A study of the soil removal and redeposition properties of three commercial detergents from Kenya
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description: "Maintenance of textiles is a common activity in every household all over the world. Laundering is one of the most important aspects and it involves the use of chemical and mechanical energy as well as time. The important contribution of each of these factors in the laundering process varies from one country to another and also among households. In some parts of the world, such as the United States of America and western Europe, most people use washing machines to launder their clothes. This means that less importance is attached to mechanical energy. Whereas in the majority of the developing countries, the stress is on mechanical energy because laundering is done by hand and manual scrubbing. Time is also an important factor in both hand and machine washing. In machine washing, less time is spent on laundering and all the clothes in one load receive equal treatment. This means that heavily soiled vclothes may not be adequately cleaned. Research by Lambert and Sanders (1950) and Kissa (1973) has shown that the removal rate of dirt depends on the length of washing time. Time is not a problem where clothes are washed by hand but as people spend less time in the homes due to socio economic and industrial changes, it will become an important factor. Another important variable is the chemical formulations of the detergents. In developed countries, there is a large variety of detergents to cater for all types of fabrics, and various types and levels of soiling, while in developing countries, the choice is limited to a few varieties. Despite this, there are certain cleaning products such as OmoTM in Kenya, which are preferred by consumers because they are convinced that it performs better than the other laundering products. This preference is very evident from the complaints raised by consumers when there is a shortfall in the production or availability of the favored product even when similar products are readily available. This is the case in Kenya where, due to the aggr…
abstract: "Maintenance of textiles is a common activity in every household all over the world. Laundering is one of the most important aspects and it involves the use of chemical and mechanical energy as well as time. The important contribution of each of these factors in the laundering process varies from one country to another and also among households. In some parts of the world, such as the United States of America and western Europe, most people use washing machines to launder their clothes. This means that less importance is attached to mechanical energy. Whereas in the majority of the developing countries, the stress is on mechanical energy because laundering is done by hand and manual scrubbing. Time is also an important factor in both hand and machine washing. In machine washing, less time is spent on laundering and all the clothes in one load receive equal treatment. This means that heavily soiled vclothes may not be adequately cleaned. Research by Lambert and Sanders (1950) and Kissa (1973) has shown that the removal rate of dirt depends on the length of washing time. Time is not a problem where clothes are washed by hand but as people spend less time in the homes due to socio economic and industrial changes, it will become an important factor. Another important variable is the chemical formulations of the detergents. In developed countries, there is a large variety of detergents to cater for all types of fabrics, and various types and levels of soiling, while in developing countries, the choice is limited to a few varieties. Despite this, there are certain cleaning products such as OmoTM in Kenya, which are preferred by consumers because they are convinced that it performs better than the other laundering products. This preference is very evident from the complaints raised by consumers when there is a shortfall in the production or availability of the favored product even when similar products are readily available. This is the case in Kenya where, due to the aggr…
author: Kandie, Egla J.
language: en
keywords: Detergents--Testing
date published: 2017-04-10T16:23:30Z
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:26:37Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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