Solution Approach
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Typical Formulation Workflow
1
Application & Soil Assessment
Define the cleaning task, surfaces, soils, and water hardness, plus the safety and regulatory profile for the use environment.
2
Surfactant & Builder Selection
Match surfactants, builders, solvents, chelants, acids or alkalis, and preservatives to the soil, surface compatibility, and label claims.
3
Formulation & Use-Dilution Trial
Optimize the actives ratio and use dilution, checking foam, clarity, stability, and performance at the in-use concentration.
4
Performance & Stability Validation
Confirm cleaning efficacy, storage and freeze-thaw stability, and packaging compatibility before scale-up.
Recommended Chemistries (4)
Sodium Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate (LAS)
CAS 68411-30-3
Surfactants
Workhorse anionic for powder laundry detergent globally
Primary anionic detergent; emulsifies and roll-up-removes oily/greasy soils, the working surfactant covering the grease half of the soil load
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Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate (SLES)
CAS 68891-38-3
Surfactants
Cleaning / Degreasing
High-foaming anionic with good hardness tolerance that wets fabric and lifts loosened grease into solution
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Sodium Perborate MH
CAS 10332-33-9
Acids & Salts
Cleaning / Degreasing
3377 (Sodium perborate monohydrate) · Class Sodium perborate releases hydrogen peroxide in the wash to oxidize bleachable proteinaceous stains (blood, grass, food), the non-enzymatic route to protein-soil removal when no protease is available
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Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash)
CAS 497-19-8
Acids & Salts
Water softener and alkaline builder for powder and liquid laundry
Wash-liquor alkalinity that saponifies fatty/greasy soils and peptizes/swells protein films so surfactants can carry them away, the alkaline builder leg backstopping the missing enzymes
Melting Point: 856 °C Boiling Point: Decomposes on heating by CO2 loss Density: 2.54 g/cu cm
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Related Product Families
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Anionic Surfactants
LAS, SLES, SLS, and AOS — the primary cleaning workhorses for laundry detergent, liquid dish, hard surface cleaners, and shampoos
DetergencyFoamingWettingEmulsification
13 chemistries
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Alkaline Builders & pH Adjusters
Caustic soda, soda ash, silicates, and amine-based alkaline systems for laundry, industrial, and floor-stripping applications
pH AdjustmentSoil EmulsificationWater Softening
16 chemistries
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