RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF LAUND RY DETERGENTS AND CLEANERS

Quite a lot of key developments and innovations have occurred in the d ynamic market of laundry detergents and cleaners in recent years. A de tailed review on changes regarding the composition of-powder and liqui d laundry detergents and their manufacturing technology is presented. Also, differences and common characteristics between compact/supercomp act detergents and conventional detergents are discussed New developme nts with modern washing machines, changing consumer attitudes and wash ing habits as well as official directives regarding environmental comp atibility have exerted quite a considerable influence on the compositi on of modern detergents and their ingredients such as surfactant combi nations, bleach systems and enzyme cocktails Ongoing trends regarding laundry detergents and cleaners as well as future prospects are discus sed.