Fast dissolving solid detergent
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1. A solid detergent composition comprising:
- an alkali metal carbonate in an amount effective to provide a use solution having a pH of at least about 8;
a cleaning agent including 1 to 20 wt. % of a surfactant or surfactant system;
a solidification agent in an amount to form a solid block or tablet; and
at least 0.2 wt. % of branched fatty acid disintegrator selected from the group consisting of isopentanoic acid, neopentanoic acid, isohexanoic acid, neohexanoic acid, isoheptanoic acid, neoheptanoic acid, isooctanoic acid, neooctanoic acid, isononanoic acid, neononanoic acid, isodecanoic acid, neodecanoic acid, and salts and mixtures thereof;
the solid detergent composition has a dissolution rate when exposed to 4000 mL of aqueous solution at 155°
F. of at least 30 g/minute; and
wherein the composition is free of bleaching agents.
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Abstract
A solid block or unit dosed detergent composition as described which can be utilized in a variety of applications for cleaning surfaces and objects, removing suspending soils, and rinsing easily. The detergent composition, when exposed to an aqueous solution such as water, dissolves quickly and completely to create the use solution.
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1. A solid detergent composition comprising:
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an alkali metal carbonate in an amount effective to provide a use solution having a pH of at least about 8; a cleaning agent including 1 to 20 wt. % of a surfactant or surfactant system; a solidification agent in an amount to form a solid block or tablet; and at least 0.2 wt. % of branched fatty acid disintegrator selected from the group consisting of isopentanoic acid, neopentanoic acid, isohexanoic acid, neohexanoic acid, isoheptanoic acid, neoheptanoic acid, isooctanoic acid, neooctanoic acid, isononanoic acid, neononanoic acid, isodecanoic acid, neodecanoic acid, and salts and mixtures thereof; the solid detergent composition has a dissolution rate when exposed to 4000 mL of aqueous solution at 155°
F. of at least 30 g/minute; and
wherein the composition is free of bleaching agents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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10. A solid detergent composition which dissolves in an aqueous solution to form a use solution, the solid detergent comprising
an alkali metal carbonate in an amount effective to provide a use solution having a pH of at least about 8; -
a cleaning agent including 1 to 20 wt. % of a surfactant or surfactant system; a solidification agent; and at least 0.2 wt. % of branched fatty acid disintegrator selected from the group consisting of isopentanoic acid, neopentanoic acid, isohexanoic acid, neohexanoic acid, isoheptanoic acid, neoheptanoic acid, isooctanoic acid, neooctanoic acid, isononanoic acid, neononanoic acid, isodecanoic acid, neodecanoic acid, and salts and mixtures thereof; wherein the solid detergent composition has a faster dissolution rate when exposed to 4000 mL of water at 155°
F. compared to a similar solid composition containing the corresponding straight-chained fatty acid and wherein the composition is free of bleaching agents. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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