A cleaning agent composition for use in removing an adhesive residue, characterized in that the composition contains a quaternary ammonium salt and a composition solvent including a first organic solvent and a second organic solvent; the first organic solvent is an amide derivative represented by formula (Z) (wherein R.sup.0 represents an ethyl group, a propyl group, or an isopropyl group; and each of R.sup.A and R.sup.B represents a C1 to C4 alkyl group); the second organic solvent is a non-amide organic solvent other than the amide derivative; and the composition has a water content less than 4.0 mass %.

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A nonflammable aerosol cleaning composition is formulated with trans 1,2 dichloroethylene, 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane, 1,1,1,3,3 pentafluoropropane, HFC-134a, and carbon dioxide. The aerosol cleaning composition is formulated for heavy duty, high pressure, and high output cleaning applications for cleaning aviation parts, such as jet engines located about 10 feet away from a user.

Provided are formulations that offer a high cleaning effect on inorganic particles, organic residues, chemical residues, reaction products on the surface due to interaction of the wafer surface with the Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) slurry and elevated levels of undesirable metals on the surface left on the semiconductor devices after the CMP. The post-CMP cleaning formulations comprise one or more organic acid, one or more polymer and a fluoride compound with pH<7 and optionally a surfactant with two sulfonic acid groups.

A hydrofluoroolefin ether represented by the general Formula (I), compositions that include such compounds, and apparatuses and methods for use that include such compositions and compounds, wherein Formula (I) is represented by: R.sub.f—O—CH.sub.2CH═CHCH.sub.2—O—R.sub.f (I) wherein each Rf group is independently a linear, branched, and/or cyclic perfluoroalkyl group having 2 to 9 carbon atoms and optionally further including 1 to 3 nitrogen and/or oxygen catenary heteroatoms.
R.sub.f—O—CH.sub.2CH═CHCH.sub.2—O—R.sub.f  (I)

Methods for the rapid detection of the presence or absence of mecA- and/or mecC-containing Staphylococcus aureus (mecA/mecC-MRSA) in a biological or non-biological sample are described. The methods can include performing an amplifying step, a hybridizing step, and a detecting step. Furthermore, primers, probes targeting the genes for mecA-MRSA and mecC-5 MRSA, along with kits are provided that are designed for the detection of mecA/mecC-MRSA.

A nonflammable aerosol cleaning composition is formulated with trans 1,2 dichloroethylene, 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane, 1,1,1,3,3 pentafluoropropane, HFC-134a, and carbon dioxide. The aerosol cleaning composition is formulated for heavy duty, high pressure, and high output cleaning applications for cleaning aviation parts, such as jet engines located about 10 feet away from a user.

The present application provides azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions comprising dimethyl carbonate and a perfluoroheptene ether or a perfluoropentene ether, wherein the perfluoroheptene ether or perfluoropentene ether is present in the composition in an amount effective to form an azeotrope composition or azeotrope-like composition with the dimethyl carbonate. Methods of using the composition provided herein in cleaning and carrier fluid applications are also provided.

An object is to provide a hydrofluoroolefin-based or hydrochlorofluoroolefin-based azeotropic or azeotropic-like composition. The azeotropic or azeotropic-like composition contains trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and 1-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. In the azeotropic or azeotropic-like composition, 1-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene exists in an effective amount to form an azeotropic or azeotropic-like mixture with trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene.

Disclosed is a thermoset, thermal insulating foams having desirable and unexpectedly low thermal conductivity, and to compositions, method and systems which use and/or are used to make such foams comprising: (a) providing thermosetting foam forming component and a blowing agent for forming predominantly closed cells in the foam, wherein the blowing agent comprises: (i) cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzzm(Z)) and cyclopentane, with the HFO-1336mzzm(Z) and cyclopentane in the blowing agent together comprising at least about 50% by weight of the total of all components in the blowing agent and (ii) the weight ratio of HFO-1336mzzm(Z) to cyclopentane in the blowing agent is from about 45:55 to less than 68:32 and (b) forming foam from said provided foamable composition.

Disclosed are compositions comprising 90 to 99 weight percent trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, from 0.1 to 8 weight percent methylperfluoroheptene ethers and from 0.5 to 2.0 weight percent of a fluorocarbon selected from the group consisting of Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene, 1,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-3-trifluoromethy-1-butene, 1,1,1,4,4,5,5,5-octafluoro-2-pentene, perfluorobutyl methyl ether, perflurobutyl ethyl ether, perfluoroisopropylmethyl ether, perfluoroethyl isopropyl ketone, heptafluorocyclopentane, and E-1,1,1-trifluoro-3-chloro-2-propene, wherein the composition is non-flamable. The disclosure further provides a method for removing residue from a surface of an article comprising: (a) contacting the article with a composition comprising a composition of MPHE, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene and a fluorocarbon selected from the group consisting of Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene, 1,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-3-trifluoromethy-1-butene, 1,1,1,4,4,5,5,5-octafluoro-2-pentene, perfluorobutyl methyl ether, perflurobutyl ethyl ether, perfluoroisopropylmethyl ether, perfluoroethyl isopropyl ketone, heptafluorocyclopentane, and E-1,1,1-trifluoro-3-chloro-2-propene; and (b) recovering the surface from the composition.