Allied Corporation

Gary J Zyhowski

Francis J Figiel

Improved article drying compositions which effectively remove water from the surface of non-absorbent articles to be dried, are provided. The solvents used to formulate the additive modified compositions are azeotropic binary mixtures, comprised of isobutanol and trichlorotrifluoroethane; and n-butanol and trichlorotrifluoroethane. The non-volatile additive, dissolved in the binary systems comprises a phosphate ester free acid type. These additives characterized as complex phosphate ester-free acid surfactants of the ethylene oxide type, which are commercially available, are preferred.

Surfactant containing binary, water displacement composition

A composition is disclosed comprising a low additive-water removal mixture consisting of a solution of about 0.15 to 0.01 weight percent phosphate ester free acid surfactant n an azeotropic composition of about 99.0 to 99.5 weight percent trichlorotrifluoroethane or trichloromonofluoromethane and about 1.0 to 0.5 weight percent t-amyl alcohol. A phosphate ester free acid surfactant that is commercially available and contains mixtures of both mono and diesters is incorporated. This mixture exhibits high solubility in the binary, azeotropic mixture and effectiveness even at low concentration. The concentration of said surfactant is about 100 ppm or 0.010 percent. The preferred binary system comprised of 99.25 to 99.50 weight percent of trichlorotrifluoroethane and 0.75 to 0.50 weight percent of t-amyl alcohol has a boiling point of about 47.2.degree. C. at barometric pressure of about 751.6 mm Hg.

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Gary J Zyhowski