Detergent powders use soluble salts heavily as part of their composition. There is a need to reduce chemicals used in the composition. This can be potentially achieved by including higher levels of water without impacting physical properties of detergent powder.
Main Requirements
- Water soluble salt hydrates that have significant amount of water associated with them (at least 50% by weight)
- Stability: raw material, in detergent powder and under high temperature and humidity
- Commercially viable process to make salt hydrates with good scalability (e.g. with right layering aids and processing steps)
- Cost of salt hydrate should be similar to current salts used in detergent powders
Desired Outcome
- Detergent powders with significantly high level of water without any issues in processing and shelf life
- Feasibility of inclusion across different powder processing routes
What We Are Not Interested In
- Ingredients and impurities in materials with Safety concerns
- Already known gelling polymers and insoluble materials