I found Sodium gluconate on Clorox's Green Works website. The compound is used in their laundry detergent. The company uses it to balance pH levels in the detergent and and prevent the other chemiacals that "fight stains" from breaking down.
Sodium gluconate is the sodium salt found in glousonic acid. It is made when the acid ferments. The compound is not toxic and highly biodegradable! An amazing 98% in TWO days!! Which is why it is a good ingredient in green products and processes. An important property of this compound is its chelating powers which is how it combines a metal ion with a chemical compound to form a ring. Metals like iron, copper, and aluminium. The compound is a plasticizer which would make the product it was used in more pliable. In food the compound reduces bitterness.
The compound is whitish-tan and is a fine crystallized powder that is soluble in water. It is used in diary products, diet foods, household cleaners and detergents, dental and skin care, inks, dyes, and paints.
The compound's chemical formula is C6H11NaO7.
information found at http://www.jungbunzlauer.com/products-applications/products/gluconates/sodium-gluconate/applications.html and http://www.greatvistachemicals.com/industrial_and_specialty_chemicals/sodium_gluconate.html
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