Patent ID: 6284722
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A high-density granular detergent composition for clothes washing, the granular detergent composition having a bulk density of from 0.7 to 1.2 g/cm.sup.3, comprising:(A) one or more non-soap anionic surfactants;(B) one or more crystalline alkali metal silicates; and(C) one or more metal ion capturing agents other than Component (B),wherein Component (A) is added in an amount of from 10 to 50% by weight, and a total amount of Component (B) and Component (C) is from 30 to 80% by weight, wherein a weight ratio of Component (B) to Component (C) is (B)/(C)=1/15 to 5/1, and wherein 80% by weight or more of said (B) crystalline alkali metal silicate is blended in builder granules, the builder granules comprising said crystalline alkali metal silicate, a binder and optionally an aluminosilicate, and wherein (A) the non-soap anionic surfactant is present in the builder granules in an amount of less than 10% by weight.