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Low‐water laundering
Author(s) -
Jacobsen Ronald L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of surfactants and detergents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1558-9293
pISSN - 1097-3958
DOI - 10.1007/s11743-999-0106-3
Subject(s) - washer , agitator , laundry , chemistry , current (fluid) , pulp and paper industry , waste management , chromatography , engineering , mass transfer , electrical engineering
Abstract High‐efficiency clothes washers, or front‐loading tumbler washers, use much less water and energy for a complete wash cycle than agitator washers. Washing comparably sized loads in less water creates challenges for laundry detergents. This paper reviews federal government efforts to increase washer efficiency, operating dynamics of the tumbler vs. the current agitator washer, the impact on detergent formulation, and the current status of high‐efficiency washer adoption by U.S. consumers.