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 provides fluid barriers as well as systems and methods of forming fluid barriers. The method includes cleaning, via a blast media, a first side of a component and heating the component to a first temperature. Subsequently, the component is cleaned using a solvent. Subsequent to heating at least the component, a primer coating layer is formed on the first side of the component, and a topcoat layer is formed in contact with the primer coating layer. A primer coating material can be heated to a second temperature prior to formation of the primer coating layer. The first temperature can be different than the second temperature.

The present disclosure provides fluid barriers as well as systems and methods of forming fluid barriers. The method includes cleaning, via a blast media, a first side of a component and heating the component to a first temperature. Subsequently, the component is cleaned using a solvent. Subsequent to heating at least the component, a primer coating layer is formed on the first side of the component, and a topcoat layer is formed in contact with the primer coating layer. A primer coating material can be heated to a second temperature prior to formation of the primer coating layer. The first temperature can be different than the second temperature.

The invention relates to washing and cleaning agents, in particular, liquid washing and cleaning agents, and particularly preferably liquid textile washing agents, comprising a) at least one protease, preferably in an amount of 0.0001 to 1 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the washing and cleaning agent, b) at least one peptide (peptidic inhibitor), preferably in a 0.5-, 1.0-, 1.5-, 2.0-, 2.5-, 3.0-, 3.5-, 4.0-, 4.5-, 5.0-, 10-, 15-, 18-, 20-, 25-, 27-, or 30-fold molar excess relative to the molarity of the protease used, preferably in a 15-, 18-, 20-, 25-, or 27-fold molar excess, the peptide preferably having a length of 50 to 200, preferably 55 to 190, and more preferably 60 to 180, amino acid functional groups, and c) at least one washing and cleaning agent ingredient, preferably in an amount of 0.01 to 99.9 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the washing and cleaning agent. Also included in the invention are the corresponding washing and cleaning processes, the use of the agents described herein, and the use of a peptidic inhibitor to improve the stability of a protease in washing or cleaning agents.

The invention relates to washing and cleaning agents, in particular, liquid washing and cleaning agents, and particularly preferably liquid textile washing agents, comprising a) at least one protease, preferably in an amount of 0.0001 to 1 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the washing and cleaning agent, b) at least one peptide (peptidic inhibitor), preferably in a 0.5-, 1.0-, 1.5-, 2.0-, 2.5-, 3.0-, 3.5-, 4.0-, 4.5-, 5.0-, 10-, 15-, 18-, 20-, 25-, 27-, or 30-fold molar excess relative to the molarity of the protease used, preferably in a 15-, 18-, 20-, 25-, or 27-fold molar excess, the peptide preferably having a length of 50 to 200, preferably 55 to 190, and more preferably 60 to 180, amino acid functional groups, and c) at least one washing and cleaning agent ingredient, preferably in an amount of 0.01 to 99.9 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the washing and cleaning agent. Also included in the invention are the corresponding washing and cleaning processes, the use of the agents described herein, and the use of a peptidic inhibitor to improve the stability of a protease in washing or cleaning agents.