Day: April 22, 2020

Other detergent ingredients

Other detergent ingredients

One of the components of the laundry detergent composition is optical brightener. The phenomenon of fluorescence is used in the currently used optical brighteners. These substances absorb invisible ultraviolet radiation, contained in solar radiation, a …

Enzymes

Enzymes

Enzymes are high molecular weight protein bodies, also called proteins. They are classified as biocatalysts, i.e.. substance, which initiate and accelerate chemical reactions, they react specifically only with certain compounds, while after the reaction they are released again and …

Chemical bleaches

Chemical bleaches.

Synthetic surfactants are the most effective in removing grease, besides, also a large proportion of the tea stains, coffee, fruit juices etc.. However, for the complete removal of colored stains, introduces into the laundry detergent composition …

Active fillers

Active fillers

The most popular and very effective builder is tripolyphosphate, being replaced now, due to the pro-ecological legislation of many countries, by other builder systems. A builder system consisting of zeolite A is predominantly used in non-phosphate detergents. …

Surfactants

Surfactants.

From several hundred classes of known surfactants (SPC) industrial application has found 40 group, being dominant, except soap, only has 5 groups of these chemical compounds. Belong to them:

- straight-chain alkyl benzene sulphonates (LABS),

- fatty alcohol alkoxylates …

Packaging of detergents

Packaging of detergents

Each detergent is a composition of many ingredients appropriately selected in the confectioning process. The basic substance is a surfactant.

The development of detergents can be traced, analyzing their changing composition. Various methods have been used to remove water hardness. …

Synthetic washing agents

Synthetic washing agents.

Synthetic laundry detergents include all chemicals, in addition to natural detergents, which have washing capacity, but they are not soaps.

These substances and washing agents made from them are usually called detergents, although the term …

Soap quality testing

Soap quality testing.

The requirements for most soaps and soap-based products are generally specific. However, they are defined slightly differently for cleaning agents, otherwise for detergents.

The research program includes full and incomplete tests. …