Patent ID: 8894898

Claim:
A method of making a stable solid cleaning composition comprising: providing flowable waxy particles comprising about 40 to about 75 wt % of a solidification agent selected from the group consisting of a polyethylene glycol, an anionic surfactant, urea, and mixtures thereof; and an ingredient selected from the group consisting of alkalinity source, acidulant, stabilized microbial or enzyme composition, surfactant, sequestrant, and mixtures thereof; putting the flowable waxy particles in a drawer; vibrating the flowable waxy particles in the drawer; transferring the flowable waxy particles from the drawer into a form; gently pressing the flowable waxy particles in the form at ambient temperature, with a force of about 1 to about 1000 psi to produce the stable solid cleaning composition, vibrating the flowable waxy particles in the form to produce the stable solid cleaning composition, or combination thereof; and removing the solid cleaning composition from the form, wherein the solid composition is a block having a mass of about 1 to about 10 kg and the method does not employ extruding the flowable waxy particles, or a melt and a solidification of the flowable waxy particles to form the solid block.