A composition which conditions a surface for electroless deposition of a metal is disclosed. The composition comprises a polymer surfactant comprising repeating units of a monomer, wherein each of the repeating units comprises a functional group; a metal ion; and water, wherein the functional group in each of the repeating units forms a complex with the metal ion. In a preferred embodiment, the functional group is amine, and the surfactant comprises polyethyleneimine and/or polyallylamine. The metal ion comprises cobalt, rhodium, palladium or silver. A method of forming the composition as well as a method of electroless deposition using the composition are also disclosed.

A composition including a plurality of individual particles. The individual particles include a water soluble carrier and a fabric care benefit active agent. Each individual particle has a flat bottom, a rounded top, and maximum height. Each individual particle has a porous bottom third, a porous middle third, and a porous top third. The bottom third average pore radius and the top third average pore radius differ by less than about 15 μm.

Antimicrobial or non-antimicrobial compositions, sanitizing compositions and other compositions combining use of a propoxylated EO/PO block copolymer surfactant and/or propoxylated polymer in combination with at least one additional anionic and/or nonionic surfactant to provide concentrated compositions having a desired viscoelasticity at an active level of at least 18% are disclosed. Non-antimicrobial applications combining use of a propoxylated surfactant and/or propoxylated polymer in combination with at least one additional anionic and/or nonionic surfactant to provide compositions having a desired viscoelasticity are also disclosed. Methods of using concentrated and use compositions having desired foaming enhancement and stabilization are also disclosed.

Hard surface rinse aid compositions incorporating surfactant systems compatible with plastics and plastics containing metals, such as aluminum, are disclosed. The hard surface rinse aid compositions are particularly well suited for use in high concentrations at low temperatures without causing foaming and/or debris or film on the treated surface. In particular, the plastic and aluminum-compatible hard surface rinse aid compositions containing a surfactant system combining nonionic alcohol alkoxylates and a polymer surfactant can be used in treating hard surfaces requiring good sheeting, wetting and drying properties. The methods are particularly well suited for rinsing automotive parts, including those needing painting.

An automatic dishwashing cleaning composition having a new protease.

The present invention relates to a process for reducing malodors on fabrics using a detergent composition containing a polyalkyleneamine and use of the polyalkyleneamine in the process.

The disclosure is directed to cleaning compositions, methods of making the cleaning compositions, and methods of using the cleaning compositions. The cleaning compositions comprise an enzyme composition, a nonionic surfactant having an HLB between 10 and 22, and a quaternary amine. Preferably, the enzyme compositions included in the cleaning compositions comprise a cellulase, an AA9 polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity, a hemicellulase, an esterase, an expansin, a laccase, a ligninolytic enzyme, a pectinase, a peroxidase, a protease, a swollenin, or a combination or mixture thereof. The compositions are useful for degradation of bacterial cellulose.

Means capable of sufficiently removing residues remaining on a surface of a polished object containing silicon nitride and at least one selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide and polysilicon is provided. A composition for surface treatment, comprising: a nitrogen-free nonionic polymer, a nitrogen-containing nonionic polymer, and an anionic polymer, wherein the nitrogen-free nonionic polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of less than 100,000, the ratio of a weight-average molecular weight of the nitrogen-containing nonionic polymer to the weight-average molecular weight of the nitrogen-free nonionic polymer (nitrogen-containing nonionic polymer/nitrogen-free nonionic polymer) is 0.1 or more and 10 or less, and the composition for surface treatment has a pH of less than 7.0.

Hard surface rinse aid compositions incorporating surfactant systems compatible with plastics and plastics containing metals, such as aluminum, are disclosed. The hard surface rinse aid compositions are particularly well suited for use in high concentrations at low temperatures without causing foaming and/or debris or film on the treated surface. In particular, the plastic and aluminum-compatible hard surface rinse aid compositions containing a surfactant system combining nonionic alcohol alkoxylates and a polymer surfactant can be used in treating hard surfaces requiring good sheeting, wetting and drying properties. The methods are particularly well suited for rinsing automotive parts, including those needing painting.

To provide a means capable of sufficiently removing organic residues present on the surface of a polishing object after polishing containing silicon oxide or polysilicon.

A surface treatment composition contains a polymer having a constituent unit represented by Formula (1) below and water and is used for treating the surface of a polishing object after polishing,

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