The invention relates to an emulsion containing or consisting of (A) 40.00 to 97.98 wt. % of at least one hydrocarbon, (B) 2.00 to 59.98 wt. % of water or an aqueous solution of a salt which does not fall under the following definition according to (C) and (C) 0.02 to 8.00 wt. % of a salt of an amino amide of a fatty acid, containing at least one primary, secondary or tertiary amino group, and an acid component of general formula (I) ##STR00001## in which R.sup.1 is a linear or branched, saturated or mono-unsaturated or poly-unsaturated hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 40 C atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkylene radical or arylalkylene radical with 2 to 20 C atoms and X is a radical which contains at least one acid group, m=0 or 1, n=1 to 30, wherein the weight proportions of components (A), (B) and (C) relate to the sum of the masses of these components and this is 100 wt. %. The invention also relates to a method for the production of the emulsion, to an oil-based drilling mud and to a method for creating and stabilizing a drill hole.

An automatic dishwashing cleaning composition comprising: a) a mixed builder system comprising soluble builder and crystalline silicate wherein the soluble builder comprises a complexing agent, a phosphonate and a dispersant polymer and wherein the level of each soluble builder in the composition is: a1) from 15% to 40% by weight of the composition of the complexing agent; a2) from 2% to 7% by weight of the composition of the phosphonate; and a3) from 1% to 7% by weight of the composition of the dispersant polymer wherein the soluble builder and the crystalline silicate are in a weight ratio of from 8:1 to 15:1 b) a bleaching system comprising bleach, a bleach catalyst and a bleach activator; and c) from 0% to 20% by weight of the composition of carbonate.

Disclosed are latexes, suspensions, and colloids having a cationic antimicrobial compound complexed with an anionic surfactant. The surfactant may have greater affinity for the antimicrobial compound than other anionic surfactants and other anions in the latex, suspension, or colloid that contribute to disperse phase stability to prevent disrupting the dispersions. Dispersions containing the antimicrobial compound may therefore have a shelf life comparable to dispersions that are otherwise identical but lack the cationic antimicrobial compound and its complexed anionic surfactant. Coatings made with the complexes can exhibit essentially undiminished antimicrobial activity.

A liquid detergent composition may have a continuous liquid phase and solid particles dispersed in the continuous phase. The continuous phase may be transparent or translucent. The solid particles may be made of a polymeric matrix material, have a diameter ranging from about 0.8 to about 8 mm, and may include a plurality of microcapsules. The plurality of microcapsules may be dispersed in the polymeric matrix material. The microcapsules may have a diameter ranging from about 4 to about 70 70 m. Use of and methods of use of such a liquid composition are also described.

A metal cleanser composition includes: (A) at least one carboxylic acid compound selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, a polycarboxylic acid, and a neutral salts thereof; (B) a specific oxyalkylene group-containing compound; and (C) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a specific organic phosphonic acid and a salt thereof, and a specific nitrogen-containing heterocycle-containing compound.

The present invention relates to a surface treatment composition including: at least one water-soluble polymer selected from the following Group A; at least one anionic surfactant selected from the following Group B; and water.

Group A: water-soluble polysaccharides, polyvinyl alcohols and derivatives thereof, and polyvinylpyrrolidones and derivatives thereof (with the proviso that compounds included in the following Group B are excluded)

Group B: compounds having a sulfonic acid (salt) group, compounds having a sulfuric acid ester (salt) group, compounds having a phosphonic acid (salt) group, compounds having a phosphoric acid (salt) group, and compounds having a phosphinic acid (salt) group. According to the present invention, a surface treatment composition capable of efficiently removing foreign bodies, such as particles and organic residues, remaining on the surface of an object to be polished after polishing is provided.

The invention relates to an emulsion containing or consisting of (A) 40.00 to 97.98 wt. % of at least one hydrocarbon, (B) 2.00 to 59.98 wt. % of water or an aqueous solution of a salt which does not fall under the following definition according to (C) and (C) 0.02 to 8.00 wt. % of a salt of an amino amide of a fatty acid, containing at least one primary, secondary or tertiary amino group, and an acid component of general formula (I)

##STR00001## in which R.sup.1 is a linear or branched, saturated or mono-unsaturated or poly-unsaturated hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 40 C atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkylene radical or arylalkylene radical with 2 to 20 C atoms and X is a radical which contains at least one acid group, m=0 or 1, n=1 to 30, wherein the weight proportions of components (A), (B) and (C) relate to the sum of the masses of these components and this is 100 wt. %. The invention also relates to a method for the production of the emulsion, to an oil-based drilling mud and to a method for creating and stabilizing a drill hole.

A disinfecting detergent comprising 0.1-6% (w/w %) of hydrogen peroxide, 0.01-0.6% (w/w %) of peracetic acid, 0.01-2% (w/w %) of an ion-pair reagent and/or a phase transfer catalyst, 0.01-1% (w/w %) of a surfactant, 0.1-3% (w/w %) of a base, 0-1% (w/w %) of a stabilizer, and 90-96% (w/w %) of water, where the pH value of the disinfecting detergent is 7.1-9.9. The disinfecting detergent has the advantages of low toxicity, low corrosivity, no pungent smell and fast, broad-spectrum and high-efficiency sterilization, virus killing effect and spore killing effect.

Disclosed are latexes, suspensions, and colloids having a cationic antimicrobial compound complexed with an anionic surfactant. The surfactant may have greater affinity for the antimicrobial compound than other anionic surfactants and other anions in the latex, suspension, or colloid that contribute to disperse phase stability to prevent disrupting the dispersions. Dispersions containing the antimicrobial compound may therefore have a shelf life comparable to dispersions that are otherwise identical but lack the cationic antimicrobial compound and its complexed anionic surfactant. Coatings made with the complexes can exhibit essentially undiminished antimicrobial activity.

A surface treatment was conducted by using a liquid chemical containing a water-repellent protective film forming agent represented by the following general formula [1], subsequent to a step of cleaning a metal-based wafer and prior to a step of drying the wafer. ##STR00001## (R.sup.1 represents a C.sub.1-C.sub.18 monovalent hydrocarbon group the hydrogen elements of which may partially or entirely be replaced with a fluorine element(s). R.sup.2 mutually independently represents a monovalent organic group having a C.sub.1-C.sub.18 hydrocarbon group the hydrogen elements of which may partially or entirely be replaced with a fluorine element(s). a is an integer of from 0 to 2.)