How to use dishwasher detergent paste,a detergent paste for use in dishwashers comprising of a pasty,both having an average particle size of less than 0.3 mm.;;from about 1% to 10% by weight of a swellable foliated silicate of the hectorite type having fine particles with less than 1% by weight retained on a 0.25 mm mesh seive and being capable of forming a thixotropic gel in water; from 0.1% to 3.0% by weight of active chlorine of an alkali metal hypochlorite;from 0 to 5% by weight of nonionic tensides which have a low foaming capacity, do not decompose in the presence of active chlorine compounds and are alkali stable, and sufficient water to give the desired viscosity, all based upon the total weight of the detergent composition.
The composition of claim 1 wherein component is sodium hypochlorite and the active chlorine content of the composition is from about 0.5 to 2.0% by weight, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition.And it is also present in an amount of from about 2 to 6% by weight, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition.
In the process of washing soiled dishes in an automatic dishwasher comprising subjecting dirty dishes and utensils to the optional action of a prewash forcefully projecting an aqueous solution on the surface of said dirty dishes and utensils and then subjecting said dirty dishes and utensils to the action of a wash forcefully projecting an aqueous solution containing a detergent composition on the surface of said dirty dishes and utensils, said detergent composition being released into said wash only, the improvement consisting essentially of employing as said detergent composition a pasty.
The process of claim 4 wherein component is sodium hypochlorite and the active chlorine content of the composition is from about 0.5% to 2.0% by weight, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition.And it is also present in an amount of from about 2% to 6% by weight, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition.