ENHANCED PERFORMANCE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FORMULATIONS COMPRISING PROTEINS AND SURFACTANTS

1 . A composition comprising: an oxidizing agent; a surfactant; and a protein component.

2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide.

3 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the pH of the composition is less than or equal to about 7.

4 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide in the composition is between 1%-30%.

5 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide in the composition is between 15%-30%.

6 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide in the composition is between 1%-13%.

7 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant, and an amphoteric surfactant, or a combination thereof

8 . The composition of claim 7 , wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of sodium linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LABS); sodium lauryl sulfate; a sodium lauryl ether sulfate, a petroleum sulfonate, a branched or linear alkylbenzene sulfonate, an alcohol sulfate, a linear primary alcohol polyethoxylate, an alcohol ethoxylates, an EO/PO polyol block polymer, a polyethylene glycol ester, a fatty acid alkanolamide, CalFoam® ES 603, Aerosol® OT 75E DOSS, Tomadol® 91-2.5, Tomadol® 91-6, and Tomadol® 25-7.

9 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the protein component is obtained from the fermentation of yeast.

10 . The composition of claim 9 , wherein the yeast is selected from the group consisting of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Kluyveromyces lactis, Candida utilis, Zygosaccharomyces, Pichia pastoris, and Hansanula polymorpha.

11 . The composition of claim 9 , wherein the protein component comprises a fermentation broth recovered from a yeast fermentation process.

12 . The composition of claim 11 , wherein the protein component further comprises a mixture of multiple intracellular proteins, at least a portion of the mixture including yeast polypeptides obtained from fermenting yeast and yeast stress proteins resulting from subjecting a mixture obtained from the yeast fermentation to stress.

13 . The composition of claim 1 , further comprising an uncoupling agent.

14 . The composition of claim 13 , wherein the uncoupling agent comprises polypeptides obtained from fermenting yeast and yeast stress proteins resulting from subjecting a mixture obtained from the yeast fermentation to stress.

15 . A composition comprising:

hydrogen peroxide, wherein the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide in the composition is between 1%-30%;

a surfactant; and

a protein component, wherein the protein component further comprises a mixture of multiple intracellular proteins, at least a portion of the mixture including yeast polypeptides obtained from fermenting yeast and yeast stress proteins resulting from subjecting a mixture obtained from the yeast fermentation to stress.

16 . The composition of claim 15 , comprising 7.5% Tomadol 25-7, 2.5% Calfoam 603, 20% protein component, and 55 propylene glycol.

17 . The composition of claim 15 , comprising 20% protein component, 6% Aerosol OT 75E DOSS (75% actives), 6% Tomadol 91-2.56, 6% Tomadol 91-6.0, ≧7.5% hexylene glycol, and between 1-13% stabilized H 2 O 2 .

18 . A method of cleaning a surface, the method comprising applying an aqueous solution to the surface, the solution comprising:

an oxidizing agent;

a surfactant; and

a protein component.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the protein component further comprises a mixture of multiple intracellular proteins, at least a portion of the mixture including yeast polypeptides obtained from fermenting yeast and yeast stress proteins resulting from subjecting a mixture obtained from the yeast fermentation to stress

20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide.