Patent ID: 9526692
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A01N,A61K,A61Q,B09C,C02F,C09K,C10G,C11D,Y02W

Claim Text:
1. A method for removing plant- or animal-derived fat, oil or grease from a substrate, comprising contacting the substrate with an aqueous composition, wherein the aqueous composition comprises: a mixture obtained by (a) allowing water, plant material and an inorganic base to (i) stir at about 10° C. to about 100° C. for about 2 hours to about 4 hours or (ii) stand at about 10° C. to about 100° C. for about 10 minutes to about 8 hours, and (b) removing undissolved solids from the mixture; 0% to about 10 wt % of an alcohol; about 0.5% to about 15 wt % of the inorganic base; 0% to about 10 wt % of a salt; 0% to about 10 wt % of an acid; 0% to about 10 wt % of an additive; and about 10 wt % to about 95 wt % of water; wherein the aqueous composition has a pH of about 13; the amount of plant material is from about 1 wt % to about 50 wt % of the aqueous composition; the plant material is corn gluten meal; the plant- or animal-derived fat, oil or grease comprises a monoglyceride, a diglyceride, a triglyceride, or mixtures thereof; and the substrate is soil, sand, rock, a water body, gravel, mud, clay, metal, glass, porcelain, plastic or concrete.