Solid pot and pan detergent
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorsKaren G. Klaers, Helen B. Bailly
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Abstract
A solid block detergent composition is described which can be dispensed with a water spray to form an aqueous detergent for cutting and removing grease, removing and suspending soils and rinsing easily leaving cleaned ware. The aqueous detergent concentrate can be used in a cleaning liquid having exceptional soil, particularly grease removing properties with stable foam properties. The solid block detergent contains a package of surfactants including a neutralized anionic surfactant with either one or a mixture of an alkali and alkaline earth metal salt thereof and an alkylpolyglycoside. The active ingredients and polyethylene glycol as a hardening agent are dispersed in a matrix which hardens to form a solid block.
Claims43
A solid detergent composition comprising a result of mixing:
- (a) an effective detersive amount of a neutralized anionic surfactant wherein the neutralized anionic surfactant comprises a result of neutralizing:
- (i) an anionic surfactant comprising at least one of sulfonates and sulfates;
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- (ii) at least one of alkali metal salt, alkaline earth salt, and mixture thereof;
- (b) an effective detersive amount of an alkyl polyglycoside surfactant;
- (c) an effective detersive amount of an nonionic surfactant comprising a fatty acid amide;
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- (d) about 1 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of a hardening agent comprising at least one of polyethylene glycol, inorganic salt, and mixture thereof;
- wherein the above components are disbursed to form a matrix that hardens to a solid.
A method for producing a solid detergent composition, the method comprising steps of:
- (a) mixing a composition comprising:
- (i) an effective detersive amount of a neutralized anionic surfactant wherein the neutralized anionic surfactant comprises a result of neutralizing;
- (A) an anionic surfactant comprising at least one of sulfonates and sulfates;
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- (B) at least one of alkali metal salt, alkaline earth salt, and mixture thereof,
- (ii) an effective detersive amount of an alkyl polyglycoside surfactant;
- (iii) an effective detersive amount of an nonionic surfactant comprising a fatty acid amide;
- (iv) about 1 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of a hardening agent comprising at least one of polyethylene glycol, inorganic salt, and mixture thereof;
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- (v) allowing the composition to harden to form the solid detergent composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.