The present invention relates to a pre-treatment composition for the cleaning of fabrics, especially a sprayable foamable liquid cleaning composition. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sprayable foamable liquid cleaning composition for the pretreatment of fabric which has superior soil removal properties for a wide variety of stains. It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a foamable cleaning composition having a pH of less than 4 which provides good stain removal benefits without compromising on the stability of the isotropic solution or foam structure. We have found that a foamable liquid composition providing a stable foam which exhibits dilutability, homogeneity in solution, excellent cleaning performance on various stain types can be prepared when higher levels of solvents and low pH are combined with specific amounts of alkoxylated anionic surfactant, nonionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant and at specific ratios between the surfactant and solvents.

Provided is the use of a lanthanide metal complex as a bleaching catalyst. In particular, the lanthanide metal complex comprises a ligand which is an aromatic compound having at least one electron withdrawing substituent and at least one nucleophilic group. Provided is also a composition containing the lanthanide metal complex.

The present application is directed to water and surfactant-containing liquid washing or cleaning agents containing a hydrophobic precursor compound in microemulsified form, from which a peroxycarboxylic acid or the salt thereof can be released by UV radiation. Methods for washing textiles and cleaning hard surfaces using such precursor compounds are also included.

Described are co-granules coated with cellulose ether and containing b1) cyclic sulfonimine, b2) bleach activator selected from the group consisting of tetraacetylethylenediamine, decanoyloxybenzoic acid or mixtures thereof, and b3) cellulose ether as binder.

These co-granules can be produced by wet granulation and are very storage-stable.

The co-granules can be used in detergents and cleaning agents, which contain (a) bleaching agent selected from the group consisting of perborate, percarbonate or mixtures thereof, and (b) the co-granules coated with cellulose ether.

These detergents and cleaning agents contain highly active bleach activators and bleach catalysts and are characterized by high storage stability. The combination of components b1) and b2) and peroxygen compound a) leads to a pronounced disinfection effect even at low temperatures.

The detergents and cleaning agents can be used even at low temperatures and show a good washing performance.

Solid, concentrated, multi-use, stabilized peroxygen bleach compositions are disclosed. The solid compositions employ a C6-C18 fatty acid binding system for improving shelf stability of an activated bleach composition containing a peroxygen source and a bleach activating agent. Methods of formulating and methods of use are further provided.

A method for use of substituted dihydroxyterephthalic acid amides in detergents and cleaning agents, for improving detergent or cleaning performance with respect to bleachable stains.

Solid, concentrated, multi-use, stabilized peroxygen bleach compositions are disclosed. The solid compositions employ a C6-C18 fatty acid binding system for improving shelf stability of an activated bleach composition containing a peroxygen source and a bleach activating agent. Methods of formulating and methods of use are further provided.

The present invention provides granules containing one or more bleaching catalysts selected from the group of manganese salts or manganese complexes and at least one binder selected from the group of acid organic compounds coated with 0.1 to 3% by weight, referring to the total amount of the granules, with a polyvinyl alcohol-containing coating, wherein the coating comprises at least 80% of polyvinyl alcohol or mixtures thereof, in relation to the total weight of the coating.

Solid, concentrated, multi-use, stabilized peroxygen bleach compositions are disclosed. The solid compositions employ a C6-C18 fatty acid binding system for improving shelf stability of an activated bleach composition containing a peroxygen source and a bleach activating agent. Methods of formulating and methods of use are further provided.

Provided is disclosure for embodiments providing delivery of chemicals for conditioning a brush offline, where the brush is not coupled to a machine that makes use of the brush to clean a surface of an object.