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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2000
Peter William Appel, Vlaardingen, NL;
Edwin Leo Lempers, Vlaardingen, NL;
Henning Wagner, Vlaardingen, NL;
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Abstract
Detergent compositions in the form of tablets used in fabric washing which incorporate most of the surfactants in particles which constitute a substantial part but not all the composition of the tablet. The organic surfactant in this particles provides a substantial part but not all of the weight of the particles. The mixture of anionic and nonionic detergent surfactants is employed wherein anionic is clearly in the majority. The balance of the composition contains a substantial proportion of material other than organic surfactant which is water-soluble.