The need for a liquid detergent composition suitable for washing dishes, fitting both in-sink as well as direct application habits, which provides reduced smearing when used in direct application dishwashing methods, while having good suds mileage especially under in-sink application habit, and good viscosity, is met by formulating the liquid detergent composition to comprise a surfactant system, which comprises an alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant comprising C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, the C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant comprising a specific fraction of 2-branched C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, with a specific distribution of the 2-branching.

The present invention relates to impregnated inorganic porous particles comprising a eutectic mixture of thymol and menthol. The invention also relates to powder compositions comprising said particles. The invention further relates to methods of cleaning surfaces using said particles and compositions.

The present invention relates to a surfactant booster for use in high foaming cleaning compositions. In an aspect of the invention, a C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11 or C12 linear alcohol in very low amounts is added to increase surface activity, foam and wetting properties of the composition. The alcohol is added in an amount of alcohol to surfactant of about 1:100 to 1:200 and must be linear. In another aspect, the invention relates to novel cleaning compositions such as pot and pan soaking compositions, dishwashing compositions, food and beverage foaming cleaners, vehicle cleaning and the like suitable for use in hard water, which can be solid or liquid. The invention further relates to methods of making these compositions, and to methods employing these compositions.

The present invention discloses a composition for enhanced oil recovery comprising olefin sulfonate, sulfo-betaine, betaine and about 0.5 wt % to about 1.5 wt % magnesium chloride.

A foamable, liquid cleaning composition comprising: i. 0.5 to 5 wt. % C.sub.8-18 alkoxylated anoionic surfactant having 1 to 30 moles of alkylene oxide; ii. 5 to 20 wt. % nonionic surfactants; iii. 0.1 to 10 wt. % water miscible glycol ether solvent; iv. 0.1 to 10 wt % water immiscible fatty acid ester solvent selected from the group consisting of methyl laurate, ethyl laurate, ethyl octanoate or mixtures thereof; v. 0.1 to 10 wt % of sequestrant selected from the group consisting of citric, adipic, succinic, maleic, glutaric acids, mixtures thereof or salts thereof; and vi. water, wherein the composition has a viscosity of less than 100 mPa.Math.s at 25° C. and 20 s.sup.−1, wherein ratio of the sum of alkoxylated surfactant (i) and nonionic surfactant (ii) to the solvent is in a weight ratio ranging from 0.93:1 to 20:1, and wherein the pH of the composition ranges from 2.0 to 4.5. A cleaning system comprising a spraying device and a foamable liquid cleaning composition, said spraying device forming a foam with a density of less than 0.4 g/ml when ejected from the spray device through the spray head. A method of removing oily fatty stains from fabric. Use of the composition for the removal of oily fatty stains from fabric, said use comprising applying the liquid cleaning composition in the form of a foam onto the surface of the fabric.

The present disclosure relates to a cleaning product comprising a spray dispenser and a cleaning composition housed in the spray dispenser, where the cleaning composition comprises an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant, a surfactant selected from amphoteric surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof, and one or more quaternary ammonium surfactants, and where the product provides good initial and sustained sudsing during the wash, as well as improved rinsing.

Provided is a cleaning composition for a component of a semiconductor manufacturing process chamber including: a foaming agent; an oxidizing agent; and an acidic compound, in which a value of (Number of moles of the acidic compound contained in the cleaning composition×acid valence of the acidic compound)/(Number of moles of the foaming agent contained in the cleaning composition×Base valence of the foaming agent) is more than 0.1 and less than 1.5.

Disclosed is a laundry composition comprising a plurality of particles, wherein the particle comprises 30 to 95% of polyethylene glycol by weight of the particle, disintegrant, and occlusion of gas, wherein the disintegrant is effervescent disintegrant of a combination of carbonate source and acid source and wherein the particle has an average density of 1 to 1.1 g/cm3.

A method of laundering fabric including the steps of: (a) contacting a detergent composition including linear alkylbenzene sulphonate detersive surfactant, C.sub.8-C.sub.24 alkyl sulphate detersive surfactant and phenolic antioxidant with water to form a wash liquor including from 50 ppm to 2000 ppm linear alkylbenzene sulphonate detersive surfactant and from 10 to 750 ppm C.sub.8-C.sub.24 alkyl sulphate, from 0.1 ppm to 200 ppm phenolic antioxidant and from 0.001 ppm to 10.0 ppm iron, and having a pH in the range of from greater than 7.0 to 12.0, and wherein the molar ratio of linear alkylbenzene sulphonate detersive surfactant to C.sub.8-C.sub.24 alkyl sulphate detersive surfactant present in the wash liquor is in the range of from 0.05 to 200; (b) contacting fabric with the wash liquor; and (c) laundering the fabric.

A tablet for forming a liquid dishwash composition on dissolution in water comprising from 0.1 to 40% wt. surfactant, an effervescent, an acid salt selected from sodium bisulphate, monosodium phosphate and mixture thereof, and a disintegrant.