USE OF ADDITIVES CONTAINING CO-BUILDERS IN DETERGENTS AND CLEANING AGENTS

摘要

The invention relates to an additive for use in detergents or cleaning agents, having a polyfunctional but at least bifunctional effect in the washing or cleaning solution by helping to soften the solution and promoting foam formation, and containing bicarbonate and organic polycarboxylic acids. According to the invention, the additive also contains an additional raw material or compound, which is present in its solid state at a pressure of 1 bar and at temperatures below 45 DEG C, but at processing conditions is present in liquid form and in said liquid form serves as a water-soluble binder. According to the invention, the quantity of bicarbonate, organic polycarboxylic acids and binder contained in the additives is at least 60 weight percent and the quantity of tensides between 0 and less than 5 weight percent. Of particular benefit is the use of additives containing between 80 and 100 weight percent bicarbonate, organic polycarboxylic acid and binder and between 0 and 5 weight percent tensides, preference being given to a tenside-free additive. A preferred form of detergents or cleaning agents containing such additives present only very little residue.