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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2001
Kim R. Smith, Woodbury, MN (US);
Victor Fuk-pong Man, St. Paul, MN (US);
Wendy Wiseth, St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard Stardig, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kim R. Smith, Woodbury, MN (US);
Victor Fuk-Pong Man, St. Paul, MN (US);
Wendy Wiseth, St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard Stardig, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a molded detergent composition is provided. The method includes a step of mixing a hydrated component and a hydratable component to provide a mixture, and molding the mixture to provide a molded detergent composition having a melting point greater than about 30° C. The hydrated component has a melting point below about 100° C. and includes a transhydration product of anhydrous material and water of hydration. The hydrated component is provided in a solid state during the step of mixing. The anhydrous material has a melting point greater than about 300° C. The hydratable component includes water, if present at all, at a level of less than about 2 wt. % based on the weight of the hydratable component. A molded detergent composition and a method for using the molded detergent composition are provided.