The tablets are normally used in conventional dishwasher situations in soft water situations.
In the case of soft water situations there may be a problem with over dosing. In situations like this,
there may be problem with glasses going opaque, scratchy.
In hard water situations it may be beneficial for the DishDrawer® to have a tablet, with high
phosphate content, to counteract the hardness minerals. This could be beneficial in hard water
areas like America, particularly where there is no water softening device in the DishDrawer®.
At present we looking at suitable ways of introducing the tablet, but currently in the DishDrawer®
Phase 3, they are not suitable to be placed in the cutlery basket or detergent dispenser.
After discussions with Reckitt Benckiser a problem that can occur with tablets are with low wash
temperatures, which may cause foaming, especially in worse case situations ie the fast wash
programmes and high protein load eg egg yolk.
CONCLUSIONS: WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE TABLETS FOR THE DISHDRAWER
THE MAKEUP OF THE TABLET IS AS FOLLOWS:
The tablet weighs approximately 20-25g.
Compact detergents
Share in % by weight
Ingredients Formula Phosphate Non phosphate
Alkaline Carriers Sodium carbonate
Na bicarbonate
Disilicates
0 - 40
0 - 40
0 - 40
0 - 40
0 - 40
Complexing agents Triphosphates
Citrate
Phosphonate
> 30
0 - 2
> 30
0 - 15
Bleaches +
activator/accelerator
Active oxygen carrier
TAED
Mn accelerator
3 - 20
0 - 6
3 - 20
0 - 6
< 1
Wetting agents Surfactants 0 - 4 0 - 4
Bio-agents Enzymes < 6 < 6
Auxiliaries Perfumes
Paraffin oil
Silver protection agent
< 0.5
< 1
< 1
< 0.5
< 1
< 1
pH < 11 < 11
The tablets are all enzyme based. They all have amylase – for starch and protease for protein. All
now incorporate oxygen bleaches.
Tablet Brands that we are Currently Aware of in the Global Markets
New Zealand Australia UK USA
Finish Dual Layer Finish – Powerball / Dual Layer Finish Electrasol
Cussons Cussons Sun All in 1 Cascade
Supermarket brands Palmolive
ECOVER Sun
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