Patent ID: 7129200
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: B01D,B01J,C10G,C11D,D06F,D06L,D06M,F26B,Y02C

Abstract:
1. An improved fabric treatment method in a laundering appliance, the method comprises the step of: (a) contacting fabric articles in the laundering appliance with a first mixture comprising a first predominant fluid; (b) performing a predominant fluid switchover by at least partially removing the first predominant fluid and adding a second predominant fluid to the laundering appliance, thereby transforming the first mixture into a second mixture comprising the second predominant fluid; (c) contacting the fabric articles with the second mixture comprising the second predominant fluid; wherein the first and the second predominant fluids have different dielectric constants and wherein the first predominant fluid comprises cyclic silicones and the second predominant fluid comprises fluorocarbons.