EP1121690B8 - Degreasing composition and methods using same - Google Patents

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EP1121690B8
EP1121690B8 EP99934825A EP99934825A EP1121690B8 EP 1121690 B8 EP1121690 B8 EP 1121690B8 EP 99934825 A EP99934825 A EP 99934825A EP 99934825 A EP99934825 A EP 99934825A EP 1121690 B8 EP1121690 B8 EP 1121690B8
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EP1121690B1 (en
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Jean-Paul Gauchon
Jacques Delagrange
Maria Faury
Bruno Fournel
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21FPROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F9/00Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
    • G21F9/001Decontamination of contaminated objects, apparatus, clothes, food; Preventing contamination thereof
    • G21F9/002Decontamination of the surface of objects with chemical or electrochemical processes
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D1/00Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
    • C11D1/66Non-ionic compounds
    • C11D1/72Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/0008Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties aqueous liquid non soap compositions
    • C11D17/003Colloidal solutions, e.g. gels; Thixotropic solutions or pastes
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23GCLEANING OR DE-GREASING OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY CHEMICAL METHODS OTHER THAN ELECTROLYSIS
    • C23G1/00Cleaning or pickling metallic material with solutions or molten salts
    • C23G1/14Cleaning or pickling metallic material with solutions or molten salts with alkaline solutions
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D2111/00Cleaning compositions characterised by the objects to be cleaned; Cleaning compositions characterised by non-standard cleaning or washing processes
    • C11D2111/10Objects to be cleaned
    • C11D2111/14Hard surfaces
    • C11D2111/16Metals
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11DDETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D2111/00Cleaning compositions characterised by the objects to be cleaned; Cleaning compositions characterised by non-standard cleaning or washing processes
    • C11D2111/10Objects to be cleaned
    • C11D2111/14Hard surfaces
    • C11D2111/20Industrial or commercial equipment, e.g. reactors, tubes or engines

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  • Cleaning And De-Greasing Of Metallic Materials By Chemical Methods (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention relates to a degreasing composition, to a liquid, to a gel and to a degreasing foam which comprise said composition.The composition according to the invention comprises a base, a polyethoxylated fatty alcohol, saturated or unsaturated, a copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, and water. The invention also relates to a degreasing and/or decontamination process of a surface using said composition, said liquid, said gel, and/or said degreasing foam.
EP99934825A 1998-07-31 1999-07-30 Degreasing composition and methods using same Expired - Lifetime EP1121690B8 (en)

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FR9809871A FR2781809B1 (en) 1998-07-31 1998-07-31 DEGREASING COMPOSITION AND METHODS USING THE SAME
FR9809871 1998-07-31
PCT/FR1999/001899 WO2000008652A2 (en) 1998-07-31 1999-07-30 Degreasing composition and methods using same

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EP1121690A2 EP1121690A2 (en) 2001-08-08
EP1121690B1 EP1121690B1 (en) 2008-09-03
EP1121690B8 true EP1121690B8 (en) 2008-10-29

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EP (1) EP1121690B8 (en)
JP (1) JP4443049B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE407431T1 (en)
DE (1) DE69939482D1 (en)
ES (1) ES2313789T3 (en)
FR (1) FR2781809B1 (en)
RU (1) RU2224790C2 (en)
UA (1) UA56332C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2000008652A2 (en)

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FR2781809B1 (en) 2002-06-07
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ES2313789T3 (en) 2009-03-01
FR2781809A1 (en) 2000-02-04
WO2000008652A2 (en) 2000-02-17
WO2000008652A3 (en) 2001-04-26
RU2224790C2 (en) 2004-02-27
DE69939482D1 (en) 2008-10-16
ATE407431T1 (en) 2008-09-15
US6475296B1 (en) 2002-11-05
EP1121690B1 (en) 2008-09-03
UA56332C2 (en) 2003-05-15

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