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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7291665 | Emulsion polymerization methods involving lightly modified clay and compositions comprising same Processes for utilizing various emulsion polymerization procedures for preparing aqueous nanocomposite dispersions are disclosed. The disclosed processes include both in-situ polymerizations in the presence of at least partially exfoliated, lightly modified clays as... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7259203 | Aqueous nanocomposite dispersions: processes, compositions, and uses thereof Processes for utilizing various emulsion polymerization procedures for preparing aqueous nanocomposite dispersions are disclosed. The disclosed processes include both in-situ polymerizations in the presence of at least partially exfoliated unmodified clays as well a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252784 | Cyclic ketone peroxide formulations The present invention relates to a cyclic ketone peroxide formulation comprising one or more crystallizing cyclic ketone peroxides, one or more co-crystallizing compounds which solidify in said cyclic ketone peroxide formulation at a temperature above the crystalliz... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7005549 | Peracid precursors for antimicrobial use This disclosure describes unique chemical structures for use as solid or concentrated chemical precursors to the production of peroxy acids when combined with hydrogen peroxide or a hydrogen peroxide precursor such as percarbonates or perborates. Peroxy acids (perac... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6992225 | Organic peroxide heat stabilizer The invention concerns a heat stabilizer of organic peroxides characterized in that it is an N-hetrocyclic compound which contains at least one nitroxyl radical with the N atom of the nitroxyl radical forming part of the ring. The invention also concerns a storage-s... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6914095 | Nanocomposite compositions and methods for making and using same The present invention is directed, in part, to improved nanocomposite compositions and processes for preparing same. In one embodiment, there is provided a process for preparing an aqueous nanocomposite dispersion, wherein the process comprises: providing at least o... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6790380 | Sterilizing composition and method for sterilizing using the same A sterilizing composition for a food-packing material which comprises the following components (1) and (2): (1) an aqueous solution containing peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid, and (2) a peracetic acid sterilizing power-improving agent... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6764977 | Safe, free-flowing solid peroxide compositions Safety stabilized solid, free-flowing compositions based on t-butyl peroxy maleic acid as well as processes for their preparation and use are disclosed. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6326032 | Beverage manufacture and cold aseptic bottling using peroxyacid antimicrobial composition A peroxyacid antimicrobial concentrate and use composition is provided comprising a C1 to C4 peroxycarboxylic acid or a C1 to C4 peroxycarboxylic acid combined with a C6 to C18 peroxyacid i... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6254801 | Hardness-stabilizing percarboxylic acid solutions, a process for their preparation and their use Hardness-stabilizing and scale-preventing aqueous percarboxylic acid solutions contain a hardness stabilizer selected from the group (i) polymers prepared by oxidative polymerization of acrolein or of acrolein and acrylic acid, (ii) polyacrylic acid, (iii... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5962392 | Thickened peracid compositions Thickened aqueous compositions comprising soluble peracids, particularly peracetic acid are provided. The compositions are thickened by the use of one or more aliphatic alcohol ethoxylates having the general formula: R1 R2 CH--(OCH | 10/05/1999 |
| 5879584 | Process for manufacturing aqueous compositions comprising peracids A process for manufacturing an aqueous composition of a peracid by reacting an acid anhydride with concentrated hydrogen peroxide. Preferably the aqueous peracid composition is further converted into an emulsion having improved stability wherein said emul... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5462692 | Stable solid acetylperoxyborate compounds Stable, solid acetyl peroxyborate compounds which are active oxygen-containing compounds derived from acetic acid and boron-oxygen compounds. The compounds of the invention have a peracetic acid content which can be liberated instantly and directly in wat... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5451346 | Fragrant peracetic acid-containing oxidizing composition An oxidizing composition comprises an aqueous solution of peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid and a fragrant component uniformly solubilized in the peracetic acid-containing aqueous solution by aid of a surfactant component, the fragrant com... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5435808 | Hide raceway treatment and improved method of curing hides A process for the curing of animal hides using a brine solution including the step of adding an effective bactericidal and flocculating amount of a composition comprising: 10-30 wt. % acetic acid 5-20 wt. % peracetic acid 15-25 wt. % hydrogen peroxide 1-10 wt.... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5409632 | Cleaning and bleaching composition with amidoperoxyacid An aqueous cleaning and bleaching composition with a pH of from about 0.5 to about 6, which contains amidoperoxyacid, hydrogen peroxide, and acylated citrate ester which has been emulsified in two or more ethoxylated alcohols is described.... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5368867 | Process for the accelerated production of stable solutions, in equilibrium, of peracetic acid in low concentrations The production of dilute equilibrium, storage stable solutions of peracetic acid from mixtures of aqueous hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid, or by dilution of more concentrated peracetic acid solutions, takes a long time because of the low concentrations ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5344652 | Anticorrosive microbicide A stable, shippable microbicide solution, having improved anticorrosive properties comprising a two part system, the first part consists of a mixture of acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and water. This is referred to for brevity as a peroxi... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5336433 | Bleaching agent The present invention relates to particles having a core comprising a peroxy compound and a hydrophobic coating comprising: (a) a hydrophobic substance selected from saturated fats, waxes or phosphatides; (b) a surfactant dissolved in the hydrophobic substance... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5314639 | Agglomeration of solid peroxides The present application discloses a process for the production of agglomerates of peroxides that are solid at room temperature and which decompose rapidly when heated to their melting point. The process comprises agitating an aqueous suspension comprising... