Patent ID: 9688948
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: C11D

Claim:
1. A coated detergent particle having a lenticular or an oblate ellipsoid shape with perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 0.5 to 2 mm, y is from 2 to 8 mm, and z is from 2 to 8 mm, wherein the particle comprises: (i) from 20 to 39 wt % of an anionic surfactant; (ii) from 10 to 40 wt % of sodium carbonate; and, (iii) from 30 to 40 wt % of calcite having a median particle size average diameter (D50) in the range from 10 to 70 microns, and wherein the sodium carbonate is present on the detergent particle as a coating and the surfactant is present in a core with the calcite dispersed through the core.