| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a composition for dry-cleaning a dough (for example, clothing) in liquid carbon dioxide. SOLUTION: A clothing or fabric article to be cleaned is brought into contact with the liquid dry cleaning composition for a time sufficient for cleaning, and then the cleaning target is separated from the liquid dry cleaning composition. A cleaning method, characterized in that the liquid dry cleaning composition is a mixture of carbon dioxide and water, a surfactant containing no CO 2 -philic group, and an organic co-solvent. |