ENZYMATIC DETERGENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR DEGRADING ANDREMOVING BACTERIAL CELLULOSE

摘要

This invention relates to an enzymatic detergent drain cleaner composition containing: 0.015-20 wt.% of an acid cellulase enzyme having hydrolytic activity specific to .beta.-glucosidic bonds; 1-70 wt.% of a water soluble carbonate salt; 1-70 wt.% of a water soluble acid that reacts in an aqueous medium with the carbonate salt to form carbon dioxide that dissolves in the aqueous medium; 0.1-10 wt.% of a surfactant; and 0.05-5 wt.% of a thickening agent. This detergent compositio n may be used as an enzymatic detergent drain cleaner or in a method for removing or preventing bacterial cellulose deposits in an aqueous system at a solution temperature of up to about 60 .degree.C and a pH of about 2 to about 7.