Detergent bleach compositions

Claim 1

Alkaline built detergent bleach composition comprising: (a) from 2 to 50% by weight of a surface active agent, selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic detergents and mixtures thereof; (b) from 5 to 50% by weight of a peroxide compound bleach, which liberates hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solution: (c) a manganese compound which delivers manganese (II) ions in aqueous solution in an amount from 0.002 to 2.5% by weight of manganese (II); and (d) from 5 to 80% by weight of a detergency builder composition comprising: (i) a mixture of a water-soluble, non-phosphorus organic sequestering builder and an alkaline buffer, selected from the group consisting of alkali metal orthophosphates, alkali metal silicates and alkali metal borates and mixtures thereof, in a weight ratio of organic sequestering builder to alkaline buffer of from 10:1 to 1:60; or (ii) a mixture of an alkali metal triphosphate and an alkali metal pyrophosphate, the latter being present in at least 5% by weight of the former, but not more than 15% by weight of the total composition; said composition having a pH under use conditions of 9.5 to 12.0.