Automatic Dishwashing Detergent

Ingredients	% Wt.
Phase A
Deionized water	35.00
Sodium hydroxide (50%)	4.00
DeTerge CS-45LF (DeForest)	5.00
Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate	15.00
Carbopol 690 (B.F. Goodrich)	1.00
EnviroSolve Silver or Gold (React-NTI)	0.25
Phase B
Sodium hypochlorite (12.5%)	10.00
Sodium silicate (30%)	9.00
Farona I-III (React-NTI)	1.00
Alcosperse 465 (Alco Chemical)	3.00
Phase C
Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate	16.50
Carbopol 690 (B.F. Goodrich)	0.50-1.00
Lemon/Lime 2026516 (Aromatech)	q.s. or 0.25
Pylaklor LX 9014 Green 1% (Pylam Products)	q.s. or 0.25

Procedure

1. Separately mix Phase A and Phase B in the order of ingredients provided for each.
2. Phase A should appear as a paste and Phase B as an opaque liquid.
3. Add Phase B to Phase A and mix thoroughly.
4. Add Phase C ingredients and mix until smooth and clear.
5. Mix for at least five hours.

Manual Dishwashing Liquid

Ingredients	% Wt.
Texapon LS35 (Cognis) (sodium lauryl sulfate 35%)	7.00
Texapon K14 SPE (Cognis) (sodium myreth sulfate 28%)	7.00
EnviroSolve Silver or Gold (React-NTI)	1.00
Viscos-ABIT (React-NTI)	1.00
Plantaren 1200 (Cognis) (lauryl polyglucoside 50%)	4.00
Dehyton AB30 (Cognis) (lauryl dimethylaminoacetic betaine 30%)	1.10
Ethanol (Merck)	5.00
Rheovis ATC (Ciba Specialty Chemicals)	1.70
Potassium Hydroxide 50% (Merck)	q.s. to pH 8
Water	q.s. to 100

Procedure
1. At room temperature, add the alkyl sulfates to water while stirring (150 rpm).
2. Add the alkyl-polyclycoside, and then heat the mixture to 35°C until homogeneous.
3. Add Dehyton AB30 and ethanol; maintain the mixture at 30°C until homogeneous.
4. Slowly add Rheovis ATC to the formulation and adjust the pH of the formulation to 8 using the potassium hydroxide solution.