Process of removing microorganism from an article of clothing
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsHaiyan Huang, Ryohei Ohtani, Yijia Cao, Yuxiang Liu
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Abstract
A process of removing microorganism from an article of clothing is provided in which the process comprises the steps of a) providing an article of clothing in a washing machine; and b) contacting the article of clothing during a wash sub-cycle of the washing machine with a liquid detergent composition comprising a surfactant system and an organic acid, wherein the composition has a neat pH of from 1.5 to 5.0.
Claims14
A process of removing microorganism from an article of clothing comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an article of clothing in a washing machine;
- and
- b) contacting said article of clothing during a wash sub-cycle of said washing machine with a liquid detergent composition comprising
- from 15% to 60% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system comprising an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant,
- from 7% to 40% by weight of the composition of an organic acid, wherein the organic acid comprises citric acid, and
- from 0.05% to 1% by weight of the composition of an anti-microbial agent, wherein the anti-microbial agent is 4-4′-dichloro-2-hydroxy diphenyl ether, and
- wherein the composition has a neat pH of from 1.5 to 3.5.
A process of removing biofilm from a biofilm-affected surface comprising contacting said biofilm-affected surface with a liquid detergent composition comprising
- from 15% to 60% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system comprising an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant,
- from 10% to 40% by weight of the composition of an organic acid, wherein the organic acid comprises citric acid, and
- from 0.05% to 1% by weight of the composition of an anti-microbial agent, wherein the anti-microbial agent is 4-4′-dichloro-2-hydroxy diphenyl ether, and
- wherein the composition has a neat pH of from about 2.4 to 2.6.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.