Abstract:
A method for cleaning greatly soiled textiles with organic solvents and aqueous detergent solutions consisting essentially of (1) contacting greatly soiled textiles with a cleaning liquor consisting of a customary water-immiscible, organic dry-cleaning solvent and an aqueous solution of a detergent composition containing from 3.5% to 35% by weight of said solution of an anionic surface-active compound with a low solubility in said organic dry-cleaning solvent, wherein from 0.5 to 10 gm of said detergent composition are present per liter of said cleaning liquor for a time sufficient to clean said soiled textiles and to have said textiles absorb said aqueous solution, (2) removing the soiled organic dry-cleaning solvent from said textiles containing absorbed aqueous solution, (3) contacting said textiles containing absorbed aqueous solution with water for a time sufficient to completely wash said textiles, (4) rinsing said textiles with water, and (5) recovering said cleaned textiles.
Abstract:
A method for enhancing the removal of water-soluble soil during dry cleaning, which contemplates the application of a preconditioning treatment to the goods to be cleaned before the dry cleaning thereof, but in the same equipment in which the dry cleaning treatment will be performed. Preconditioning consists of treating the goods with a mixture of water and detergent which has been substantially vaporized prior to introduction into the dry cleaning equipment. A predetermined water moisture level is established inside the dry cleaning equipment through introduction therein of the water and detergent mixture and maintained throughout the preconditioning treatment and the dry cleaning treatment following. Concentrated detergent in amounts based upon the weight of the goods to be cleaned is introduced into the dry cleaning equipment during the preconditioning treatment of the goods to insure the availability of sufficient detergent for the preconditioning treatment in those instances in which a pre-existing moisture level in the dry cleaning equipment would not require the addition of sufficient water and detergent mixture to provide the needed detergent by that means. Special treatment agents may be introduced into the dry cleaning equipment to achieve some desired effect and include the watersoluble type in which case they are introduced with the preconditioning treatment, or the solvent-soluble type, introduced with the solvent dry cleaning treatment.
Abstract:
AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR DRY CLEANING FABRICS, E.G., COTTON, COTTON-SYNTHETIC BLENDS, RAYON, NYLON, WOOL, WORSTED, ETC, WHCIH COMPRISES A THREE-STEP PROCESS: (A) CONTACTING THE FABRIC WITH A DRY CLEANING SOLVENT CONTAINING FROM 0.005 TO 25 VOLUME PERCENT OF H2O AND 0.01 TO 5 VOLUME PERCENT OF A DETERGENT FOR FROM ONE TO 20 MINUTES; AND THEN, IN ANY ORDER, (B) CONTACTING THE FABRIC WITH A DRY CLEANING SOLVENT CONTAINING 0.01 TO 15 VOLUME PERCENT OF A DETERGENT FOR FROM ONE TO 20 MINUTES; AND (C) CONTACTING THE FABRIC WITH A DRY CLEANING SOLVENT CONTAINING 0.01 TO 5 VOLUME PERCENT OF A DETERGENT FOR FROM ONE TO 20 MINUTES.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a composition for thy-cleaning textile articles, characterised in that it is anhydrous and in that it comprises, as an active cleaning agent: dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, an amphiphilic solvent A chosen from the group consisting of dipropylene glycol mono-n-propyl ether, dipropylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether, dipropylene glycol mono-tert-butyl ether or the mixtures thereof, and at least one dibasic ester B having a KB index higher than 30 and represented by the following general formula (I): R—O—C(═O)—(CH2)n-C(═O)—O—R′ (I) in which n is a whole number between 1 and 9; R and R′ are identical or different, each separately representing an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
Abstract:
A dry cleaning system arranged for washing articles employing a cleaning solution. The dry cleaning system includes a wash tank (2) for washing an article to be washed with a cleaning solution. The wash tank (2) is arranged for washing the article at an increased pressure compared to atmospheric pressure. The dry cleaning system includes a fluid displacement device (1), such as a pump, connected to the wash tank (2) and is arranged for transferring the cleaning solution through the dry cleaning system in a first operational mode. The fluid displacement device is arranged to reduce the pressure in the wash tank towards atmospheric pressure in a second operational mode.
Abstract:
Dry cleaning and fabric-treatment compositions, methods and articles incorporating the same that are suitable for use in drying machines, such as hot air drying machines found in households, apartments, and laundromats, which are normally adapted to dry wet garments and the like from a washing machine In some embodiments, the composition includes at least one organic solvent, with the at least one organic solvent forming the greatest weight percentage of the active components in the composition. In some embodiments, the composition also may include water and/or at least one surfactant, emulsifier, perfume, and/or application-specific composition. In some embodiments, the article includes a dispenser from which the composition is selectively dispensed onto a dry garment or other object to be cleaned. In some embodiments, the dispenser includes an internal chamber containing the composition, and the composition is dispensed onto objects prior to placing the objects in a drying machine
Abstract:
Textiles are cleaned by first treating soiled areas of the textile with at least one pre-spotter material which is an alcohol polyoxyalkylene derivative or a benzoate ester. The textiles are subsequently dry cleaned in a medium based on liquid C02, typically also including a cleaning additive, particularly a multi-ester. The textile may also be treated with a fabric conditioner, particularly a fatty alcohol or fatty acid branched polyalkoxylate which may be included in the dry cleaning medium or in a subsequent rinse cycle.