Abstract: A water soluble laundry detergent containing, an organic anionic detergent, nonionic detergent or mixture thereof, a builder salt, preferably including a silicate, a peroxymonosulfate bleaching agent, a bromide promoter for the bleaching agent and one or more of certain optical brighteners which are stable in the presence of the bleach and the promoter.The detergent composition has an excellent detersive action and is of improved bleaching efficiency compared to a non-promoted peroxymonosulfate-containing detergent. With proper selection of brightener acid or salt and judicious control of bromide and peroxymonosulfate contents in a detergent composition containing sufficient alkali to maintain a wash solution pH of at least 9, the ability of sodium bromide to promote removal of undesirable stains from a wash load of laundry is achieved with minimal adverse effect on the brightener and "colorfast" dyed fabrics are not discolored or bleached.

Abstract: In a process for removing stains from fabrics by washing in an aqueous medium containing a peroxygen compound and an acylamide activator, extremely small amounts of the activator, e.g., about 5 to 50 ppm., are effective if the medium contains about 100 to 300 ppm of trisodium nitrilotriacetate or ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid sodium salt and an amount of the peroxygen compound representing about 3 to 80 ppm of active oxygen and substantial excess of active oxygen over that stoichiometrically equivalent to the amount of activator.

Abstract: Use of sodium citrate in conjunction with peroxygen compounds and activators therefor.

Abstract: Spray dried granular compositions containing sodium sulfite.