Patent ID: 8580727

Claim:
A reduced alkalinity detergent composition comprising: an effective amount of an extended chain surfactant comprising, an effective amount of an extended anionic chain surfactant having an intermediate polarity linking chain between a lipophilic segment and a hydrophilic segment of said surfactant, wherein said linking chain is selected from the group consisting of (PO) x , or (PO) x (EO) y and combinations thereof, wherein x is from 3-16 and y is from 1-5; an effective amount of extended nonionic chain surfactant having an intermediate polarity linking chain between a lipophilic segment and a hydrophilic segment of said surfactant, wherein said linking chain is selected from the group consisting, of (PO) w or (PO) w (EO) z and combinations thereof, wherein w is from 3-16 and z is from 1-20; and a non-ionic linker co-surfactant comprising glyceryl isostearate; wherein the required alkalinity for optimal soil removal is less than the required alkalinity for optimal soil removal when alkylphenol ethoxylate or alcohol ethoxylate compositions are used further wherein caustic is present in an amount of less than 1500 ppm; wherein the ratio of nonionic extended chain surfactant to anionic extended chain surfactant is greater than about 1:1 by weight percent.