In line with Unilever’s cleaner choices agenda, they are seeking new technologies/materials that can be used to deliver better/comparable whiteness benefits on fabrics compared to commonly used fluorescers like DASCC*. New technologies/materials should be biodegradable and manufactured using green raw materials.
Main Requirements
- Weight and cost efficient
- Comparable/better performance to fluorescers
- It should not have any gross negative on consumer fabrics (like spotting & staining)
- Compatibility /Stability in powder detergent formulation
Desired Outcome
Material with Green chemistry and biodegradable with single wash whiteness boost as current fluorescers (DASCC)
What We Are Not Interested In
- Technologies that have Safety concerns
- Non-biodegradable materials
- Materials that are not compatible with detergent powders
*DASCC: Diamino stilbene cyanuric chloride