Laundry detergents
Detergent formulations can be divided into four main groups: Surfactants, builders with dispersing agent, bleaching agents and additives.
For some years now, modern detergents have contained only biodegradable surfactants. On the builder side, we have developed a biodegradable dispersing agent under the name Baypure® DS 100, and a biodegradable complexing agent, Baypure® CX 100. This has made it possible to replace the main organic constituents of a detergent with biodegradable products.
Oxygen-containing bleaching agents used for the washing of textiles can decompose by catalytic actions of traces of heavy metal ions, making them unable to fulfil their intended bleaching function. _Baypure® CX100 specifically renders these metal ions harmless, and is suitable for stabilizing bleaching agents even in hard water.
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