Certain booster compositions and methods of using the booster compositions to clean fermentation equipment are disclosed. The booster compositions are useful in environments with variable, changing, unstable, or limited alkalinity sources found within fermentation equipment.

Cleaning compositions may include a mix of enzymes that include a dispersin and a carbohydrase. Said compositions may be used in cleaning processes and/or for deep cleaning of organic stains.

The invention relates to a cleaning product comprising: an inverted container assembly (10) comprising an inverted container (11) and a liquid dispenser (15) attached to a bottom surface (12) of the inverted container (11), and a viscous cleaning composition contained in the inverted container assembly (10).

A thickened aqueous detergent liquid composition comprising: (i) at least 5 wt % (more preferably at least 10%, more preferably at least 15% and most preferably at least 20% wt.) of a surfactant system comprising anionic surfactant, (ii) a thickening system comprising a copolymer formed by the addition polymerisation of: (A) 0 to 5 wt % of a first monomer consisting of an ethylenically unsaturated diacid of formula (I): or an unsaturated cyclic anhydride precursor of such an ethylenically unsaturated diacid, the anhydride having formula (II) where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are individually selected from H, C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl, phenyl, chlorine and bromine; (B) 15 to 60 wt % of a second ethylenically unsaturated monoacidic monomer consisting of (meth)acrylic acid; (C) 30 to 70 wt % of a third ethylenically unsaturated monomer consisting of C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyl ester(s) of (meth)acrylic acid; (D) 1 to 25 wt %, of a fourth ethylenically unsaturated monomer, consisting of surfmer of formula (III): wherein each R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently selected from H, C.sub.1-3 alkyl, —C(═O)OH, or —C(═O)OR.sub.5; R.sub.5 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.30 alkyl; T is —CH.sub.2C(═O)O—, —C(═O)O—, —O—, —CH.sub.2O—, —NHC(═O)NH—, —C(═O)NH—, —Ar—(CE.sub.2).sub.z-NHC(═O)O—, —Ar—(CE.sub.2).sub.z-NHC(═O)NH—, or —CH.sub.2CH.sub.2NHC(═O)—Ar is divalent aryl; E is H or methyl; z is 0 or 1; k is an integer in the range of 0 to 30; and q is 0 or 1; with the proviso that when k is 0, q is 0, and when k is in the range of 1 to 30; q is 1; (R.sub.6O).sub.m is polyoxyalkylene, which is a homopolymer, a random copolymer, or a block copolymer of C.sub.2-C.sub.4-oxyalkylene units, wherein R.sub.6 is C.sub.2H.sub.4, C.sub.3H.sub.6, C.sub.4H.sub.8, or a mixture thereof, and m is an integer in the range of 5 to 250; Y is —R.sub.6O—, —R.sub.6H—, —C(═O)—, —C(═O)NH—, ═R.sub.6NHC(═O)NH—, or —C(═O)NHC(═O)—; and R.sub.7 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl selected from the group consisting of C.sub.8-C.sub.40 linear alkyl, C.sub.8-C.sub.40 branched alkyl, C.sub.8-C.sub.40 carbocyclic alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.40 alkyl-substituted, phenyl, aryl-substituted C.sub.2-C.sub.40 alkyl, and C.sub.8-C.sub.80 complex ester; wherein the R.sub.7 alkyl group optionally comprises one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, alkoxy, and halogen and (E) 0 to 5 wt %, of a cross linking agent, for introducing branching and controlling molecular weight, the cross linking monomer comprising polyfunctional units carrying multiple reactive functionalisation groups selected from the group consisting of vinyl,

A non-Newtonian concentrate composition includes a sensitizer or irritant, a surfactant, an anti-mist component and optionally a stability component. Example sensitizers and irritants include, but are not limited to, acids, quaternary compounds, and amines, and example anti-mist components include, but are not limited to, polyethylene oxide and polyacrylamide.

The present invention relates to a an aqueous composition for removing soils from a surface to be cleaned, formed from water, a detergent mixture and a rinse aid, wherein the detergent mixture comprises a peroxidation catalyst and wherein the rinse aid comprises an oxygen source. Such a composition may provide a more effective cleaning behaviour. The present invention further relates to a method for removing soil from a surface to be cleaned comprising applying to the surface to be cleaned a composition according to the invention.

The present invention concerns an aqueous dispersion comprising particles of water-soluble polymer of average molecular weight higher than or equal to 0.5 million daltons, or of water-swellable polymer, and a mixture of at least one sulfate salt and at least one phosphate salt in weight proportions of between 25:75 and 75:25.

The invention relates to compositions and methods of treatment employing compositions comprising polyelectrolyte complexes. The compositions include a water-soluble first polyelectrolyte bearing a net cationic charge or capable of developing a net cationic charge and a water-soluble second polyelectrolyte bearing a net anionic charge or capable of developing a net anionic charge. The total polyelectrolyte concentration of the first solution is at least 110 millimolar. The composition is free of coacervates, precipitates, latex particles, synthetic block copolymers, silicone copolymers, cross-linked poly(acrylic) and cross-linked water-soluble polyelectrolyte. The composition may be a concentrate, to be diluted prior to use to treat a surface.

A cleaning agent comprising a polyacrylate terpolymer and a maleic olefin compound may be added to an aqueous system having a metal surface, such as a metal surface of a heat exchanger, in a concentration sufficient to remove fouling deposits from the metal surface in neutral or alkaline conditions. The removal of fouling deposits with the application of the cleaning agent may occur while the system is shut down or in service.

The present invention is directed towards cleaning compositions containing (A) at least one chelating agent selected from alkali metal salts of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) and of glutamic acid diacetic acid (GLDA) and of citric acid, (B) an alkali metal salt of glycine or alanine,
in a weight ratio of (A):(B) of from 10:1 to 1:10.