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Process for the manufacture of a dishwashing detergent

US4182683A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 17, 1978
Grant dateJan 8, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 17, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D11/0088
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for the manufacture of a free flowing granular dishwasher detergent having enhanced chlorine stability over extended periods of shelf life is disclosed. The process comprises mixing in a ventilated vessel, a dry mixture of sodium tripolyphosphate and chlorinated trisodium phosphate. The ratio of the volume of the dry mixture and the volume of the vessel is between about 1:25 and 1:8. An aqueous solution of silicate is sprayed onto the dry mixture to form an agglomerate during hydration of the sodium tripolyphosphate. The formed agglomerate is sprayed with a nonionic surfactant. The treated agglomerate is coated with a silicate. The coated agglomerate is mixed in the vessel while being discharged from the vessel. The silicate coated agglomerate inhibits chlorine loss from the dishwasher detergent over extended periods.

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