Abstract
Recent developments in polymer builders and specialty polymers (i.e., soil shield and soil release agents, dye transfer inhibitors) for detergents are reviewed. Attention focuses on polycarboxylates as detergent processing auxiliaries as well as detergent actives under low-temperature washing conditions.
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Bertleff, W., Neumann, P., Baur, R. et al. Aspects of polymer use in detergents. J Surfact Deterg 1, 419–424 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-998-0045-z
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