Compositions are made with n-nonanoic acid esters of xylitan and/or sorbitan. A method to produce these compositions is developed. Further formulations are prepared with the compositions, and a method of improved dishwashing with the compositions is developed.

Composition containing at least one substance that is not water-soluble and is solubilised in a sophorolipid, and at least water, and use thereof for cleaning hard surfaces and laundry, for killing plants, for combating insect pests, for combating fungus and mould proliferation, for combating gastropods, for combating moss, algae and lichen proliferation, for the cosmetics industry and for skin and hair care.

A composition of matter for impregnation into disposable wipes for use on athletic indoor shoes such as volleyball or basketball shoes that is quick, drying, made from natural ingredients, is gentle on human skin and that does not erode the sole of shoe or damage the protective coating on indoor athletic courts. The composition uses the unique choice of an undecane/tridecane blend combined with specific percentages of water, natural surfactants, natural oils and natural based light volatile alkane hydrocarbon blend that combined cleans rubber soles, is quick drying and has low interaction with flooring when shoes are worn on an athletic court.

What are described are compositions comprising a) one or more sugar amines of the formula (I) in which R1 and R2 are independently H, CH.sub.3 or 2-hydroxyethyl and/or one or more corresponding protonated sugar amines with the counterion RCOO in which R is defined as R from the substances of component b) below, and b) one or more substances selected from the group consisting of fatty acids of the formula RCOOH, fatty acid salts of the formula RCOO-M+ and mixtures thereof, in which R is a linear or branched saturated alkyl radical having 11 to 21 carbon atoms or a linear or branched, mono- or polyunsaturated alkenyl radical having 11 to 21 carbon atoms and M+ is a counterion. The compositions described are very advantageous, for example, for production of liquid washing compositions, and of shower gels, liquid soaps or face cleansers. In addition, the sugar amines are advantageously suitable as neutralizing agents for fatty acids.

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Described herein are cleaning compositions comprising fermented fruit solutions and builders, methods for making the same, and methods for using the same. The fermented fruit solutions can contain fruit, sugar and water. The builder can be selected from the group consisting of a non-phosphate builder, such as sodium citrate and sodium bicarbonate, boric acid and mixtures thereof. The cleaning compositions can be used to clean articles, launder articles, clean stains from articles, and clean surfaces.

The present technology relates to various cleaning compositions and their methods of use in industrial facilities such as ethanol and biofuel producing vessels. Cleaning compositions according to the present technology may be Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) as designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The cleaning compositions of the present technology may effectively remove biofilm buildup and/or spent grain residue from industrial fermentation vessels and associated apparatus. Various embodiments of the cleaning composition may comprise various surfactants, chelators, acids, bases, and/or defoamers. Some embodiments of the cleaning composition may comprise a gluconate, a glucoside, a strong acid or base, and/or a defoamer.

The present disclosure describes a vehicle cleaning composition in solid form, a vehicle wash pack comprising a unit dose or multiple doses of the vehicle cleaning composition and a process for washing the surface of a vehicle using the vehicle cleaning composition.

Methods relating to making product compositions that include encapsulates and borate compounds, where the encapsulates include polyvinyl alcohol polymer. Compositions made from such methods. Encapsulate slurries.

Disclosed is a foam booster that is capable of producing or increasing the amount of foam in any given composition. The foam booster includes a saccharide blend having 30 wt. % to 50 wt. % of an aldohexose or mixture of aldohexoses, 20 wt. % to 55 wt. % of a ketohexose or mixture of ketohexoses; and 10 wt. % to 20 wt. % of a disaccharide or mixture of disaccharides.

Provided are tablet binding compositions for binding cleaning and/or disinfecting formulation components into tablets. The tablet binding compositions are suitable replacements for traditional tablet binder compounds, such as boric acid or zeolites. The tablet binding compositions provided herein can produce tablets of increased hardness at lower compression forces and, when dissolved, yield solutions of increased clarity compared to some traditional binder compounds. Also provided are processes for preparing the tablet binding compositions and methods for formation of tablets containing the tablet binding compositions.