Provided are formulations that offer a high cleaning effect on inorganic particles, organic residues, chemical residues, reaction products on the surface due to interaction of the wafer surface with the Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) slurry and elevated levels of undesirable metals on the surface left on the semiconductor devices after the CMP. The post-CMP cleaning formulations comprise one or more organic acid, one or more polymer and a fluoride compound with pH<7 and optionally a surfactant with two sulfonic acid groups.

The present invention relates to a non-woven fabric, a method for producing a non-woven fabric, a wipe or tissue and uses thereof as well as a disinfecting method, in particular against bacteria and viruses, such as coronaviruses including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The non-woven fabric comprises pulp fibers and/or cellulosic fibers, a binder, a cationic polymer, and a disinfecting agent.

The need for a light duty maintenance cleaning spray for hard surfaces, which result in less over-spray during application, especially when using spray applicators which provide large coverage angles, and provides more uniform coverage, especially on inclined surfaces, is met when the spray composition is formulated with low surfactant levels and thickener, and is applied as spray droplets having the desired particle size.

The present invention provides a solid composition comprising a polysaccharide and a hydrophobic compound having a melting point of between 30° C. and 90° C. The solid composition may further comprise a quaternary ammonium compound, wherein the weight ratio of the polysaccharide and the hydrophobic compound is between 1:50 and 50:1. Preferably, the solid composition is substantially free or completely free of water. The solid composition shows excellent stability at a temperature up to 45° C. The present invention also provides a process for preparing the solid composition and a liquid composition comprising said solid composition, and a method for conditioning a fabric by using said solid composition or said liquid composition as well.

A water-soluble unit dose article including a water-soluble film and a first compartment and a second compartment, where the first compartment includes a powder composition, where the powder composition includes an acyl hydrazone bleach catalyst; and where the second compartment includes a liquid composition, where the liquid composition includes between about 10% and about 25% by weight of the liquid composition of a non-aqueous solvent system; where the non-aqueous solvent system includes a polyol and a monoalcohol.

There are disclosed co-granules coated with hydroxymethyl cellulose and containing: b1) cyclic sulfonimine, b2) bleach activator selected from the group consisting of tetraacetylethylenediamine, decanoyloxybenzoic acid or mixtures thereof, and b3) carboxymethyl cellulose as binder, wherein the binder consists of the carboxymethyl cellulose of component b)3 which has a solubility of at least 1 g of carboxymethyl cellulose in 1 L of water at 25° C. and wherein the coating comprises hydroxymethyl cellulose in an amount of from 5 to 20 wt. % of the coated co-granules.

Disclosed herein are aqueous polymer compositions, which are obtainable by radical copolymerization in water; a process for producing the aqueous polymer compositions; a method of using the aqueous polymer compositions as an anti-greying additive in washing or laundry; a method of using the aqueous polymer compositions as an anti-greying additive in liquid laundry detergent formulations or gel-type laundry detergent formulations; and a liquid laundry detergent formulation or gel-type laundry detergent formulation, which contains at least one aqueous polymer composition.

A composition including a plurality of particles, the plurality of particles including: about 25% to about 94% by weight a water soluble carrier; about 5% to about 45% by weight a quaternary ammonium compound; and about 0.5% to about 10% by weight a cationic polymer; wherein the plurality of particles comprises individual particles, each individual particle having a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g.

This invention relates to polyetheramines based on 1,3-dialcohols, in particular to an etheramine mixture comprising at least 90% by weight, based on the total weight of the etheramine mixture, of an amine of Formula (I) and/or (II),

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wherein R.sub.1-R.sub.12 are independently selected from H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, or arylalkyl, wherein at least one of R.sub.1-R.sub.6 and at least one of R.sub.7-R.sub.12 is different from H, wherein A.sub.1-A.sub.9 are independently selected from linear or branched alkylenes having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein Z.sub.1-Z.sub.4 are independently selected OH, CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2NH.sub.2, NH.sub.2, NHR′ or NR′R″, wherein the degree of amination is <50%, wherein R′ and R″ are independently selected from alkylenes having 2-6 carbon atoms, and wherein the sum of x+y is in the range of from 2 to 200, wherein x≧1 and y≧1; and x.sub.1+y.sub.1 is in the range of from 2 to 200.

A method of inhibiting adsorption of a biofouling-promoting agent on a surface of a substrate and a method of inhibiting biofilm formation on a surface of a substrate are disclosed herein. The methods comprise comprising contacting the substrate with a composition which comprises liposomes. Further disclosed herein is a composition comprising liposomes, identified for use in inhibiting adsorption of a biofouling-promoting agent on a surface of a substrate and/or inhibiting biofilm formation on a surface of a substrate. Further disclosed are articles comprising a substrate and a composition described herein being applied on a surface of the substrate, and a method of treating keratitis in a contact lens-wearing subject, by rinsing and/or immersing a contact lens in a solution comprising liposomes.