Patent ID: 8349782

Claim:
A hydrophobic and particulate soil removal composition comprising: (a) a chelant; (b) an alkaline agent; (c) an effective treating amount of an alkyl ethoxylate mixture containing two or more ethoxylate groups and having the formula: R 1 —(OC 2 H 4 ) m —OH wherein R 1 contains about 6 to about 26 carbon atoms and m is an average value of 1 to 20; (d) an effective treating amount of a coco-based fatty acid ester component having the formula: R 3 —CO 2 —R 4 wherein R 3 is an alkyl group having about 6 to about 24 carbon atoms and R 4 is an alkyl group having about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, wherein the composition is free of hydrocarbons; and (e) a surfactant.