Highly alkaline detergent composition

1. A composition comprising:

45-83% w/w t of alkaline constituents,

5-25% w/w t of tensides, and

an disinfectant compound selected from

i) sodium dichloroisocyanurate or another chlorine agent, and/or

ii) a combination of an active oxygen agent with an activator for the active oxygen agent, and

wherein the concentration of the disinfectant compound in the composition is

i) from 15-40% w/w t when a chlorine agent is included, and

ii) from 5-30% w/w t of an active oxygen agent and from 7-45% w/w t of an activator for the active oxygen when a combination is included, and

wherein the tensides comprise aminoxide in the form H 3 N + —O − ,

optionally complex binderdispersion agents, tableting excipients, organic acids, emulsifying agents, andor thickeners,

with the proviso that the sum of ingredients amounts to 100% w/w t , and

wherein the alkaline constituents are selected from

alkali metal hydroxide 40-83% w/w t

silicate 0.5-30% w/w t

carbonateshydrogen carbonates 2-15% w/w t

and mixtures thereof, and

wherein w t =total composition weight, and the composition generates foam when used.

2. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkali metal hydroxide comprises sodium, potassium, or lithium.

3. A composition according to claim 2 , wherein the alkali metal hydroxide is present in a concentration of from 40 to 60% w/w t .

4. A composition according to claim 2 , wherein the alkali metal hydroxide is present in a concentration of from 40 to 55% w/w t .

5. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkali metal hydroxide is present in a concentration of from 40 to 60% w/w al .

6. A composition according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:

Complex binder or dispersion agent: 0-15% w/w t ;

Organic complexator: 0-20% w/w t ;

Corrosion Inhibitor: 0-20% w/w t ;

Tableting agentsexcipients: 0-3% w/w t ;

Organic solvents: 0-15% w/w t ;

Enzymes: 0-5% w/w t ;

Organic acids: 0-30% w/w t ;

Fragrance component: 0-3% w/w t ; and

Thickener: 0-20% w/w t .

7. A composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the alkali metal hydroxides is LiOH, NaOH or KOH, or wherein the alkali constituents are Na 2 CO 3 , NaHCO 3 , or Na 2 SiO 3 .

8. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein a complex binder or dispersion agent is present and is selected from alkali salts of organic acids, salts of polycarboxylates, salts of methylglycine diacetic acid, homo or co-polymers based on acrylic acid, glutamic acid-N,N-diaceticacid tetrasodium salt, iminodisuccinate tetrasodium salt, mono-, di- and tricarboxylic acid sodium salts, Na-salts of oligophosphoric acid, phosphonates or carboxylated copolymers or homopolymers of acrylic acid.

9. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein an organic acid is present and is selected from anhydrous citric acid, anhydrous adipic acid, anhydrous malonic acid, and anhydrous maleic acid.

10. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein an emulsifying agent is present and is a low ethoxylated fatty alcohol wherein the degree of ethoxylation (EO) is less than 7.

11. A composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a corrosion inhibitor selected from amino acids, heterocyclic compounds, or phosphonates.

12. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the chlorine agent or active oxygen agent is anhydrous sodium dichlorocyanurate, anhydrous trichlorocyanurate, chloramine-T, calcium hypochlorite, or sodium hypochlorite.

13. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the activator for the active oxygen agent is selected from tetraacetyl ethylenediamine, 1,5-diacetyl-2,2-dioxohexahydro-1,3,5-triazine, or pentaacetylglucose.

14. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein a thickener is present and is selected from polysaccharides, polyvinylalcohol, or a polymeric compound.

15. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkali metal hydroxide is present in a concentration of from 40 to 55% w/w t .

16. A method of cleaning and disinfecting a surface, the method comprising applying the composition of claim 1 to the surface.

17. A method of cleaning an appliance in the food or metal industry, the method comprising applying the composition of claim 1 to the appliance.