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Consumers are demanding that laundry cleaning chemicals are non-toxic and degrade rapidly without affecting the ecosystem. Many now prefer to use cleaning ingredients that are derived from renewable resources and they are conscious of the need to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions by reducing washing temperatures and minimising drying time.
This e-book examines developments of more sustainable, or greener, methods of laundry care. It addresses household, industrial and institutional cleaning, as well as the regulatory landscape. It focuses on laundry care technologies, such as detergent chemistries derived from renewable sources; surfactants, builders, bleaches and enzymes; and delivery systems. Green Fabric Care looks at washing systems for reducing water usage and drying time, as well as how cultural trends will impact regional adoption of green fabric care.
Executive summary
- Introduction and methodology
- What is green?
- Report scope
- Methodology
- Definitions
The cleaning products industry
- Textiles and dirt
- The cleaning process
- Laundry detergents
- Laundry aids
- Industrial and institutional cleaning
- The european regulatory situation
- Washing machine energy ratings
- Life-cycle assessment
Green laundry detergent chemistries
- Raw materials from renewable feedstocks
- Surfactants
- Renewable hydrophobes
- Petrochemical detergent alcohols
- Anionic surfactants
- Nonionic surfactants
- Cationic surfactants
- Bio-based surfactants
- New surfactant technologies
- Builders
- Precipitation
- Sequestration
- Ion exchange
- Bleaches
- Chlorine-based
- Peroxide-based
- Enzymes
- Polymers
- Fluorescent whitening agents
- Delivery systems
System design for green fabric care
- Laundry washing machines
- Top loaders vs front loaders
- Washing temperature
- Reducing water use
- Water reuse: grey water
- Alternative washing media
- Drying washing
- Radical approaches to reducing cleaning
- Disposable clothing
- Textile coatings to repel dirt
- UV-absorbing bleaches
Regional trends for green fabric care
- Global market trends
- North America
- Europe
- Australia
- Middle East and Africa
- Asia
- Latin America
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