The invention relates to solidification of liquid anionic surfactants with a binder, carrier, or both binder and carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. In particular, the invention relates to solidification of liquid surfactants utilizing drying device(s), wherein the feed composition contains at least one liquid surfactant and the binder, carrier, or binder and carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. The solidified surfactant compositions can be useful in various cleaning compositions.

Disclosed are a composite glass composition for washing and cleaning and a method for producing composite glass powder using the same, in which a silicate-based glass composition containing an alkali oxide for activating water into alkaline water and a bleaching agent having bleaching performance are mixed or coated. Accordingly, since the silicate-based glass composition containing an alkali oxide can ionize water in place of a surfactant contained in existing synthetic detergents, washing and cleaning capacity equivalent to or greater than existing synthetic detergents can be secured with alkaline water ionized from water.

A process for making a granule containing (A) at least one chelating agent selected from alkali metal salts of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) and of iminodisuccinic acid (IDS), and, optionally, (B) at least one homo- or copolymer of (meth) acrylic acid, partially or fully neutralized with alkali, the process including the steps of (a) providing an aqueous solution or slurry containing chelating agent (A) and, if applicable, (co) polymer (B), (b) removing most of the water by spray granulation in a fluidized bed, (c) treating the resultant granule in a vessel of which at least one part rotates around a horizontal axis and wherein the vessel is selected from paddle mixers, free-fall mixers and plough share mixers.

A particle includes from 25% to 99%, by weight of the particle, a polyalkylene glycol water-soluble carrier; and from 1.0% to 75%, by weight of the particle, a nonionic polyester soil release polymer. The nonionic polyester soil release polymer includes (a) at least one terephthalate structural unit, (b) at least one alkylene glycol structural unit, (c) at least one polyalkylene glycol structural unit comprising at least one ethylene glycol moiety. The molar ratio between (i) ethylene glycol moiety present in the polyalkylene glycol structural unit (c) to (ii) terephthalate moiety present in the terephthalate structural unit (a) is at least 5.0. The particle has a mass of from 5.0 mg to 1.0 g; the particle has a longest dimension of at least 3.0 mm; and the particle has an aspect ratio of from more than 1.1 to less than 5.0.

A dissolvable solid article which can include multiple layers of flexible, dissolvable, porous sheets, in which a coating composition including solid particles is present on at least one internal surface of at least one sheet in the solid articles and a process for making such solid articles.

Fibrous structures containing one or more particles, and methods for making same are provided.

Process for manufacturing granules or powders comprising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous solution or slurry of (A) at least one chelating agent according to general formula (I a) [CH.sub.3CH(COO)N(CH.sub.2COO).sub.2]M.sub.3-XH.sub.X (I a) wherein M is selected from alkali metal cations and ammonium, same or different, and x is in the range of from 0.01 to 1.0 or (I b) [OOCCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH(COO)N(CH.sub.2COO).sub.2]M.sub.4-XH.sub.X (I b) wherein M is as defined above, and x in formula (I b) is in the range of from 0.01 to 2.0, and (B) at least one polymer selected from (B1) polyaspartates with an average molecular weight M.sub.w in the range of from 1,000 to 20,000 g/mole, and (B2) copolymers comprising, in copolymerized form, () at least one ester of an ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid, and () at least one ethylenically unsaturated N-containing monomer, and (b) spray drying or granulating said solution or slurry.

A method for manufacturing a water-soluble laundry detergent sheet from a liquid composition including the following components: (a) at least one pro-fragrance compound and/or zinc diricinoleate, (b) at least one surfactant, (c) at least one water-soluble polymer, (d) optionally at least one washing booster, (e) optionally at least one perfume component, and (f) optionally at least one adjunct detergent ingredient. Also encompassed are the water-soluble laundry detergent sheets obtainable by the method and the use thereof for cleaning textiles and in methods for cleaning textiles.

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for forming dissolvable cleaning products. The dissolvable cleaning products may be formed by forming a first component solution by mixing ingredients in a first mixer. The mixing may be suspended and the first component solution may be allowed to rest for a first holding period. A second component solution may be formed by mixing ingredients in a second mixer. The mixing may be suspended and the second component solution may be allowed to rest for a second holding period. The first and second component solutions may be mixed together and one or more of enzymes and preservatives and a water-soluble polymer may be added to form a final solution. Optionally one or more fragrances may be added. The final solution may be transferred to a mold and dried to a predetermined moisture content. The dried final solution may be cut into one or more shapes.

Fibrous structures containing one or more particles, and methods for making same are provided.