Sanitizing and disinfecting compositions with relatively low levels of free available chlorine, with good effectiveness against microbes. The composition may include less than 0.5% by weight hypochlorite or other free available chlorine level, at least one nonionic or zwitterionic surfactant, with a pH from 8 to 12.5. The composition is characterized by an R value of greater than 0 (e.g., greater than 0.5, or equal to 1), where R is defined as the sum of the concentration of any nonionic, zwitterionic, and cationic surfactants divided by the total surfactant concentration (and total surfactant concentration may include any surfactant aids). The compositions may exhibit at least a 3-log reduction in M. bovis or C. diff population within 10 minutes (e.g., 4-6 minutes).

Sanitizing and disinfecting compositions with relatively low levels of free available chlorine, with good effectiveness against microbes. The composition may include less than 0.5% by weight hypochlorite or other free available chlorine level, at least one nonionic or zwitterionic surfactant, with a pH from 8 to 12.5. The composition is characterized by an R value of greater than 0 (e.g., greater than 0.5, or equal to 1), where R is defined as the sum of the concentration of any nonionic, zwitterionic, and cationic surfactants divided by the total surfactant concentration (and total surfactant concentration may include any surfactant aids). The compositions may exhibit at least a 3-log reduction in M. bovis or C. diff population within 10 minutes (e.g., 4-6 minutes).

Solid laundry softening compositions and applications of use are disclosed. Solid laundry softening compositions combine quaternary ammonium compounds with an inorganic carrier to provide a flowable powder for solidification in a pressed or extruded solid composition. A high loading of quaternary ammonium compound in the inorganic carrier, including an inorganic salt, can be further combined with softening boosters, processing aids, surfactants, and/or additional functional ingredients to provide stable solid compositions.

A cationic surfactant is disclosed. The cationic surfactant has the general formula [Z-D-N(-D.sup.1-NR.sup.1.sub.3+).sub.a(R).sub.2-a][X.sup.−].sub.a where Z is a siloxane moiety or an unsubstituted hydrocarbyl moiety having from 5 to 20 carbon atoms, D is a covalent bond or a divalent linking group, D.sup.1 is a divalent linking group, R is H or an unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, each R.sup.1 is an independently selected unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, subscript a is 1 or 2, and each X is an anion. A method of preparing the cationic surfactant is also disclosed

An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning liquid for a semiconductor substrate, which has excellent corrosion prevention performance for a metal-containing layer. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a method for cleaning a semiconductor substrate.

The cleaning liquid of an embodiment of the present invention is a cleaning liquid for a semiconductor substrate that has been subjected to a chemical mechanical polishing treatment, in which the cleaning liquid includes a component A having two or more onium structures in a molecule, and water, and has a pH of 7.0 to 11.8 at 25° C.

Clear, stable concentrated liquid compositions are disclosed that comprise from 30% to 90% by weight of an esterquat active, and from 10% to 50% by weight of a particular solvent system. The esterquat active is the quaternized reaction product of a fatty acyl source having an Iodine Value of 40 to 130 reacted with an alkanolamine at a fatty acyl to alkanolamine molar ratio of 1.0:1 to 2.2:1. The concentrated liquid compositions have a VOC content of less than 5%, a Biorenewable Carbon Index (BCI) of at least 20 and a viscosity of less than 5000 cP at 25° C. The concentrated liquid compositions can be easily diluted in water to form stable aqueous dispersions.

Clear, stable concentrated liquid compositions are disclosed that comprise from 30% to 90% by weight of an esterquat active, and from 10% to 50% by weight of a particular solvent system. The esterquat active is the quaternized reaction product of a fatty acyl source having an Iodine Value of 40 to 130 reacted with an alkanolamine at a fatty acyl to alkanolamine molar ratio of 1.0:1 to 2.2:1. The concentrated liquid compositions have a VOC content of less than 5%, a Biorenewable Carbon Index (BCI) of at least 20 and a viscosity of less than 5000 cP at 25° C. The concentrated liquid compositions can be easily diluted in water to form stable aqueous dispersions.

A fabric care composition that includes quaternary ammonium ester material and a population of delivery particles, where the quaternary ammonium ester material includes triester quaternary ammonium material (“triester quats”), and where the shells of the delivery particles include a polymeric material that is the reaction product of a polyisocyanate and chitosan, preferably hydrolyzed chitosan. A method of treating a fabric with the composition.

A fabric conditioning composition includes a fabric softening agent, a highly-branched cyclic dextrin, and water. A method for laundering fabric includes applying a detergent composition to the fabric, rinsing the detergent composition from the fabric, and after rinsing the detergent composition from the fabric, applying a fabric conditioning composition to the fabric. The fabric conditioning composition includes a fabric softening agent, a highly-branched cyclic dextrin, and water. Furthermore, the method includes rinsing the fabric conditioning composition from the fabric.

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.