| abstract |
A solid rinse aid composition consisting essentially of: (a) a coating agent; (b) an antifoaming agent; (c) one or more than one association breakdown agent; and (d) an additional component selected from the group consisting of a hydrotrope, a chelating / sequestering agent, and combinations thereof, wherein the coating agent comprises at least one compound having the structure represented by formula I : RO- (CH2CH2O) nH (I) where R is a (C1-C12) alkyl group, and n is an integer in the range from 1 to 100, and where the antifoaming agent comprises a copolymer surfactant of polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene block and wherein the one or more association disrupting agents comprise a C12-C14 fatty alcohol EO / PO surfactant. |