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5298564 | Composition for cross-linking of ethylene-polymer, method for cross-linking ethylene-polymer, and cross-linkable composition A composition for cross-linking of ethylene.polymer comprises 2,4-diphenyl-4-methyl-1-pentene and at least one peroxide selected from the group consisting of [1] peroxides represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein R1 stands for one... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5106528 | Bleach activation and bleaching compositions Bleaching and detergent compositions are disclosed which upon dissolution in aqueous medium provide a mixture of hydrophobic and cationic peroxyacids. The compositions which are highly effective at removing a wide range of stain types with better backgrou... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5055218 | Bleach granules containing an amidoperoxyacid This is a bleach granule comprising the nonylamide of peroxyadipic acid with a average particle size of about 0.1 to 260 microns, bleach-stable surfactant, and a hydratable, NAPAA-compatible material, e.g. sodium sulfate. The bleach granules are stable an... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5004558 | Sulfone peroxycarboxylic acids There are disclosed novel, highly stable sulfone peroxycarboxylic acids useful in detergent compositions or alone as bleaching agents which are represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein A and B are organic moieties bonded to the sulfur atom by a ca... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4959187 | Glycolate ester peracid precursors The invention provides novel bleaching compositions comprising peracid precursors with the general structure ##STR1## with R, R', R" and L as defined in the specification. Novel peracids and precursors are also herein disclosed. These peracid precurs... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4929377 | Stable, aqueous bleach compositions containing solid organic peroxy acid An aqueous, liquid bleaching composition is described having a pH of from 2 to 6 and comprising a solid, particulate, substantially water-insoluble, organic peroxy acid such as diperoxy dodecane dioic acid. This peroxy acid is stably suspended in an aqueo... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4927559 | Low perborate to precursor ratio bleach systems A bleaching composition is disclosed comprising a peroxygen bleaching compound, capable of yielding hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous media, and one or more bleach precursors wherein the peroxygen bleaching compound and precursor are present in a molar rati... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4921631 | Bleach activator compositions An extruded particulate body comprises a binder, usually having a melting point in the range 20°-80° C., with particulate bleach activator and particulate water-soluble disintegration aid substantially uniformly distributed throughout the body. The blea... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4917811 | Bleach compositions and process for making same Dry, granular bleach compositions comprising an organic peroxycarboxylic acid as the active bleaching agent are obtained by cogranulating the acid with a strongly alkaline, hydratable inorganic or organic salt. These cogranulates show a reduced tendency to dec... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4917815 | Stable aqueous aromatic percarboxylic acid solution Aqueous solutions of aromatic percarboxylic acids, such as perbenzoic acids, stabilized with at least an equal amount in parts by weight as the amount of aromatic percarboxylic acid of the corresponding aromatic carboxylic acid and an aqueous solution of ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4915863 | Bleaching composition A bleaching composition comprises (a) a peroxide and (b) an organic peracid precursor having at least one group selected from (b-1) and (b-2) and then further comprises a detergent component(s). ##STR1##... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4906399 | Organosilicon oxygen bleach activator compositions An oxygen bleach composition which includes a peroxy bleach component selected from the group consisting of perborates, persulfates, persilicates, perphosphates, and percarbonates, and an organic oxygen bleach activator component capable of reacting with ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4904406 | Quaternary ammonium compounds for use in bleaching systems A quaternary ammonium-substituted peroxycarboxylic acid bleach precursor, its quaternary ammonium peroxycarboxylic acid derivative, and bleaching-detergent compositions containing these materials are disclosed herein. The bleach precursor structurally com... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4847232 | Liquid peroxidic compositions The invention relates to liquid peroxidic compositions containing: from 1 to 50 parts by weight of a diperoxide of formula: ##STR1## from 5 to 75 parts by weight of dicumyl peroxide; from 1 to 85 parts by weight of a peroxide of formula: ##STR2## ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4824591 | Sulfone peroxycarboxylic acids There are disclosed novel, highly stable sulfone peroxycarboxylic acids useful in detergent compositions alone or as bleaching agents which are represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein A and B are organic moieties bonded to the sulfur atom by a ca... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4824592 | Suspending system for insoluble peroxy acid bleach An aqueous liquid bleaching composition is described having a pH from 1 to 6.5 and comprising a solid, particulate, substantially water-insoluble organic peroxy acid such as diperoxydodecanedioic acid. This peroxy acid is stably suspended in the aqueous l... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4822510 | Stably suspended 4,4'-sulfonylbisperoxybenzoic acid bleach in an aqueous liquid An aqueous liquid bleaching composition is described having a pH from 1 to 6.5 and comprising 4,4'-sulfonylbisperoxybenzoic acid stably suspended by a surfactant system.... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4818426 | Quaternary ammonium or phosphonium substituted peroxy carbonic acid precursors and their use in detergent bleach compositions A bleach precursor compound, its peroxygen acid derivative, and detergent compositions containing these materials are disclosed herein. The bleach precursor structurally comprises a quaternized ammonium or phosphonium group linked to a carbonate moiety ha... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4778618 | Glycolate ester peracid precursors The invention provides novel bleaching compositions comprising peracid precursors with the general structure ##STR1## with R, R', R" and L as defined in the specification. Novel peracids and precursors are also herein disclosed. These peracid precurs... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4772290 | Liquid hydrogen peroxide/peracid precursor bleach: acidic aqueous medium containing solid peracid precursor activator Storage-stable, low temperature-active liquid hydrogen peroxide laundry bleaching compositions are provided. The compositions contain a dispersion of a solid particulate peracid activator in acidic aqueous hydrogen peroxide. The activator is insoluble at ... | 09/20/1988 |