A liquid cleaning agent composition may include at least one suitable protease and water in an amount of at least 30 wt. % and less, preferably 25 wt. % and less, in particular 15 wt. % or less based on the total composition.

A cleaning composition for post-etch or post ash residue removal from a substrate used in semiconductor industry and a corresponding use of said cleaning composition is described. Further described is a process for the manufacture of a semiconductor device from a semiconductor substrate, comprising the step of post-etch or post ash residue removal from a substrate by contacting the substrate with a cleaning composition according to the invention.

Methods and compositions for cleaning industrial equipment (e.g. biofuel or corn ethanol plant equipment) in place at high temperatures using acidic methane sulfonic acid compositions having a low pH.

Peroxide treatment compositions for use in laundry capable of providing sanitization through the wash e.g., for use with a detergent, where a peroxide activator is stabilized without the presence of phosphorus-containing compounds (e.g., phosphorus-containing stabilizers), through use of a nonionic surfactant (e.g., alkoxylated alcohol) with a cloud point above 45° C. Use of a single nonionic surfactant, or a surfactant package that may include a small fraction (e.g., less than 0.5%) of sodium lauryl sulfate or another anionic surfactant has been found to be surprisingly effective at stabilizing the peroxide/activator combination, even where water content may be 85% or greater. The composition can have a pH of 5 or less (e.g., 3 to 4). The composition may be free of other anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, magnesium salts, borates and boric acid, hydroxides, chelating agents, various amine oxides, ethoxylated amines, and the like.

Detergent compositions are disclosed which provide superior cleaning and removal of proteinaceous and starchy soils. Applicants have discovered a surfactant package which acts to enhance and improve the performance of enzymes such as proteases and/or amylases. Compositions for pot and pan warewash detergents and soaks are disclosed, as well as their use in manual or dish machine cleaning.

The present disclosure relates to high alkaline cleaners, cleaning systems and methods for removing polymerized zero trans fat soils. The high alkaline cleaner of the present invention generally includes one or more alkaline wetting and saponifying agent(s), a chelating/sequestering system and a surface modifying-threshold agent system. In various embodiments, the cleaners may include, at least one cleaning agent comprising a surfactant or surfactant system and/or a solvent or solvent system and/or cleaning booster such as a peroxide or sulfite type additive. The cleaners may also include one or more components to modify the composition form and/or the application method in some embodiments. All components described above may also be optimized optionally, to provide emulsification of a composition (both as a usable product or a concentrate that can be diluted to form a usable product). The use of the high alkaline cleaner of the present invention has demonstrated enhanced cleaning characteristics especially at higher temperatures (100° F. to about 200° F.) but also shows enhanced cleaning at ambient temperatures.

The present invention provides acidic or basic cleaning compositions for use in cleaning food and beverage industry processing equipment and pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry processing equipment wherein the compositions of the invention comprise a food-equipment-safe acidic or basic cleaning compound and a food-equipment-safe colorimetric indicator of pH to show the desired acid or basic conditions during storage prior to the start of a cleaning cycle and after storage and during a cleaning cycle. The cleaning compositions of the invention are particularly useful in, for example, CIP cleaning processes.

Detergent compositions are disclosed which provide superior cleaning and removal of proteinaceous and starchy soils. Applicants have discovered a surfactant package which acts to enhance and improve the performance of enzymes such as proteases and/or amylases. Compositions for pot and pan warewash detergents and soaks are disclosed, as well as their use in manual or dish machine cleaning.

A flowable washing agent preparation containing, based on the total weight thereof, a) 1 to 7 wt. % alcohol polyalkoxylate having a weight-average molecular weight M.sub.w in the range of from 600 g/mol to 10,000 g/mol, obtainable by reacting diols or triols having primary and/or secondary OH groups, and having a molecular weight M.sub.w in the range of from 60 g/mol to 200 g/mol, with alkylene oxides; b) 1 to 7 wt. % polyalkoxylated polyalkyleneimine obtainable by reacting polyalkyleneimines with alkylene oxides; c) 5 to 15 wt. % alkyl ether sulfate; and d) less than 20 wt. % water, wherein the weight ratio of alcohol polyalkoxylate to polyalkoxylated polyalkyleneimine is 2:1 to 2:3, and a textile washing method using these washing agent preparations.

A flowable washing agent preparation containing, based on the total weight thereof, a) 4 to 8 wt. % alkyl ether sulfate; b) 5 to 14 wt. % fatty acid; c) less than 20 wt. % water; where the total amount of anionic and non-ionic surfactants contained in the washing agent preparation is 13 to 48 wt. %; and the washing agent preparation contains alkyl ether sulfate and fatty acid in a weight ratio of from 2:1 to 1:3, and textile washing methods using this washing agent preparation.