Patent ID: 7541325

Claim:
An agent for removing solid particles from surfaces, comprising: (a) surfactants; and (b) modified guar seed flour that has been carboxymethylized, alkylated, etherized with quaternary ammonium compounds, oxidatively or hydrolytically depolymerized, or cationically modified or cross-linked by the addition of boron ions, wherein the agent has a viscosity of from 80,000 to 150,000 mPa·s at 25° C., wherein between about 70% to 97% of the mass of the agent comprises bound water and solvent, wherein the solvent is a saturated, monovalent alcohol selected from the group consisting of methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, and mixtures thereot and wherein the mixture of water and solvent has a pH value between 6 and 10.