Patent ID: 6479455
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A builder agglomerate for laundry detergent powders, said builder agglomerate having a composition, by weight percent, characterized by:from 65% to 75% aluminosilicate ion exchange material of the formula, Mm/n[(AlO2)m(SiO2)y].xH2O where n is the valence of the cation M, x is the number of water molecules per unit cell, m and y are the total number of tetrahedra per unit cell, and y/m is 1 to 100, and wherein M is selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium; from 12% to 18% binder selected from the group consisting of surfactants, polyethylene glycol, polyacrylates, and mixtures thereof; from 2% to 4% sodium diethylenetriaminepentaacetate; and balance water, and wherein said builder agglomerate is free of sodium carbonate.