Inventors:
Michael E. Hayes - Fernandina Beach FL
Elizabeth A. Bivins - Jacksonville FL
Jacquelyn B. Coleman - Yulee FL
Assignee:
Petroferm Inc. - Fernandina Beach FL
International Classification:
C11D 172
C11D 1835
C11D 343
B08B 304
Abstract:
An aqueous cleaning composition having a pH of about 6 to about 8 and comprising a solution of the following ingredients: water, an organic solvent and an imidazoline-based cationic surfactant, each present in an amount effective to dissolve adherent soils from a substrate; and a nonionic surfactant in an amount sufficient to maintain said cationic surfactant in solution; and also a weak organic acid in an amount sufficient to impart to the composition said pH; wherein said composition is substantially free of any material which has an ozone-depletion factor of greater than about 0. 15 and wherein said composition is substantially free of any material which would tend to form a solid with any of the ingredients comprising the composition, and its use to clean metallic and non-metallic surfaces.