Stable alkyl and/or aryl silyl ether capped polyether surfactants for liquid cleaning agents containing hypohalite bleaches

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An alkyl and/or aryl silyl ether capped polyether surfactant useful in cleaning compositions. The polyether is described in conjunction with automatic dishwashing detergent composition having improved chlorine bleach stability comprising: (a) an active chlorine containing compound selected from the group consisting of chlorinated trisodium phosphate, chlorinated cyanuric acid and alkali metal salts thereof, 2,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin hypochlorite, bleach and mixtures thereof to yield available chlorine in an amount of from about 0.1 percent to 5 percent; (b) about 0.1 percent to 5 percent of a chlorine bleach stable nonionic surfactant having the general formula: Y(AlO)n (A2O)m …