Environmentally friendly detergents made of wood and corn show promising

From detergents to dishwasher tablets, cleaning products are an indispensable part of life. However, the chemicals that make these products so effective can be difficult to break or even trigger ecosystem algae flowers. Researchers who report in ACS are now reporting. ' Long muir These challenges with an environmentally contractable cleaning agent made of tiny wood fibers and corn protein that removed stains on clothing and dishes as well as commercial products.

The increased concerns of public concerns about the effects of budgetary products on the environment have aroused interest in replacing traditional cleaning agents with content disorders such as alkylphenol -polyethoxylates and phosphates through natural alternatives. So far, the efforts have achieved mixed results, since these cleaning staff are difficult to make and are difficult to rinse, which leads to high manufacturing and retail costs as well as potential damage to surfaces and fabrics. Therefore, there is a desire for inexpensive, easily produced, effective alternatives that are gentle in the environment and the objects they have developed for cleaning. In order to satisfy this need, Pengtao Liu and colleagues developed an environmentally friendly detergent from ingredients that were found in plenty of renewable sources.

The researchers combined cellulose nanofibers made of wood with a protein tank from corn to create an emulsion. Cellulose can attract water and ward off so that it is effective in the formation of such emulsions and the attraction of different types of stains. The Zein protein, on the other hand, helps stabilize the emulsion and trap oils. Liu and colleagues then tested the cleaning capacity of the detergent cellulose/zein on cotton fabrics and with inks, chilli oil and tomato paste stained dishes. They compared the performance of your new detergent with washing powder and commercial shell solutions with enressed water.

Cellulose/Zein cleaning agents was somewhat less effective when cleaning the cotton cloth compared to a laundry powder solution with the same dilution (1% detergent or powder for weight). With a concentration of 5%, however, the researcher's product was more effective than the 1% laundry powder solution when cleaning each spots from the fabric. The microscopic examination showed that the cellulose/zein -Dettergenens did not leave no gap to cotton fabric after washing and rinsing, which indicates that it would not damage the cloth.

The researchers also tested the capacity of their detergent to remove chilli oil spots of slabs made of ceramic, stainless steel, glass and plastic. Here, too, the cellulose/Zein cleaning agent cleaned almost as well as the commercial shoring soap of the same dilution, and with a concentration of 5%, their product was superior. On the stainless steel panels, for example, a 5% solution of cellulose/Zein 92% of the spot removed, compared to 87% with a 1% solution for commercial shell.

The researchers suggested that these results show that their natural cleaning agent could be an efficient, inexpensive and sustainable alternative to synthetic cleaning agents that are currently on the market.