A dishwasher detergent composition, preferably pH neutral, and comprising a strong biodegradable builder and optionally a bleach, and optionally a sulfonated polymer.

A surface treatment powder comprising (a) about 50 wt. % or more of a percarbonate, perphosphate, persulfate, peroxide or perborate salt; (b) about 0.2-10 wt. % of a chlorinated isocyanurate salt; and (c) a bleach activator, and method of using same to inhibit the growth of a microorganism on a surface.

The present invention relates to a solid free flowing particulate laundry detergent composition including: (a) anionic detersive surfactant; (b) wherein the composition is essentially free of zeolite builder; (c) wherein the composition is essentially free of phosphate builder; (d) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium carbonate; (e) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium silicate; (f) from about 4 wt % to about 20 wt % organic acid; and (g) phthalocyanine photobleach, wherein the composition at 1 wt % dilution in deionized water at 20 C., has an equilibrium pH in the range of from about 6.5 to about 9.0, wherein the composition includes from about 30 wt % to about 90 wt % base detergent particle, wherein the base detergent particle including (by weight of the base detergent particle): (a) from about 4 wt % to about 35 wt % anionic detersive surfactant; (b) from about 1 wt % to about 8 wt % zeolite builder; (c) wherein the particle is essentially free of phosphate builder; (d) wherein the particle is essentially free of sodium carbonate; (e) wherein the particle is essentially free of sodium silicate; (f) from about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % organic acid; and

The present invention relates to a solid free flowing particulate laundry detergent composition including: (a) anionic detersive surfactant; (b) wherein the composition is essentially free of zeolite builder; (c) wherein the composition is essentially free of phosphate builder; (d) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium carbonate; (e) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium silicate; (f) from about 4 wt % to about 20 wt % organic acid, (g) from about 1 wt % to about 20 wt % sodium percarbonate; (h) from about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % bleach activator; and (i) from about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % sodium salt of methylglycine diacetic acid (MGDA) chelant, wherein the composition at 1 wt % dilution in deionized water at 20 C., has an equilibrium pH in the range of from about 6.5 to about 9.0, wherein the composition includes from about 30 wt % to about 90 wt % base detergent particle, wherein the base detergent particle including (by weight of the base detergent particle): (a) from about 4 wt % to about 35 wt % anionic detersive surfactant; (b) from about 1 wt % to about 8 wt % zeolite builder; (c) wherein the particle is essentially free of phosphate builder; (d) wherein the particle is essentially free of sodium carbonate; (e) wherein the particle is essentially free of sodium silicate; (f) from about 1 wt % to about 16 wt % organic acid; and (g) from about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % magnesium sulphate.

The viscosity of aqueous dispersions of normally solid organic peroxides may be advantageously lowered through the use of surfactants which are polyglyceryl esters of C6-C12 fatty acids. The reduction in viscosity facilitates milling the peroxides to reduce particle size and also provides dispersions of small particle size peroxides which may be readily poured or pumped. The aqueous dispersions are useful as components of pharmaceutical, personal care, and cleaning products and the like and are effective decolorizing agents for food products, industrial products and the like.

A dishwasher detergent composition, preferably pH neutral, and comprising a strong biodegradable builder and optionally a bleach, and optionally a sulfonated polymer.

The present invention comprises chlorinated and non-chlorinated alkaline cleaning compositions for removal of proteinaceous and fatty soils at low temperature, i.e. less than 120 F., with little or no deleterious affect on cleaning performance. According to the invention, applicants have found that adding additional alkalinity makes protein removal more difficult and reducing the amount of alkalinity actually improves performance. According to the invention optimized combinations of chlorine and alkalinity components for low temperature cleaning as well as a surfactant system optimized for low temperature fatty soil removal are disclosed.

The invention relates to a bleaching-agent co-granule containing a bleach activator, a metal-containing bleach catalyst comprising at least one ligand from the group consisting of di- or trimethyltriazacyclononane and derivatives of these, and a homo- or copolymeric polycarboxylate or its salts or partial neutralizates having a pH in the range from 3 to 9. The bleaching-agent co-granule is obtained in an anhydrous granulating process, preferably by compaction at a temperature below 100 C. The invention also relates to the method of using the bleaching-agent co-granule in dishwasher detergents and to a detergent comprising said bleaching-agent co-granule.

The viscosity of aqueous dispersions of normally solid organic peroxides may be advantageously lowered through the use of surfactants which are polyglyceryl esters of C6-C12 fatty acids. The reduction in viscosity facilitates milling the peroxides to reduce particle size and also provides dispersions of small particle size peroxides which may be readily poured or pumped. The aqueous dispersions are useful as components of pharmaceutical, personal care, and cleaning products and the like and are effective decolorizing agents for food products, industrial products and the like.

Liquid peroxycarboxylic acid laundry compositions, namely bleaching and disinfecting compositions combining mixed peroxycarboxylic acids to provide synergistic efficacy are disclosed. Methods of using the liquid peroxycarboxylic acid laundry compositions for low temperatures and a use pH with detergent and water from about 6 to about 10 are also disclosed. Beneficially, the liquid peroxycarboxylic acid laundry compositions and methods of using the same do not include sulfonated peroxycarboxylic acids and sulfonated carboxylic acid, such as peroxy sulfonated oleic acid/sulfonated oleic acid (PSOA/SOA).