A GLOBAL
SERVICE TO THE
DETERGENCY
INDUSTRY
Home Care household cleaning products are now among the most widely used chemicals in our homes. The industry is extremely competitive and includes laundry care, dishwasher and hard surface cleaners such as glass cleaners, lime-scale and grease removers, floor cleaners and all-purpose cleaners.
The market is witnessing a marked trend towards environmentally friendly cleaning formulations using ingredients from sustainable resources. AITEX has a multidisciplinary research team working on a wide variety of pilot-scale experimental plants to provide manufacturers with applied research and technological development support and high added-value customised solutions for the cleaning products sector.
WHAT DO WE OFFER TO THE DETERGENCY SECTOR?
A dedicated and fully-equipped laboratory for the analysis and testing of detergency products
Development of research and innovation projects to provide added-value solutions in the detergency sector
Highly specialised technical training for manufacturers in the detergency sector
ECOLABEL SUITABILITY TRIALS FOR USE IN DETERGENTS
Industrial detergent efficiency
> Primary efficiency
Standardised stain removal
>Secondary efficiency (after 25 washes)
Intrinsic greying
Yellowing
Degree of polymerisation (GDP)
Tensile strength
Household detergent efficiency
> Primary efficiency
Standardised stain removal
Degree of whiteness
Domestic detergent efficiency colour (CSD)
> Stain removal
> Degree of whiteness
> Colour degradation
> Colour discharge
Hard surface cleaner efficiency
> Testing cleaning efficiency on surfaces with standardised soiling
>Stain removal efficiency is tested with a standardised sponge or cloth, at a set number of cycles.
>Comparison with an Ecolabel reference product.
Manual dishwasher efficiency
> Demonstrating effectiveness of products intended as manual dishwashers.
LABORATORY TESTS
CHEMICAL TESTS
> Detection of metals
> Detection of REACH-regulated chemical compounds
> Chromatographic, X-ray, infrared spectroscopy detection
> CLP regulated substances
> Migration of food contact packaging
> Total fluorine and fluorocarbons (PFAS) content analysis
ECOTOXICIT
> Toxicity to algae
> Toxicity to crustaceans
> Toxicity to fish embryos
PRODUCT STABILITY TESTS
> Stability study
Accelerated ageing in climatic chamber
> Effectiveness of preservative Challenge Test
> Microbiological tests on detergent products
CUSTOMISED USER TESTS
> Study of the transfer of functional properties to the user’s skin through contact with previously washed clothes and fabrics
> Objective efficiency studies under dermatological control and/or measurement with skin analysers
> Subjective efficiency studies
> Consumer satisfaction studies
ECOLABEL TESTING OF BIODEGRADABILITY IN DETERGENTS
> Greater than 60% biodegradability in 28 days
> Assessment of the organic nature of the product
> Issuance of the biodegradability certificate by AITEX
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R&D AT THE SERVICE OF DETERGENCY
> Formulation and stabilisation of sustainable and biodegradable detergent products.
> Stability studies of new detergent formulations.
> Effectiveness studies for confirming the properties of new detergents through a combination of analytical techniques and user panels.
> Study of ingredients of natural origin in compliance with the labels. Ecolabel and Ecocert.
> Stabilisation of assets in detergent products.
> Development of new sustainable presentation formats.
> Study of the scaling of new detergency formulations.
