Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mukesh Tanwar, Mousumi Debnath, Sharmista Debnath, Priyanka Sharma, Anoop Mukhopadhay, Nipun Kakar, Seeram Ramakrishna
Summary: Extremophilic microbial proteases are valuable sources of detergent additives due to their stability and activity. Immobilization techniques can improve product yield and stability, making them ideal for use in laundry detergents.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Esma Hande Alici, Gulnur Arabaci
Summary: The potential of strawberry-derived protease as a component of laundry detergent is investigated. The enzyme shows high stability in the presence of surfactants and oxidizing agents commonly used in detergents. It is also compatible with different commercial detergents and improves their washing performance. Therefore, this enzyme is a strong candidate for use in laundry detergent formulations.
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Tomasz Kalak, Krzysztof Gasior, Daria Wieczorek, Ryszard Cierpiszewski
Summary: The study showed that the addition of SB3C16 sulfobetaine can significantly improve the cleaning ability of liquid laundry detergents, leading to a noticeable enhancement in detergency efficiency without causing serious damage to the fabric.
TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Allergy
Arturo O. Rinaldi, Manru Li, Elena Barletta, Paolo D'Avino, Duygu Yazici, Yagiz Pat, Siobhan Ward, Daniel Burla, Ge Tan, Nima Askary, Rasmus Larsson, Jeremy Bost, Huseyn Babayev, Raja Dhir, Nicolas Gaudenzio, Mubeccel Akdis, Kari Nadeau, Cezmi A. Akdis, Yasutaka Mitamura
Summary: The study demonstrated that household laundry detergents and SDS impaired the epidermal barrier in both in vivo and ex vivo human skin models. Daily exposure to detergents may lead to skin barrier disruption and contribute to the development of atopic diseases. Laundry detergents caused reduced electrical impedance, disrupted major pathways involved in skin barrier integrity, and induced inflammation.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Keita Yamashita, Zhendong Liu, Kenta Iyoki, Ching-Tien Chen, Shoko Miyagi, Yutaka Yanaba, Yusuke Yamauchi, Tatsuya Okubo, Toru Wakihara
Summary: The study demonstrates that ion-exchanged mordenite zeolites have high capacities for N2O adsorption under ambient conditions, providing insights for establishing a zeolite-based adsorption system.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Eduardo Perez-Botella, Benjamin Claessens, Susana Valencia, Fernando Rey, Joeri F. M. Denayer
Summary: The adsorptive vapour phase separation of 1-butanol from a synthetic ABE mixture using pure silica zeolites with different pore structure and topology showed that Si-STT zeolite has remarkable selectivity towards 1-butanol, unaffected by the presence of water or CO2, and is an excellent and robust adsorbent for achieving high purity and recovery rates in conditions close to ABE fermenter headspace.
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Tomasz Kalak, Paula Knast, Joanna Piepiorka-Stepuk
Summary: The study found that increasing the concentration of laundry detergents and surfactants led to a gradual improvement in detergency. The addition of AOT showed a positive effect on washing effectiveness, with an average increase of about 1.9% (AOT-L1) and 3.3% (AOT-L2), along with a significant reduction in foaming capacity of solutions. Synergistic effects were observed in solutions with higher concentrations.
JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Oi Wah Liew, Felic Fanusi, Jessica Yan Xia Ng, Bintou Ahmadou Ahidjo, Samantha Shi Min Ling, Shera Lilyanna, Jenny Pek Ching Chong, Angeline Eng Siew Lim, Wei Zheng Lim, Sindhu Ravindran, Justin Jang Hann Chu, Shir Lynn Lim, Arthur Mark Richards
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy of different methods, including heat, detergents, and solvent-detergent combinations, for inactivating SARS-CoV-2 in plasma and their impact on immunoassays. The solvent-detergent treatment using 0.3% TNBP/1% Triton X-100 was found to be compatible with more than half of the immunoassays tested and effectively reduced the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in plasma.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Se Jeong Lim, Young-Kwon Park, Hyein Kim, Jihye Kwon, Hye Mi Moon, Yeonsook Lee, Atsushi Watanabe, Norio Teramae, Hajime Ohtani, Young-Min Kim
Summary: This study introduces a new method for the identification and quantification of synthetic microfibers emitted from textiles during the laundering process. The method involves the filtration of laundry wastewater, solvent extraction, and pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The results show that blended textiles produce a larger amount of microplastics compared to single textiles.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Agata Rocka, Faustyna Piedel, Dominika Madras, Paulina Krawiec, Elzbieta Pac-Kozuchowska
Summary: Accidental exposure to LDC usually occurs in children younger than 5 years. Although the majority of cases had mild or moderate clinical outcomes, ingestion of LDC may lead to some severe consequences.
JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Barbora Hudcova, Marek Osacky, Martina Vitkova, Aikaterini Mitzia, Michael Komarek
Summary: The study compared the adsorption efficiency and mechanisms of different types of zeolites for zinc (II), showing that synthetic zeolites had higher adsorption amount and binding strength than perlite by-product zeolites and natural zeolites, with natural zeolites mainly acting through cation exchange.
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Samer Abdulridha, Rongxin Zhang, Shaojun Xu, Aleksander Tedstone, Xiaoxia Ou, Jiacheng Gong, Boyang Mao, Mark Frogley, Carlo Bawn, Zhaoxia Zhou, Xinran Zhang, Sarayute Chansai, Stuart M. Holmes, Christopher Hardacre, Arthur A. Garforth, Sihai Yang, Yilai Jiao, Xiaolei Fan
Summary: A low-cost and highly energy efficient microwave-assisted chelation method was developed for the post-synthetic modification of synthetic zeolites, leading to the formation of hierarchical structures within minutes. The hierarchical Y zeolites prepared using this method exhibited exceptional specific external surface areas and mesopore volumes, showing significantly improved catalytic activities in reactions involving large substrates like catalytic cracking and hydrocracking of plastics.
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Kaiwen Xue, Yan Mo, Baojun Long, Wen Wei, Changsheng Shan, Shaojun Guo, Li Niu
Summary: Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have drawn extensive attention due to their high catalytic activity and selectivity, high utilization of metal atoms, and cost reduction. Ordered porous materials (OPMs) serve as promising carriers for stabilizing single atoms by tuning their geometric and electronic structures through interactions, enhancing the catalytic activity. The development of SACs based on OPMs such as zeolites, metal-organic frameworks, and ordered mesoporous materials has been rapidly advancing, providing opportunities and challenges for developing novel catalysts with superior catalytic performances in the future.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Bozena Kozera-Sucharda, Barbara Gworek, Igor Kondzielski, Jozef Chojnicki
Summary: The study found that synthetic zeolites 3A and 10A were most effective in simultaneously removing lead and copper from aqueous solutions, while smectite showed the best performance in dealing with long-term pollution with Pb2+ and Cu2+. Based on the DKR isotherm energy analysis, it was determined that the dominant adsorption mechanism on the tested mineral sorbents was physisorption, except for kaolinite which showed ion exchange as the dominant mechanism.
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Tomasz Kalak, Ryszard Cierpiszewski, Aleksandra Galka, Joanna Piepiorka-Stepuk, Daria Wieczorek
Summary: The study utilized colorimetric analysis based on a CIELab system to evaluate the detergency of commercial liquid laundry detergents before and after modification with the sulfobetaine SB3C14. Results showed that increasing detergent concentration led to gradual improvement in detergency, with the addition of sulfobetaine further enhancing washing properties.