Patent ID: 7423005

Claim:
A solid cleaning composition, comprising: (a) one or more functional ingredients including at least one of a chelating agent; a sequestering agent; an inorganic detergent; an alkaline source; an organic detergent; a surfactant; a rinse aid; a bleaching agent; a sanitizer; an anti-microbial agent; an activator; a detergent builder; a filler; a defoaming agent; an anti-redeposition agent; an optical brightener; a dye; an odorant; a secondary hardening agent; a solubility modifier; a pesticide; a bait for pests; or mixtures or combinations thereof; and a solid binding agent distributed throughout the solid cleaning composition for binding the one or more functional ingredients, the solid binding agent comprising hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA) and water, wherein a ratio of HEDTA to water by weight is 6:1 to 18:1, with HETA constituting about 25% to about 93% by weight of a total weight of the solid cleaning composition.