Patent ID: 11959050
Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A warewash alkaline detergent composition comprising:
from about 40 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of an alkalinity source;
from about 1 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of a surfactant component comprising a nonionic low foaming surfactant represented by the formula: RO—(PO)x(EO)y(PO)xH, wherein R is C8-18 alkyl, PO is propylene oxide; EO is ethylene oxide; x is 1-8 and y is 1-20, and a cationic quaternary surfactant represented by the formula:, , wherein R represents a C8-C18 alkyl or alkenyl; R1 and R2 are C1-C4 alkyl groups; n is 10-25; and x is an anion selected from a halide or methyl sulfate, said surfactants in a ratio of greater than 1:1;
from about 0.1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a defoaming nonionic surfactant; and
one or more of a metal protector, water conditioning agent or polymer, an enzyme, a chelant, a bleaching agent, a solidification aid, and/or a carrier.