Alkaline salts are often the major component of alkaline dishwasher detergent powders.
These salts may include:
*alkali metasilicates
*alkali metal hydroxides
*Sodium carbonate
*Sodium Bicarbonate
Examples of other strongly alkaline salts, include:
*Sodium percarbonate
*Sodium persilicate (?)
*Potassium metabisulfite