The present invention generally relates to a removal composition and process, particularly useful for cleaning ceria particles and CMP contaminants from microelectronic devices having said particles and CMP contaminants thereon, in particular microelectronic devices having PETEOS, Silicon Nitride, and Poly-Si substrates. In one aspect, the invention provides treatment of the microelectronic substrate having ceria particles thereon utilizing complexing agents free of Sulfur and Phosphorous atoms.

A disinfectant concentrate devoid of phosphoric acid and method of using the concentrate. The concentration including a mixture containing: a) a major amount of hydrogen peroxide, b) a beta hydroxy acid, c) a minor amount of hydroxyalkane diphosphonic acid, one or more of a solvent and/or surfactant, and the balance water.

The present invention provides a formula and a method for treating mold residue on surfaces. A liquid mold remover comprises a first formula and a second formula, wherein the first formula comprises water, a surfactant, and one or more alcohols, and wherein the second formula comprises water and sodium hypochlorite. The liquid mold remover is evenly applied to the surface affected with mold, and after drying, a liquid mold sealer is evenly applied to the treated surface. The liquid mold sealer comprising water, a surfactant, a suspension of metal particles and an optical tracer.

The present invention comprises chlorinated and non-chlorinated alkaline cleaning compositions for removal of proteinaceous and fatty soils at low temperature, i.e. less than 120 F., with little or no deleterious affect on cleaning performance. According to the invention, applicants have found that adding additional alkalinity makes protein removal more difficult and reducing the amount of alkalinity actually improves performance. According to the invention optimized combinations of chlorine and alkalinity components for low temperature cleaning as well as a surfactant system optimized for low temperature fatty soil removal are disclosed.

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).

Methods for disinfecting a surface are provided which include contacting a surface with a solution comprising Fe(VI)O.sub.4.sup.2, thereby disinfecting the surfaces. In some cases, the surface to be contacted with the solution is in a space suitable for human occupancy and the surface is arranged in the ambient of the space. In addition, solutions comprising Fe(VI)O.sub.4.sup.2 are provided. The solutions may additionally include a hypohalite salt and a surfactant.

The embodiments herein disclose a hypochlorous acid based ophthalmic composition, comprising stabilized hypochlorous acid. The stabilized hypochlorous acid is added in the ophthalmic composition as an anti-microbial agent and/or a preservative. The stabilized hypochlorous acid is added in the ophthalmic composition to be utilized for contact lens solution. The stabilized hypochlorous acid is added in the ophthalmic composition in a non-toxic predetermined amount. The non toxic predetermined amount of stabilized hypochlorous acid less than 0.05% v/v. The stabilized hypochlorous acid is added in the ophthalmic composition as a preservative in a predetermined amount ranging 0.0005% v/v-0.05% v/v. The stabilized hypochlorous acid is added in the ophthalmic composition as an anti-microbial agent after determining free available chlorine. The free available chlorine in the stabilized hypochlorous acid is in a range of 50 ppm-500 ppm. The predetermined ophthalmic compositions are selected from a group consisting of eyedrop solution, eyedrop suspension, eyedrop gel and ointment. anti-microbial eye drops, eye cleansing drops, ophthalmic lubricants and contact lens solutions.

The disclosure provides compositions and methods for making a colorized solution of an aqueous disinfectant that is both stable in bulk solution and will fade to clear within a predetermined period of time after being applied to a surface, for example as a spray or film. The compositions and methods described here allow an end user to visualize both the extent of coverage and the duration of contact of the disinfectant with the surface, thereby providing more efficient disinfection of the surface.

An aqueous formulation for treating insects and fungal diseases on plants includes effective amounts of an HOCl-containing electrolyzed oxygenated aqueous solution, one or both of a food grade diatomaceous earth and a clinoptilolite zeolite, and one or more of a sodium magnesium fluorosilicate and a bentonite clay. The formulation, which is non-toxic to humans and pets, can be sprayed on the plants to kill insects and fungi and has a long dwell time to improve the effectiveness of the components of the formulation against insects and fungi. In particular, the formulation will kill bacteria, virus, mold, fungi, and may be used on food crops. The formulation also may be used as a plant and foliar cleaner and/or the formulation can be used to treat skin of a person to improve skin health.

A bleaching apparatus has an immersing vessel for immersing clothes in a chemical liquid, and a light source for irradiating the clothes immersed in the immersing vessel with light. The chemical liquid may include an oxidizing agent or a reducing agent in a concentration of 3 to 30% owf. The illumination intensity of the light is 10,000 to 70,000 lx.