Patent ID: 7053040
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: B01F,C11D

Abstract:
1. A cleaning composition in a solid state comprising: a gas-releasing component as a cleaning agent selected from the group consisting of perborates, percarbonates, and mixtures thereof, wherein the gas-releasing component is present in an amount from 20% to 60% by weight; potassium silicate as a solubility control component to limit the solubility of the cleaning composition, wherein the potassium silicate is present in an amount of at least 20% by weight; an alkalinity agent as a pH regulator, wherein the alkalinity agent is present in an amount from 1% to 35% by weight; and a water softener to solvate metal ions in a solution of water, wherein the water softener is present in an amount from 1% to 20% by weight.