Patent ID: 11873465
Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method for removing soils from a polyester textile comprising:
contacting a textile having a soil with a cleaning composition so that a micro emulsion is formed, the composition comprising:
one or more extended chain nonionic surfactants of the following formula:

R—[PO]x[EO]y 

wherein R is C10 Guerbet, x is 8 and y is the average degree of ethoxylation ranging from 3 to 10; and
a cosurfactant comprising an EO/PO block copolymer, an alkoxylated alcohol, or an alkyl ether diamine, wherein the ratio of the extended chain nonionic surfactant to the cosurfactant is from about 1:1 to about 5:1, and
wherein the composition is substantially free of an alkalinity source.