Patent ID: 7199095

Claim:
An alkaline 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 (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 binding agent to provide the detergent composition as a solid, wherein the binding agent comprises a complex of an organic phosphate compound, sodium carbonate, and water; and (d) about 5 wt % to 70 wt % of a source of alkalinity to provide the detergent composition with a pH of at least 10.0 when provided as a 1 wt. % aqueous solution.