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SteroKem Ltd introduces powder detergent
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APPLICATIONS Household & personal care Procter and Gamble use Airspray’s instant foaming technology in Dreft Procter and Gamble is to use Airspray’s instant foaming technology in its washing-up liquid Dreft. The direct-foaming detergent Dreft was introduced in Belgium in Oct 2005 and is currently being launched in The Netherlands. The use of Airspray’s instant foam pump in Dreft follows its application in the American washing-up liquid Dawn and the UK brand Fairy [Focus on Surfactants, Jul 2005], both P&G products. Het Financieele Dagblad, 2 Nov 2005 (Website: http://www.fd.nl/) (in Dutch)
SteroKem Ltd introduces powder detergent SteroKem Ltd unveiled Kemphos 2001, a chlorinated alkaline powder (pink or white) detergent that disinfects, cleans, whitens and deodorizes. The manufacturing process and the chemical reaction offer chlorinated trisodium phosphate as a homogeneous product, where chlorine is present in the product’s molecules. Kemphos 2001’s pH of 11.0-12.5 eliminates fats and proteins and a minimum of a 3.3% chlorine concentrations imparts disinfecting properties and destroy microorganisms. It cleans effectively and offers water-softening properties.
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and fresh without the need for fabric softener. It contains no fibre-altering enzymes than can damage materials, is phosphate-free and its organic surfactants are biodegradable. Its low sudsing formula is also suitable for use in high-efficiency washers. According to Cot’nWash, each DROPP contains enough detergent for an entire load of heavily soiled laundry. The package is put directly in the washer with the laundry, where the packet dissolves in the wash water, releasing the superconcentrated detergent. The company says it uses as little packaging as possible, all packaging materials are recyclable, and no animal testing is used to develop products. Press release from: Cot’nWash Inc, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Tel: +1 610 246 2225. Website: http://www.cotnwash.com (10 Nov 2005)
Other Dai-ichi Kogyo diversifying Chinese business Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku will widen the business operations of its joint venture Tianjin Dai-ichi Fine Chemicals, in Tianjin, China [Focus on Surfactants, Oct 2005]. It is considering full operations within three years of the factory’s completion in Jun 2005. The company also plans to include other items in its product portfolio aside from textile auxiliaries. The new factory, which will double production capacity to around 2400 tonnes/y, will produce water and oil repellents for textiles, softening agents, level dyeing agents and cleaning agents. Japan Chemical Week, 20 Oct 2005, 46 (2339), 11
HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Oct 2005, 42 (10), 93
Cot’nWash launches eco-friendly premeasured detergent Cot’nWash Inc has launched DROPPs™ – Dissolvable, Ready-touse, Organic, Premeasured Packets of super-concentrated laundry detergent that is claimed to clean, soften and maintain the original look of clothing without harming the environment. The company says the detergent has a unique formula that cleans differently from other detergents, fluffing up the fibres from the inside out, so that laundry feels soft JANUARY 2006
Micro-emulsion pioneer scoops top innovation prize The recipient of the £50,000 2005 Gannochy Award for Innovation of the Royal Society of Edinburgh is John Harrison, the founder of Surface Active Solutions Ltd, the Grangemouth-based R&D company that is actively commercializing an innovative, patented specialist cleaning chemical technology, MicroEmulsions technology, on a global basis. The technology is based upon the use of surfactant chemistry with optimized molecular design and formulating techniques that have a
very significant impact in many key areas of industrial application [Focus on Surfactants, Jul 2004]. The technology has the ability to dissolve oil in water and vice versa. These advanced surfactant systems provide superior cleaning performance with the added benefit and capability to cleanly separate out organic components for recovery and recycling processes. The process also produces clean wastewater for safe disposal, eliminating the production of additional oilcontaminated hazardous wastes and emulsions. Press release from: Surface Active Solutions Ltd, Earls Rd, Grangemouth, FK3 8XG, UK. Tel: +44 1324 666671. Fax: +44 1324 666689. (31 Oct 2005)
PATENTS Procter & Gamble earns patent for fabric softener Procter and Gamble has earned Patent No US 6,939,844 B2 for a concentrated, biodegradable, quaternary ammonium fabric softener composition having cationic polymers. The method for its preparation is also covered by the patent. The fabric softener has a cationic polymer having a galactomannan gum from around 0.001% to about 10% by weight of the composition. It also contains a silicone at 10% to around 60% by weight of the composition. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Oct 2005, 42 (10), 37
National Starch patents fabric protector National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corp has been awarded Patent No US 6,924,259 B2 for amine copolymers that protect textiles and fabrics. The detergent composition has a copolymer with at least one amine-functional monomer. It also contains ionic and nonionic surfactants. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Oct 2005, 42 (10), 37
Cognis patents new detergent agents Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co has been awarded Patent No US 6,919,305 B2 for solid detergent 5
APPLICATIONS Household & personal care Procter and Gamble use Airspray’s instant foaming technology in Dreft Procter and Gamble is to use Airspray’s instant foaming technology in its washing-up liquid Dreft. The direct-foaming detergent Dreft was introduced in Belgium in Oct 2005 and is currently being launched in The Netherlands. The use of Airspray’s instant foam pump in Dreft follows its application in the American washing-up liquid Dawn and the UK brand Fairy [Focus on Surfactants, Jul 2005], both P&G products. Het Financieele Dagblad, 2 Nov 2005 (Website: http://www.fd.nl/) (in Dutch)
SteroKem Ltd introduces powder detergent SteroKem Ltd unveiled Kemphos 2001, a chlorinated alkaline powder (pink or white) detergent that disinfects, cleans, whitens and deodorizes. The manufacturing process and the chemical reaction offer chlorinated trisodium phosphate as a homogeneous product, where chlorine is present in the product’s molecules. Kemphos 2001’s pH of 11.0-12.5 eliminates fats and proteins and a minimum of a 3.3% chlorine concentrations imparts disinfecting properties and destroy microorganisms. It cleans effectively and offers water-softening properties.
