| abstract |
Detergent compositions comprising ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid or salts thereof, an alkali metal percarbonate bleach and a crystalline layered sodium silicate of formula LMSi xO 2xH.yH 2O wh erein L is an alkali metal, and M is sodium or hydrogen, x is a number from 1.9 to 4 and y is a number from 0 to 20 are prov ided. The compositions also preferably comprise additional non-phosphate detergent builder compounds. |