Patent ID: 7199096

Claim:
A detergent tablet containing builder and from 1 to 50% by weight, based on the detergent tablet, of compacted surfactant granules, the surfactant granules being made by a process comprising forming a surfactant mixture having a particle size of 0.01 to 6 mm comprising: a surfactant component selected from the group consisting of alkyl benzenesulfonates, alkyl sulfates, soap, alkane sulfonates, olefin sulfonates, methyl ester sulfonates, fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers, alkoxylated fatty acid lower alkyl ester, alkyl oligoglycosides, alkenyl oligoglycosides, and mixtures thereof; and a disintegrator component comprising cellulose; combining the surfactant component and the disintegrator component to form the surfactant mixture; and granulating and compacting the surfactant mixture to form the surfactant granules.