Detergent compositions containing sodium aluminosilicate builders

A detergent composition capable of rapidly reducing the free polyvalent metal ion content of an aqueous solution, comprising:

• (a) from about 5% to about 95% by weight of a water-insoluble crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange material of the formula
• Na.sub.12 (AlO.sub.2.SiO.sub.2).sub.12.xH.sub.2 O,
• wherein x is an integer of from about 20 to about 30, and characterized by a particle size of from about 1 micron to about 10 microns, a calcium ion exchange capacity on an anhydrous basis of at least about 200 milligrams equivalent of CaCO.sub.3 hardness/gram, and a calcium ion exchange rate on an anhydrous basis of at least about 2 grains/gallon/minute/gram;
• (b) from about 5% to about 95% by weight of a water-soluble organic detergent compound selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, ampholytic and zwitterionic detergents, and mixtures thereof;
• and
• (c) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of an auxiliary detergent builder salt.

A detergent composition capable of rapidly reducing the free polyvalent metal ion content of an aqueous solution, consisting essentially of:

• (a) from about 20% to about 50% by weight of a water-insoluble crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange material of the formula wherein x is an integer of from about 20 to about 30, said ion exchange material being characterized by a particle size of from about 1 micron to about 10 microns, a calcium ion exchange capacity on an anhydrous basis of from about 300 milligrams equivalent of CaCO.sub.3 hardness/gram to about 352 milligrams equivalent of CaCO.sub.3 hardness/gram, and a calcium ion exchange rate on an anhydrous basis of at least about 4 grains/gallon/minute/gram;
• (b) from about 15% to about 50% by weight of a water-soluble organic detergent compound selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, ampholytic and zwitterionic detergents, and mixtures thereof;
• (c) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of an auxiliary builder salt selected from the group consisting of sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium silicate, sodium citrate, sodium oxydisuccinate, sodium mellitate, sodium nitrilotriacetate, sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, sodium polymaleate, sodium polyitaconate, sodium polymesaconate, sodium polyfumarate, sodium polyaconitate, sodium polycitraconate, sodium polymethylenemalonate, sodium carboxymethyloxymalonate, sodium carboxymethyloxysuccinate, sodium cis-cyclohexanehexacarboxylate, cis-cyclopentanetetracarboxylate and sodium phloroglucinol trisulfonate;
• (d) from about 5% to about 25% by weight of a pH adjusting agent other than (c);
• the pH of a 0.05% by weight aqueous solution of said detergent composition being in the range from about 9.5 to about 10.2.

A detergent composition capable of rapidly reducing the free polyvalent metal ion content of an aqueous solution, comprising:

• (a) from about 5% to about 95% by weight of a water-insoluble crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange material of the formula
• Na.sub.z [(AlO.sub.2).sub.z.(SiO.sub.2).sub.y ]xH.sub.2 O
• wherein z and y are integers of at least 6;
• the molar ratio of z to y is in the range from 1.0 to about 0.5, and x is an integer from about 15 to about 264;
• said aluminosilicate ion exchange material having a particle size diameter from about 0.1 micron to about 10 microns;
• a calcium ion exchange capacity on an anhydrous basis of at least about 200 milligrams equivalent of CaCO.sub.3 hardness/gram;
• and
• (b) from about 5% to about 95% by weight of a water-soluble organic surface-active agent selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, ampholytic and zwitterionic surface-active agents and mixtures thereof.

A detergent composition capable of rapidly reducing the free polyvalent metal ion content of an aqueous solution comprising:

• (a) from about 5% to about 95% by weight of a water-insoluble crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange material of the formula
• Na.sub.12 (AlO.sub.2.SiO.sub.2).sub.12 xH.sub.2 O
• wherein x is an integer of from about 20 to about 30, and characterized by a particle diameter of from about 0.1 micron to about 10 microns, a calcium ion exchange capacity on an anhydrous basis of at least about 200 milligrams equivalent of CaCO.sub.3 hardness/gram;
• (b) from about 5% to about 95% by weight of a water-soluble organic detergent compound selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, ampholytic, and zwitterionic detergents, and mixtures thereof;
• and
• (c) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of an auxilliary detergent builder salt.

A detergent composition capable of rapidly reducing the free polyvalent metal ion content of an aqueous solution, consisting essentially of:

• (a) from about 20% to about 50% by weight of a water-insoluble crystalline aluminosilicate ion exchange material of the formula
• Na.sub.12 (AlO.sub.2.SiO.sub.2).sub.12.xH.sub.2 O,
• wherein x is an integer of from about 20 to about 30, said ion exchange material being characterized by a particle size of from about 1 to about 10 microns, a calcium ion exchange capacity on an anhydrous basis of at least about 200 milligrams equivalent of CaCo.sub.3 hardness/gram, and a calcium ion exchange rate on an anhydrous basis of at least about 2 grains/gallon/minute/gram;
• (b) from about 15% to about 50% by weight of a water-insoluble organic detergent compound selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, ampholytic and zwitterionic detergents, and mixtures thereof;
• (c) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of an auxiliary builder salt selected from the group consisting of sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium silicate, sodium citrate, sodium oxydisuccinate, sodium mellitate, sodium nitrilotriacetate, sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, sodium polymaleate, sodium polyitaconate, sodium polymesaconate, sodium polyfumarate, sodium polyaconitate, sodium polycitraconate, sodium polymethylenemalonate, sodium carboxymethyloxymalonate, sodium carboxymethyloxysuccinate, sodium cis-cyclohexanehexacarboxylate, cis-cyclopentanetetracarboxylate and sodium phloroglucinol trisulfonate;
• (d) from about 5% to about 25% by weight of a pH adjusting agent selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, triethanolamine, diethanolamine, and ammonium hydroxide;
• the pH of a 0.05% by weight aqueous solution of said detergent composition being in the range from about 9.5 to about 10.2.