Patent ID: 8808464

Claim:
A method for removing hydrophobic and particulate soil from an article, the method comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a soiled article with a hydrophobic and particulate soil removal composition comprising: (i) a chelant; (ii) an alkaline agent; (iii) an effective treating amount of an alkyl ethoxylate mixture containing two or more ethoxylate groups and having the formula: R 1 —(OC 2 H 4 ) m —OH wherein R 1 contains about 6 to about 26 carbon atoms and m is an average value of 1 to 20; (iv) an effective treating amount of a coco-based fatty acid ester component having the formula: R 3 —CO 2 —R 4 wherein R 3 is an alkyl group having about 6 to about 24 carbon atoms and R 4 is an alkyl group having about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, wherein the composition is free of hydrocarbons; and (v) surfactants; wherein the soiled article comprises an article soiled by at least one of motor oils, asphaltenes, hydrocarbon tars, coal tars, petroleum fluids, transmission fluids, hydraulic oils, and lubricant greases; and (b) rinsing the hydrophobic and particulate soil removal composition from the article.