Household and/or commercial cleaning articles including a textile layer, a foam or sponge layer, and/or an abrasive layer, which show Moraxella sp. inhibiting activity of a ratio of less than 0.025 (i.e. 40-fold) in a long-term polymer-matrix test. The result is the reduction of negative effects normally associated with Moraxella sp. in such articles.

A colorimetric birdfeeder cleaner may comprise a cleansing/disinfecting agent, a pH buffering agent, and a colorant. A hummingbird feeder may be immersed in a colorimetric cleaning solution produced with the colorimetric birdfeeder cleaner, and a change in color of the colorimetric cleaning solution indicates a cleaning process is complete.

The present invention comprises methods and compositions comprising a microalgae consortium. A composition comprises at least one genera of microalgae flocculated by Paenibacillus polymyxa strain, Strain 2, deposited under the Budapest Treaty as ATCC Accession No. PTA-12841. Methods of treating the soil comprise adding a composition of the present invention to soil.

The present invention comprises methods and compositions comprising a microalgae consortium. A composition comprises at least one genera of microalgae flocculated by Paenibacillus polymyxa strain, Strain 2, deposited under the Budapest Treaty as ATCC Accession No. PTA-12841. Methods of treating the soil comprise adding a composition of the present invention to soil.

The present disclosure relates generally to fabric softener compositions and processes for treating fabric using the same. The fabric softener compositions described herein include a smectite clay; a non-polymeric amine component selected from the group consisting of primary amines, secondary amines and tertiary amines; a water-soluble metal halide or sulfate; and optionally, an oil selected from the group consisting of a mineral oil and a vegetable oil.

The present disclosure relates generally to fabric softener compositions and processes for treating fabric using the same. The fabric softener compositions described herein include a smectite clay; a non-polymeric amine component selected from the group consisting of primary amines, secondary amines and tertiary amines; a water-soluble metal halide or sulfate; and optionally, an oil selected from the group consisting of a mineral oil and a vegetable oil.

The cleaning agent for a diesel engine includes a mixed solution obtained by blending a solvent that exhibits solubility and has an ignition point of 238 C. or more, and lubricating oil such as mineral oil in a predetermined ratio. The solvent and the grease are selected such that the cleaning agent has a higher ignition temperature characteristic than the ignition characteristic of light oil, and an evaporation characteristic that takes eight minutes or more to vaporize 2.5 cc of the cleaning agent in a heated state at 120 C.

The cleaning agent for a diesel engine includes a mixed solution obtained by blending a solvent that exhibits solubility and has an ignition point of 238 C. or more, and lubricating oil such as mineral oil in a predetermined ratio. The solvent and the grease are selected such that the cleaning agent has a higher ignition temperature characteristic than the ignition characteristic of light oil, and an evaporation characteristic that takes eight minutes or more to vaporize 2.5 cc of the cleaning agent in a heated state at 120 C.

The present invention comprises methods and compositions comprising a microalgae consortium. A composition comprises at least one genera of microalgae flocculated by Paenibacillus polymyxa strain, Strain 2, deposited under the Budapest Treaty as ATCC Accession No. PTA-12841. Methods of treating the soil comprise adding a composition of the present invention to soil.

The present invention comprises methods and compositions comprising a microalgae consortium. A composition comprises at least one genera of microalgae flocculated by Paenibacillus polymyxa strain, Strain 2, deposited under the Budapest Treaty as ATCC Accession No. PTA-12841. Methods of treating the soil comprise adding a composition of the present invention to soil.