Patent ID: 6767884
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
An alkaline metal carbonate detergent composition comprising:(a) an effective soil removing amount of a nonionic surfactant blend comprising: (i) a nonionic surfactant comprising a hydrophobic group and an â€”(EO)x group, wherein x is a number of about 1 to 100; and (ii) a nonionic silicone surfactant comprising a hydrophobic silicone group and a pendent hydrophilic polyalkylene oxide group; (b) an effective amount of a hardness sequestering agent; (c) an effective amount of a binding agent to provide the detergent composition as a solid, wherein the binding agent comprises a complex of an organic phosphonate compound, sodium carbonate, and water; and (d) wherein the detergent composition includes an effective soil removing amount of a source of alkalinity comprising an alkali metal carbonate to provide the detergent composition with a pH of at least 10.0 when provided as a 1 wt. % aqueous solution.