The Clorox Company

Brian K Cartwright

Gregory M Glenn

Donald K Swatling

Syed Hussain Imam

Artur P Klamczynski

Andrew L Leppla

Kevin Barry

Anantdeep Gill

Phoebe Stinson

Maria Jaya

A charcoal heating material, such as charcoal briquettes, includes a porous structure that facilitates the flow of oxygen about the charcoal, and thereby, enables the briquettes to ignite easily and quickly. In particular the lightweighted charcoal briquettes have a density from about 0.50 grams per cubic centimeter to about 0.80 grams per cubic centimeter. Methods of forming charcoal heating materials include mixing a rheology modifying agent and a moisture phase with a charcoal mixture to facilitate absorption of additional water into the solid matrix, providing increased porosity and lightweighting of the finished briquette after drying.

Charcoal briquettes and methods of forming thereof

The invention provides an improved dilutable cleaning composition for flocculating soil during use comprising a polymeric flocculation agent. In one embodiment, the composition optionally contains at least one adjunct selected from the group consisting of solvents, surfactants, cosurfactants, chelating agents, buffers, thickeners, dyes, colorants, biocides, fragrances, defoamers and mixtures thereof. The invention provides for settling of soil during use, resulting in a decrease in soil in the top of the use container.

Cleaner with soil flocculant

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Pleasanton, CA, United States of America

Brian K Cartwright