Patent ID: 8894897

Claim:
A method of making a stable solid cleaning composition comprising: providing a composition comprising a binding agent comprising: about 5 to about 15 wt % water about 25 to about 80 wt % of an alkalinity source comprising an alkali metal carbonate, and about 1 to about 30 wt % of sequestrant comprising an organophosphonate; putting the composition in a drawer or hopper; transferring the composition from the drawer or hopper into a form; gently pressing the composition in the form at an ambient temperature to produce the stable solid cleaning composition; and removing the stable solid cleaning composition from the form, wherein the gentle pressing comprises pressing the composition with a force of about 1000 psi to about 2000 psi, the solid composition comprises a solid block weighing about 1 kg to about 10 kg, and the solid is suitable for multiple uses.