| abstract |
1. A CONCENTRATE COMPOSITION USEFUL IN PAINT STRIPPING, CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF ABOUT 3-50 WT. PERCENT OF AN ACCELERATOR CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ALKOXYLATED FURFURLY ALCOHOL HAVING THE FORMULA: 2-R1,3-R2,4-R3-FUR-5-YL-CH2-(R'')N-OH WHEREIN R1, R2 AND R3 ARE INDEPENDENTLY SELELCTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF H, HALOGEN AND ALKYL GROUPS HAVING NOT MORE THAN 6 CARBON ATOMS; M IS AN INTEGER NOT EXCEEDING 2; AND R'' IS ALKOXY GROUP HAVING NOT MORE THAN 4 CARBON ATOMS AND ABOUT 50-97 WT. PERCENT OF AN INORGANIC ALKALINE MATERIAL CONTAINING A MAJOR PORTION OF AN ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE. |