A cleaning agent portion including a water-soluble wrapping and at least one composition for cleaning and/or caring for an automatic dishwasher, the composition containing at least i) an acid and/or ii) a buffer system consisting of at least one acid and at least one base, wherein the composition includes at least two parts, at least one part A being a compressed part and at least one part B being a non-compressed part or a further compressed part, an optionally compressed part B being compressed to a lesser extent than part A. The invention also relates to a method for producing the cleaning agent portions. The invention further relates to a method for cleaning and/or caring for an automatic dishwasher using the cleaning agent portion. The invention also relates to the use of and/or a method using the cleaning agent portion for cleaning and/or caring for an automatic dishwasher.

An automatic dishwashing cleaning composition having a new protease.

An automatic dishwashing detergent composition in unit dose form wherein the composition comprises at least about 0.2 mg of active starch degrading enzyme per gram of composition and wherein the weight of the composition is less than about 25 grams.

Solid detergent compositions for dishwashing or warewashing compositions and applications of use are disclosed. In particular, solid caustic-based compositions that do not require a traditional dispenser for controlled rate of release over multiple cycles are disclosed. Compositions, methods of employ and cleaning using the same are disclosed.

A detergent or cleaning agent, in particular a cleaning agent for hard surfaces, having at least two phases which are different from each other. The detergent or cleaning agent includes at least one first phase and at least one second phase that is different, with the at least one first phase being solid and the at least one second phase having at least one polymer and at least one polyvalent alcohol.

A detergent or cleaning agent, in particular a cleaning agent for hard surfaces, especially an automatic dishwasher detergent, having a water-soluble envelope with a continuously encircling sealing seam and two phases which are different from one another.

A detergent or cleaning agent, in particular a cleaning agent for hard surfaces, especially an automatic dishwasher detergent, having a water-soluble envelope with a continuously encircling sealing seam and two phases which are different from one another.

Disclosed herein is a method for scrub-free cleaning of a soiled solid surface. Additionally disclosed herein is a method of using a cleaning composition for scrub-free cleaning of a soiled solid surface. Further disclosed herein is a unit dose article including the cleaning composition.

The invention relates to dishwasher detergents which comprise, as component Z1), one or more copolymers containing cationic structural units and macromonomer structural units and, as component Z2), one or more enzymes. The dishwasher detergents have in particular an advantageous rinsing power and an advantageous drying power, in both cases also in phosphate-free compositions.

Process for making a particulate coated chelating agent (A) wherein said process comprises the following steps: (a) Providing a granule or powder containing an alkali metal salt of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) or glutamic acid diacetic acid (GLDA), preferably with a moisture content in the range of from 1 to 15% by weight, (b) treating said salt with a metal alkoxide or metal halide or metal amide or alkyl metal compound or with an alkoxide, amide, halide or alkyl compound of silicon, (c) treating the material obtained in step (b) with moisture or (c*) with ozone, (d) optionally, repeating the sequence of steps (b) and (c) once to 25 times.