| abstract |
A detergent composition comprising a crystalline layered silicate having the formula n n n n NaMSi x O 2x+1 yH₂O n n n n wherein M is sodium or hydrogen, x is a number from 1.9 to 4 and y is a number from 0 to 20. nand a flocculating polymer selected from polymers and copolymers derived from monomers as ethylene oxide, acrylamide, acrylic acid, dimethylamino ethyl methacrylate, vinyl alcohol, vinyl pyrrolidone, ethylene imine or mixtures thereof characterized in that said detergent composition comprises less than 5% of clay by weight of the detergent composition. |