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Dry cleaning system comprising carbon dioxide solvent and carbohydrate containing cleaning surfactant

US6369014B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 2001
Grant dateApr 9, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06L1/04
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention is directed to a surfactant comprising a carbohydrate group that results in superior cleaning in a dry cleaning system. The surfactant has a hydrocarbon group that is more solvent-philic than a carbohydrate group, and can result in reverse micelle formation in a densified gas like densified carbon dioxide.

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