Water softening composition

• Main Authors: MANUELA BOSCO, ROBERTO CASONATI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.05.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; METALLURGY; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

A compressed composition comprising citric acid or a salt thereof, in which greater than 85% of the particles have a size of at least 100 microns. Preferably at least 60% of the particles are at least 425 microns in size. The composition may be used in ware washing using a machine or manual method....