Patent ID: 6664221
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A process for machine washing articles containing soil and foam-generating surfactants, the method comprising steps of:(a) dissolving or dispersing a detergent in water to provide a detergent solution, the detergent comprising: (i) between 0.1 and 5% by weight complexing agent based on the weight of the detergent; (ii) surfactant, if present at all, present in an amount of less than 6% by weight based on the weight of the detergent; and (b) machine washing the articles containing soil and foam-generating surfactants with the detergent solution, the articles comprising at least one of mops, flat wiping heads, window cloths, and cleaning cloths, and wherein the detergent solution does not increase foaming during the step of machine washing compared with machine washing the articles without the detergent solution.