Siloxane dry cleaning composition and process

Abstract

A dry cleaning composition comprising a volatile siloxane and a mixture of different classes of organic surfactants and, optionally water, and a method for dry cleaning comprising contacting an article with a composition comprising a volatile siloxane and a mixture of different classes of organic surfactants.

Having described the invention that which is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A dry cleaning composition, comprising a volatile cyclic, linear or branched siloxane, or mixture thereof, and two or more organic surfactants.  
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1 , comprising from about 90 to about 99.99 parts by weight of the volatile siloxane and from about 0.001 to less than 10 parts by weight of the surfactants.  
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 2 , further comprising from about 0.01 to about 15 parts by weight of water.  
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the surfactants are selected from the classes of nonionic, cationic, anionic and amphoteric surfactants.  
     
     
         5 . The composition of  claim 1 , further comprising a silicone surfactant or mixture of silicone surfactants.  
     
     
         6 . The composition of  claim 1 , comprising two or more nonionic surfactants.  
     
     
         7 . The composition  claim 1 , comprising two or more cationic surfactants.  
     
     
         8 . The composition of  claim 1 , comprising two or more anionic surfactants.  
     
     
         9 . The composition of  claim 1  comprising two or more amphoteric surfatctants.  
     
     
         10 . The composition of  claim 6 , further comprising a silicone surfactant or mixture of silicone surfactants.  
     
     
         11 . The composition of  claim 7 , further comprising a silicone surfactant or mixture of silicone surfactants.  
     
     
         12 . The composition of  claim 8 , further comprising a silicone surfactant or mixture of silicone surfactants.  
     
     
         13 . The composition of  claim 9 , further comprising a silicone surfactant or mixture of silicone surfactants.  
     
     
         14 . A dry cleaning composition, comprising a volatile cyclic, linear or branched siloxane, or mixture thereof, and three or more organic surfactants.  
     
     
         15 . The composition of  claim 14 , comprising from about 90 to about 99.99 parts by weight of the volatile siloxane and from about 0.001 to less than 10 parts by weight of the surfactants.  
     
     
         16 . The composition of  claim 15 , further comprising from about 0.01 to about 15 parts by weight of water.  
     
     
         17 . The composition of  claim 14 , wherein the surfactants are selected from the classes of nonionic, cationic, anionic and amphoteric surfactants.  
     
     
         18 . The composition of  claim 14 , further comprising a silicone surfactant or mixture of silicone surfactants.  
     
     
         19 . The composition of  claim 14 , comprising two or more nonionic surfactants.  
     
     
         20 . The composition  claim 14 , comprising two or more cationic surfactants.  
     
     
         21 . The composition of  claim 14 , comprising two or more anionic surfactants.  
     
     
         22 . The composition of  claim 14  comprising two or more amphoteric surfatctants.  
     
     
         23 . The composition of  claim 19 , further comprising a silicone surfactant or mixture of silicone surfactants.  
     
     
         24 . The composition of  claim 20 , further comprising a silicone surfactant or mixture of silicone surfactants.  
     
     
         25 . The composition of  claim 21 , further comprising a silicone surfactant or mixture of silicone surfactants.  
     
     
         26 . The composition of  claim 22 , further comprising a silicone surfactant or mixture of silicone surfactants.