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Neutral aqueous cleaning composition

US5705472A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 18, 1995
Grant dateJan 6, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 18, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D2111/18
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An aqueous cleaning composition having a pH of about 6 to about 8 and comprising a solution of the following ingredients: water, an organic solvent and an imidazoline-based cationic surfactant, each present in an amount effective to dissolve adherent soils from a substrate; and a nonionic surfactant in an amount sufficient to maintain said cationic surfactant in solution; and also a weak organic acid in an amount sufficient to impart to the composition said pH; wherein said composition is substantially free of any material which has an ozone-depletion factor of greater than about 0.15 and wherein said composition is substantially free of any material which would tend to form a solid with any of the ingredients comprising the composition, and its use to clean metallic and non-metallic surfaces.

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