摘要 |
A builder free liquid detergent including at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of nonionic, anionic, cationic, ampholytic and zwitterionic surfactants, and a mixture of (i) a synthetic inorganic soluble alkali silicate of the formula (MO)aSiO4-a/2 wherein a is an integer between one and three and M is a cation selected from the group consisting of alkali metal cations and tetraorganoammonium cations, and (ii) an anionic siliconate of the formula (MO)aO(3-a)/2Si-R-Yb wherein Y represents an alkali metal salt of an oxyacid; R is an organic linking group or other functionality selected from the group consisting of ether, sulfide, hydroxy, amide and amine, positioned at least two carbon atoms removed from the silicon atom; a has a value of from one to three, b is an integer from one to three and M is an alkali metal cation or hydrogen. |