| abstract |
An aq. washing compsn. contains (a) 5-35 wt.% of monomer and/or polymer water-sol. alkali phosphates, (b) 0-35 wt.% of a hydroxycarboxylic acid, amino-polycarboxylic acid, amino-polyphosphonic acid or hydroxyalkane phosphonic acid, or their water-sol, salts, as complexing agent, (c) 0-35 wt.% of an organic polymer electrolyte, (d) 0.1-10 wt.% of >=1 hydrolase, pref. an amylase, protease or lipase, (e) 2-15 wt.% of >=1 sugar alcohol or mono- or di-saccharide as enzyme stabiliser and (f) 40-90 wt.% of water. The product, are esp. for use in dish-washing machines, although they can be used for cleaning floors, tables, pans, milk cans, etc. The products are liquids or pastes, which can automatically metered in the required dose into the dish-washer. Protein and starch residues are removed from dishes. The compsns. are safer in household use, and less corrosive, than those contg. active chlorine. |