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and fresh without the need for fabric softener. It contains no fibre-altering enzymes than can damage materials, is phosphate-free and its organic surfactants are biodegradable. Its low sudsing formula is also suitable for use in high-efficiency washers. According to Cot’nWash, each DROPP contains enough detergent for an entire load of heavily soiled laundry. The package is put directly in the washer with the laundry, where the packet dissolves in the wash water, releasing the superconcentrated detergent. The company says it uses as little packaging as possible, all packaging materials are recyclable, and no animal testing is used to develop products. Press release from: Cot’nWash Inc, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Tel: +1 610 246 2225. Website: http://www.cotnwash.com (10 Nov 2005)
Other Dai-ichi Kogyo diversifying Chinese business Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku will widen the business operations of its joint venture Tianjin Dai-ichi Fine Chemicals, in Tianjin, China [Focus on Surfactants, Oct 2005]. It is considering full operations within three years of the factory’s completion in Jun 2005. The company also plans to include other items in its product portfolio aside from textile auxiliaries. The new factory, which will double production capacity to around 2400 tonnes/y, will produce water and oil repellents for textiles, softening agents, level dyeing agents and cleaning agents. Japan Chemical Week, 20 Oct 2005, 46 (2339), 11
HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Oct 2005, 42 (10), 93
Cot’nWash launches eco-friendly premeasured detergent Cot’nWash Inc has launched DROPPs™ – Dissolvable, Ready-touse, Organic, Premeasured Packets of super-concentrated laundry detergent that is claimed to clean, soften and maintain the original look of clothing without harming the environment. The company says the detergent has a unique formula that cleans differently from other detergents, fluffing up the fibres from the inside out, so that laundry feels soft JANUARY 2006
Micro-emulsion pioneer scoops top innovation prize The recipient of the £50,000 2005 Gannochy Award for Innovation of the Royal Society of Edinburgh is John Harrison, the founder of Surface Active Solutions Ltd, the Grangemouth-based R&D company that is actively commercializing an innovative, patented specialist cleaning chemical technology, MicroEmulsions technology, on a global basis. The technology is based upon the use of surfactant chemistry with optimized molecular design and formulating techniques that have a
very significant impact in many key areas of industrial application [Focus on Surfactants, Jul 2004]. The technology has the ability to dissolve oil in water and vice versa. These advanced surfactant systems provide superior cleaning performance with the added benefit and capability to cleanly separate out organic components for recovery and recycling processes. The process also produces clean wastewater for safe disposal, eliminating the production of additional oilcontaminated hazardous wastes and emulsions. Press release from: Surface Active Solutions Ltd, Earls Rd, Grangemouth, FK3 8XG, UK. Tel: +44 1324 666671. Fax: +44 1324 666689. (31 Oct 2005)
PATENTS Procter & Gamble earns patent for fabric softener Procter and Gamble has earned Patent No US 6,939,844 B2 for a concentrated, biodegradable, quaternary ammonium fabric softener composition having cationic polymers. The method for its preparation is also covered by the patent. The fabric softener has a cationic polymer having a galactomannan gum from around 0.001% to about 10% by weight of the composition. It also contains a silicone at 10% to around 60% by weight of the composition. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Oct 2005, 42 (10), 37
National Starch patents fabric protector National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corp has been awarded Patent No US 6,924,259 B2 for amine copolymers that protect textiles and fabrics. The detergent composition has a copolymer with at least one amine-functional monomer. It also contains ionic and nonionic surfactants. HAPPI, Household & Personal Products Industry, Oct 2005, 42 (10), 37
Cognis patents new detergent agents Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co has been awarded Patent No US 6,919,305 B2 for solid detergent 5