Tag: detergents

Washing aids

Other washing and washing products

In addition to washing agents, many products can be distinguished, which support the washing process or are used in finishing processes, after washing. These agents generally do not contain detergents.…

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, and they themselves emit visible blue radiation …

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, however, they are released again after the reaction and remain available unchanged. …

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, chemical bleaches are introduced into the detergent composition (active bleaches).…

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. …