Patent ID: 8193143

Claim:
A solid laundry detergent composition comprising: (a) detersive surfactant; and (b) from about 0.05 wt % to about 20 wt % carboxymethyl cellulose particle, wherein the carboxymethyl cellulose particle comprises: (i) from about 70 wt % to about 98 wt % carboxymethyl cellulose having an average degree of carboxymethyl substitution of from 0.6 to 0.9; (ii) from about 2 wt % to about 12 wt % water; (iii) optionally from about 0 wt % to about 4 wt % sodium glycolate; and (iv) optionally from about 0 wt % to about 4 wt % sodium chloride; wherein the carboxymethyl cellulose has a bimodal molecular weight distribution, wherein the first molecular weight modal has a peak in the range of from about 10,000 Da to below about 100,000 Da, and wherein the second molecular weight modal has a peak in the range of from about 100,000 Da to about 300,000 Da.