohol alkoxylate nonionic surfactant, and methods of using the same provide user-friendly, solid, detergent compositions without the need for using a separate rinse aid composition.

Consumer and industrial 2-in-1 cleaning compositions providing both detergency and rinseability in a single cleaning composition are disclosed. Alkaline-based cleaning compositions containing a surface modification polymer and an alcohol alkoxylate nonionic surfactant, and methods of using the same provide user-friendly, solid, detergent compositions without the need for using a separate rinse aid composition.

A cleaning solution including: a primary solvent; a secondary solvent, wherein the secondary solvent is at least partially miscible with the primary solvent; an oxidizing agent, wherein the oxidizing agent includes a peroxide; a chelating agent, wherein the chelating agent includes the structure of formula I: ##STR00001##
wherein R.sub.1-R.sub.4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H; OH; and an alkyl, cycloalkyl, polycycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, aroyl, alkenyl, alkyl-alkenyl, alcohol, ether, ketone, carboxylic acid, acid halide, acid anhydride, ester, and/or amide group containing approximately 1 to approximately 25 carbon atom(s); and wherein X.sub.1-X.sub.3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of O; S; and Se; a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system includes a first anionic surfactant, a second anionic surfactant, a third anionic surfactant, and a fourth anionic surfactant; a pH modifier; and an optional amino acid.

A cleaning solution including: a primary solvent; a secondary solvent, wherein the secondary solvent is at least partially miscible with the primary solvent; an oxidizing agent, wherein the oxidizing agent includes a peroxide; a chelating agent, wherein the chelating agent includes the structure of formula I: ##STR00001##
wherein R.sub.1-R.sub.4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H; OH; and an alkyl, cycloalkyl, polycycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, aroyl, alkenyl, alkyl-alkenyl, alcohol, ether, ketone, carboxylic acid, acid halide, acid anhydride, ester, and/or amide group containing approximately 1 to approximately 25 carbon atom(s); and wherein X.sub.1-X.sub.3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of O; S; and Se; a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system includes a first anionic surfactant, a second anionic surfactant, a third anionic surfactant, and a fourth anionic surfactant; a pH modifier; and an optional amino acid.

The invention provides a detergent composition for the non-oxidative laundering of fabric stains, the composition comprising: (a) from 0.1 to 10% (by weight based on the total weight of the composition) of ethylenediamine-N,N′-bis-(2-hydroxyphenyl) acetic acid (EDDHA) and/or salts thereof, and (b) from 3 to 80% (by weight based on the total weight of the composition) of one or more detersive surfactants.