An automatic dishwashing composition comprising polyepoxysuccinic acid (PESA) or derivatives thereof.

Catechol metal complex compounds of formula (I) ##STR00001##
are colored and can be used to give color to surfactant compositions. Detergents containing these catechol metal complex compounds do not stain the textile even after repeated use.

The need for a detergent composition which provides reduced dye bleeding from fabrics, is met by formulating the composition using a combination of branched nonionic surfactant and cationic polymer.

The present invention discloses a preparation method and application of anti-cat-and-dog allergen finishing composition solution. The preparation process is as follows: Japanese Diospyros rhombifolia Hemsl and Canangaodorata petals were washed for 3˜5 times, ground and ultrasonically treated to prepare suspension liquid; the suspension liquid was treated by microwave and then centrifuged to obtain light yellow supernate; the light yellow supernate was performed with membrane separation treatment to form a mixed extract of Japanese Diospyros rhombifolia Hemsl and Canangaodorata; the obtained mixed extract of Japanese Diospyros rhombifolia Hemsl and Canangaodorata was mixed with silver ion compound, Eucalyptus oil, fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, sodium laurate, sodium stearate, citric acid, serine protease, pectinase, cellulase, xylanase, beta-glucanase, glycerol, cetyldimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, chitosan, pigment, plant essence, preservative and deionized water evenly, according to a certain mass share ratio; ultrasonically vibrating the mixture at a certain temperature for a certain time, and cooling the mixture to room temperature to obtain the anti-cat-and-dog allergen finishing composition solution. The preparation method of the composition is simple, and can be used for daily spraying and wiping, and can also be used in the washing or drying process of clothes.

A vegetable oil-based alkoxylate composition comprising a mixture of mono-, di-, and/or triacyl alkoxylated glycerides and alkoxylated glycerin. A method of reacting a vegetable oil and an alkoxylated glycerin via a transesterification reaction to produce a vegetable oil-based alkoxylate composition.

A detergent composition can include a cleaning composition including: (a) linear alkyl benzene sulphonate surfactant; (b) alkyl ethoxylated sulphate surfactant; and (c) alkoxylated polymer.

The present invention provides for obtaining microemulsion formulations without the presence of an oil phase for the removal of oil from solid surfaces, specifically in sandstone rocks. Oil impregnation on solid surfaces is a major challenge due to the need to purify environments affected by environmental disasters and accidents related to the oil and gas industry. Thus, the study and development of technologies capable of preventing or remedying the effects that oil contamination on solid surfaces can cause is justified, Several technologies present themselves as promising candidates for the remediation of contaminated surfaces, but many of them can have high execution costs, as in the case of classic microemulsions, or generation of secondary residues. The process of the present invention does not present these disadvantages, consisting of obtaining microemulsion systems containing nonionic surfactants of different degrees of ethoxylation (lauryl alcohol with 10, 8 and 6 ethoxylation bonds), short-chain alcohol (1-butanol) and distilled water for the extraction of heavy crude oil impregnated in sandstone rocks. The formulations presented are capable of using low active matter compositions, unlike classical microemulsions which, in most cases, require a high amount of surfactant.

The present invention relates to the use of a carboxylic-acid-containing cleaning agent for removing stains of vegetable origin and/or for decontaminating surfaces contaminated by plant-protection agents. The agent comprises 20-60 wt. % of an aliphatic C.sub.1-C.sub.10 carboxylic acid, preferably formic acid, or a mixture of two or more of such aliphatic carboxylic acids which preferably comprises formic acid, at least one surfactant, preferably an anionic surfactant and/or at least one non-ionic surfactant, and water and/or solvent as the remainder. In another aspect, the present invention relates to specific carboxylic-acid-containing cleaning agents for hard surfaces, which agents are particularly suitable for the intended use.

The present disclosure is related to a surfactant comprising at least one C8 to C30 branched alkanol alkoxylate, a process for the preparation of the surfactant, an article comprising the surfactant, and a use of the surfactant. Also disclosed are readily biodegradable surfactants obtained from branched aliphatic alcohols and including a polyethylene oxide block.

Disclosed herein is a solid surfactant composition including at least one polymer P1) that includes polymerized units of at least one monomer A), selected from the group consisting of α, β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, salts of α,β-ethylenically un-saturated carboxylic acids, α, β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydrides and mixtures thereof, and at least one nonionic surfactant of the general formula (I), characterized in that the solid surfactant composition has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 50° C., determined by differential scanning calorimetry according to DIN EN ISO 11357-2, at a heating rate of 20 K/min. Additionally disclosed herein is a method of using the solid surfactant composition in a cleaning formulation.