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Optical bleaches in soaps and detergents
Author(s) -
Villaume F. G.
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02637961
Subject(s) - chemistry , polymer science
Summary In this discussion a brief history of optical bleaches and some chemical aspects of brightener structures have been presented. A description has been given of the behavior of optical bleaches in soaps and detergents and of several methods by which they are evaluated. It has been attempted to show the various choices a soap or detergent manufacturer has with the current commercially available brighteners. The differences between these brighteners as to substantivity, degree of exhaustion, fastness properties, etc., have been pointed out. Also it has been shown that certain brighteners differ in behavior with variations in the detergent formulation and washing procedures.