Patent ID: 8748365

Claim:
A solid detergent composition comprising: between about 0.1 wt-% and about 20 wt-% a phosphinosuccinic acid derivative comprising a phosphinosuccinic acid and mono-, bis- and oligomeric phosphinosuccinic acid adducts; between about 0.1 wt-% and about 50 wt-% water; between about 40 wt-% and about 90 wt-% sodium carbonate; and between about 0.5 wt-% and about 10 wt-% surfactant; wherein the solid detergent provides a use solution having a pH between about 9 and 12.5, wherein the solid detergent composition has less than about 2 wt-% phosphate, and wherein the solid detergent composition is dimensionally stable and has a growth exponent of less than 3% if heated at a temperature of 122° F.