Wetting agents for concrete cleaning and adhesives

An adhesive or paint composition comprising:

• (a) a base polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic resins, methacrylic resins, alkyd resins, styrene-butadiene resins, and combinations thereof,
• (b) a wetting/leveling agent selected from the group consisting of piperazine-substituted organosulfonates, piperazinone-substituted organosulfonates, and combinations thereof, and
• (c) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of alcohol alkoxylates, organic and inorganic salts of polycarboxylated alcohol alkoxylates, and combinations thereof,
• wherein the amount of component (a) is between about 20 and about 75 weight percent, the amount of component (b) is between about 0.01 and about 25 weight percent, and the amount of component (c) is between about 10 and about 75 weight percent, all weight percents being based upon the total weight of said adhesive or paint composition.

A cleaning composition comprising:

• (a) at least one additive selected from the group consisting of detergents, corrosion inhibitors, organic and aqueous carriers, and combinations thereof,
• (b) a wetting/cleaning agent selected from the group consisting of piperazine-substituted organosulfonates, piperazinone-substituted organosulfonates, and combinations thereof, and
• (c) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of alcohol alkoxylates, organic and inorganic salts of polycarboxylated alcohol alkoxylates, and combinations thereof,
• wherein the amount of component (a) is between about 20 and about 95 weight percent, the amount of component (b) is between about 0.01 and about 25 weight percent, and the amount of component (c) is between about 10 and about 75 weight percent, all weight percents being based upon the total weight of said cleaning composition.