CLEANING TEXTILES
Cleaning media based on liquid C02 and including from 0.01 to 5 % by weight of the formulation of a cleaning additive which is at least one C6 to C24 hydrocarbyl ester of a multi-carboxylic acid can be used in dry cleaning of textiles. Desirable cleaning additives are of the formula (1): R<1>(C02 R<2> )n where R<1> is the residue of a C1 to C10 hydrocarbyl group from which n hydrogen atoms have been removed, R<2> is a C6 to C24 hydrocarbyl, particularly alkyl or alkenyl, group; and n is from 2 to 5; particularly C12 to C18 adipate esters.