Cleaning and polishing fluids are described. In particular, cleaning and polishing fluids that include water, polymer, and a silicate are described. These cleaning and polishing fluids exhibit good performance, particularly when used with an abrasive pad in a cleaning process.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an automatic micro algae culturing device and system for self-cleaning, continual automatic algae culturing and irradiant optimizing. The culturing device includes a photosynthesis tubular reactor for micro algae culturing, with transparent cleaning particles to scrape off any unwanted particles or components such as including and not limited to formation of biofilm. The tubular reactor has multiple double-walled glasses. Inner walls of the tubes in the tubular reactor may be coated with superhydrophobic coating to avoid bio film formation, or sticking of any hydro dirt or dust particles. Because the cleaning particles are transparent, they wont block any sunlight for photosynthesis in the tubular reactor.

Described are compositions and methods relating to enzyme-containing, hot-melt-prepared granules produced from a starting material that contains an amount of water sufficient to denature the enzyme under hot-melt processing conditions. The resulting granules are particularly useful in consumer and industrial products, such as detergent, animal feed, food, personal care and agricultural compositions.

Process for manufacturing granules or powders comprising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous solution or slurry of (A) at least one chelating agent according to general formula (I a) [CH.sub.3—CH(COO)—N(CH.sub.2—COO).sub.2]M.sub.3-XH.sub.X (I a) wherein M is selected from alkali metal cations and ammonium, same or different, and x is in the range of from 0.01 to 1.0 or (I b) [OOC—CH.sub.2CH.sub.2—CH(COO)—N(CH.sub.2—COO).sub.2]M.sub.4-XH.sub.X (I b) wherein M is as defined above, and x in formula (I b) is in the range of from 0.01 to 2.0, and (B) at least one polymer selected from (B1) polyaspartates with an average molecular weight M.sub.w in the range of from 1,000 to 20,000 g/mole, and (B2) copolymers comprising, in copolymerized form, (α) at least one ester of an ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid, and (β) at least one ethylenically unsaturated N-containing monomer, and (b) spray drying or granulating said solution or slurry.

Provided herein are 2-in-1 unit doses for treating fabrics. The 2-in-1 unit doses include a polyester receptacle coated with a softening agent, and a fabric cleaning agent disposed within the polyester receptacle. The polyester receptacle includes a plurality of pores permeable to liquid such that polyester receptacle allows liquid to diffuse into the cavity through the pores and dissolve the fabric cleaning agent. The 2-in-1 unit doses provide both softening and detergency to fabrics through a wash cycle in a washing machine and a heated dry cycle in a dryer.

Provided herein are 2-in-1 unit doses for treating fabrics. The 2-in-1 unit doses include a polyester receptacle coated with a softening agent, and a fabric cleaning agent disposed within the polyester receptacle. The polyester receptacle includes a plurality of pores permeable to liquid such that polyester receptacle allows liquid to diffuse into the cavity through the pores and dissolve the fabric cleaning agent. The 2-in-1 unit doses provide both softening and detergency to fabrics through a wash cycle in a washing machine and a heated dry cycle in a dryer.

The present invention relates to new alkaline, preferably highly alkaline, cleaning solutions comprising surfactants with improved stability and cleaning performance under such conditions. It further relates to novel surfactants.

A film: (a) 50 to 85 wt % polymer comprising: (i) 30 to 70 wt % hard polymer with T.sub.g from 40 to 70° C. and 40 to 80 wt % (C.sub.1-C.sub.10)alkyl (meth)acrylate; 10 to 40 wt % C.sub.3-C.sub.8 carboxylic acid; and 0 to 25 wt % hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate; and (ii) 30 to 70 wt % soft polymer with T.sub.g from −20 to 20 ° C. and 50 to 90 wt % (C.sub.1-C.sub.10)alkyl (meth)acrylate; 5 to 30 wt % C.sub.3-C.sub.8 carboxylic acid; and 0 to 25 wt % hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate;
hard T.sub.g minus soft T.sub.g is at least 30° C.; (iii) 0 to 10 wt %, of (C.sub.12-C.sub.24)alkyl (meth)acrylate polymer containing crystallizable portion with T.sub.m from 0° C. to 37° C.; (b) 10 to 40 wt % of polyethylene oxide having M.sub.w from 250,000 to 4,000,000; and (c) 0 to 10 wt % of poly(vinylpyrrolidone) having M.sub.w from 25,000 to 2,000,000.

The invention includes ware detergent compositions which provides superior cleaning and removal of oily and fatty soils, without the production of excessive foam. According to the invention applicants have discovered that use of a quaternary cationic surfactant in combination with a nonionic low foaming surfactant can provide oily soil removal from ware that is superior to traditional warewash detergent formulations. Compositions for alkaline, preferably solid, warewash detergents are disclosed, as well as their use in dish machines and methods of manufacture.

A detergent composition includes a surfactant component present in an amount of from about 5 to about 70 weight percent actives based on a total weight of the composition, water present in an amount of from about 5 to about 90 weight percent based on a total weight of the composition, polyvinyl alcohol particles present in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 5 weight percent based on a total weight of the composition, and a functional material that is encapsulated in the polyvinyl alcohol particles and is chosen from enzymes, surfactants, functional polymers, and combinations thereof and present in an amount of from about 0.05 to about 2 weight percent actives based on a total weight of the composition.