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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2004
Manesh Shah, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Thomas Cherniak, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Gregory Work, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Manesh Shah, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Thomas Cherniak, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Gregory Work, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
General Chemical Corp, Brighton, MI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a composition for removing a film from a substrate. The composition comprises a mixture comprising a water-soluble biodegradable alkyl ester, and a water insoluble biodegradable alkyl ester. Also disclosed is a method of removing a film from a substrate, comprising providing a coated substrate comprising a film adhered to a substrate; applying a composition comprising a mixture comprising a water-soluble biodegradable alkyl ester, and a water insoluble biodegradable alkyl ester to a surface of the coated substrate; leaving the applied composition in contact with the coated substrate for a time sufficient to create a portion of disengaged film; and removing the portion of disengaged film from the substrate. The composition also provides a method of making the disclosed composition, comprising mixing together an aqueous phase comprising a water soluble biodegradable alkyl ester, and a nonaqueous but water soluble phase comprising a water insoluble biodegradable alkyl ester.