Claims
- 1. A method for facilitating the removal of undesirable organic matter from a surface which comprises contacting said organic matter, with a substantially loosening effective amount of an active ingredient consisting essentially of from 1 to 25% by weight of a compound selected from imidazole, pyrazole, an alkyl or aryl substituted imidazole, an alkyl or aryl substituted pyrazole, or a mixture of two or more thereof, in the substantial absence of an alkali metal hydroxide, for a time sufficient to effect a substantial loosening of said organic matter and wherein said compound is in liquid form at use temperature.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the compound is applied to said organic matter in dry form and the method is performed in the presence of heat to at least a temperature at which the compound is rendered liquid.
- 3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the organic matter-containing surface is first heated to a temperature above the melting point of the compound and the compound is then applied thereto.
- 4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the compound is applied to said organic matter in a liquid form.
- 5. The method according to claim 4 wherein the liquid form is a solution.
- 6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the compound is imidazole, 2-methylimidazole, 4-methylimidazole, 1,2-dimethylimidazole, 2-ethylimidazole, 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole, 2-isopropylimidazole, or a mixture of two or more thereof.
- 7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the compound is imidazole.
- 8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the organic matter is food soil and the surface is an oven surface.
- 9. The method according to claim 1 wherein the method is performed in the presence of heat after application of said compound.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 458,229, filed Jan. 17, 1983, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (7)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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"The Condensed Chemical Dictionary" Hawley (Ed.), 10th Edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1981, pp. 871, 872, 557. |
"The American Heritage Dictionary" 2nd College Edition, Houghton Mifflin Co. 1982, p. 249. |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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458229 |
Jan 1983 |
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