The invention relates to a method of automatic dishwashing, comprising: placing soiled wares inside a cleaning volume; providing a first cleaning composition comprising a bleach and a second cleaning composition different from the first composition; and delivering the first composition and the second composition separately to the cleaning volume to contact the soiled wares, wherein: the first composition is delivered to the cleaning volume as a mist and the second composition is delivered to the cleaning volume as a jet; and the first and second compositions are delivered to the cleaning volume at a temperature below 100° C. The invention also relates to a dishwasher and a kit for use in the inventive method.

The invention relates to a method of automatic dishwashing, comprising: placing soiled wares inside a cleaning volume; providing a first cleaning composition comprising a bleach and a second cleaning composition different from the first composition; and delivering the first composition and the second composition separately to the cleaning volume to contact the soiled wares, wherein: the first composition is delivered to the cleaning volume as a mist and the second composition is delivered to the cleaning volume as a jet; and the first and second compositions are delivered to the cleaning volume at a temperature below 100° C. The invention also relates to a dishwasher and a kit for use in the inventive method.

The use of a gel consisting of a colloidal solution comprising, preferably consisting of: 5% to 30% by weight, preferably 5% to 25% by weight, more preferably 8% to 20% by weight relative to the weight of the gel, of at least one inorganic viscosifying agent; a mineral base selected from among hydroxides of alkaline metals, hydroxides of alkaline-earth metals and the mixtures thereof, said mineral base being present in a proportion of 0.05 to 10 mol/L of gel, preferably in a proportion of 0.1 to 5 mol/L of gel; an oxidizing agent stable in a basic medium selected from among permanganates, persulfates, ozone, hypochlorites and the mixtures thereof, said oxidizing agent stable in a basic medium being present in a proportion of 0.05 to 5 mol/L of gel, preferably 0.1 to 2 mol/L of gel; 0.1% to 2% by weight relative to the weight of the gel, of at least one surfactant; and a solvent; the gel not containing any super-absorbent polymer, to remove a biofilm present on a surface of a solid substrate.

A detergent composition including an acyl hydrazone bleach catalyst and a protease having at least a 70% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1.

A process for washing fabrics including the steps; a) contacting fabrics to be washed and a wash liquor in the drum of an automatic washing machine; b) washing the fabrics in the wash liquor in an automatic washing machine process, where the automatic washing machine process includes at least a main wash step; where the wash liquor includes; i) between about 0.5 ppm and about 5 ppm acyl hydrazone bleach catalyst; ii) between about 10 ppm and about 2500 ppm non-soap surfactant; iii) between about 50 ppm and about 2500 ppm of a hydrogen peroxide source, and where the wash liquor has a pH between about 6 and about 9.

Water-soluble unit dose articles including a bleach catalyst and methods of their use.

A water-soluble unit dose article that includes a water-soluble film and powder composition, where the powder composition includes a) an acyl hydrazone bleach catalyst; b) from 1% to 10% by weight of the composition of an alkali metal carbonate; c) from 5% to 20% by weight of the composition of an alkali metal bicarbonate; d) from 5% to 20% by weight of the composition of an alkali metal silicate; e) from 5% to 20% by weight of the composition of an alkali metal sulphate.

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.

Provided are various methods and systems for producing peroxycarboxylic acid compositions, and in particular, nonequilibrium compositions of peracetic acid. The methods and systems control flow rates and proportions of feedstocks/reactants, perform the required sequence of reaction steps to produce high yield peroxycarboxcylic acid solutions in a continuous manner, and provide optimal reaction time and reactant mixing for continuous and safe on-site production.