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Composition for cleaning drains clogged with deposits containing hair

US4540506A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 15, 1983
Grant dateSep 10, 1985
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D3/3427
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A composition for disintegrating hair which comprises a hair-disintegrating amount of a mixture of a proteolytic enzyme and a disulfide reducing agent, and maintained at a pH that enhances hair denaturation, and a method for clearing pipe clogged with a hair-containing deposit are disclosed.

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