Claims
- 1. A process of treating a carpet comprising applying a liquid composition onto a carpet using a manually or electrically operated spraying device wherein said composition comprises a brightener, and said spraying device is non-pressurized.
- 2. A process of treating a carpet according to claim 1 wherein said composition is applied onto said carpet using an electrically operated spraying device.
- 3. A process of treating a carpet according to claim 1 wherein said brightener is selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic brighteners, hydrophilic brighteners, and mixtures thereof.
- 4. A process of treating a carpet according to claim 1 wherein said brightener comprises from 0.001 % to 10% by weight of the total composition.
- 5. A process of treating a carpet according to claim 1 wherein said composition further comprises a peroxygen bleach.
- 6. A process of treating a carpet according to claim 5 wherein said peroxygen bleach comprises from 0.01% to 20% by weight of the total composition.
- 7. A process of treating a carpet according to claim 5 wherein said peroxygen bleach is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen peroxide; water soluble sources of hydrogen peroxide; organic or inorganic peracids; hydroperoxides; and diacyl peroxides; and mixtures thereof.
- 8. A process of treating a carpet according to claim 1 wherein said composition further comprises a volatile organic compound.
- 9. A process of treating a carpet according to claim 8 wherein said volatile organic compound is selected from the group consisting of: an aliphatic and/or aromatic alcohol; a glycol ethers and/or a derivative thereof; a polyol; and a mixture thereof.
- 10. A process of treating a carpet according to claim 1 wherein said composition further comprises an acid, a base, or a mixture thereof.
- 11. A process of treating a carpet according to claim 1 wherein said composition further comprises a surfactant selected from the group consisting of: a sulfosuccinate surfactant; sulfosuccinamate surfactant; sulfosuccinamide surfactant; carboxylate surfactant; sarcosinate surfactant; alkyl sulfate surfactant; alkyl sulphonate surfactant; alkyl glycerol sulfate surfactant; alkyl glycerol sulphonate surfactant; and a zwitterionic betaine surfactant; and mixtures thereof.
- 12. A process of treating a carpet according to claim 1 wherein said carpet treatment composition provides at least one of the following benefits: soil hiding benefits and carpet cleaning benefits.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the filing date of EPO Application No. 00870006.4, filed Jan. 20, 2000.