Patent ID: 6956019

Claim:
An alkaline metal carbonate detergent composition comprising: (a) an effective soil removing amount of a nonionic surfactant blend comprising: (i) a nonionic surfactant; and (ii) a nonionic silicone surfactant comprising a hydrophobic silicone group and a pendent hydrophilic polyalkylene oxide group; (b) an effective chelating amount of aminocarboxylic acid or salt of aminocarboxylic acid; (c) an effective amount of a binding agent to provide the detergent composition as a solid, wherein the binding agent comprises a complex of an organic phosphonate compound, sodium carbonate, and water; and (d) wherein the detergent composition includes an effective soil removing amount of a source of alkalinity to provide the detergent composition with a pH of at least 10.0 when provided as a 1 wt. % aqueous solution.