Patent ID: 8309509
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
1. A unit dose solid detergent composition comprising: an alkali metal carbonate in an amount effective to provide a use solution having a pH of at least about 8; 1 to 20 wt. % of a surfactant; a solidification agent; and at least 0.2 wt. % of a branched fatty acid disintegrator selected from the group consisting of isopentanoic acid, neopentanoic acid, isohexanoic acid, neohexanoic acid, isoheptanoic acid, neoheptanoic acid, isooctanoic acid, neooctanoic acid, isononanoic acid, neononanoic acid, isodecanoic acid, neodecanoic acid, and salts and mixtures thereof; wherein the solid detergent composition has a dissolution rate when exposed to 4000 mL of aqueous solution at 155° F. of at least 30 g/minute and is free of bleaching agents.