申请人:Johns Gamon Peter
公开号:US20070277906A1
公开(公告)日:2007-12-06
Disclosed for use in treating a metal, e.g., an alloy of silver as aforesaid, is a water-based composition comprising a treatment agent selected from an alkanethiol, alkyl thioglycollate, dialkyl sulfide or dialkyl disulfide and at least one of an amphoteric, nonionic or cationic surfactant in a concentration that is effective to solubilise the treatment agent. Preferably the composition comprises at least a non-ionic relatively hydrophobic surfactant e.g. cocamide DEA. The composition is particularly suitable for the treatment of Ag—Cu—Ge alloys.