The Science Of Cleaning
Use the Power of Chemistry to Clean Smarter, Easier, and Safer
- 2022 La Scienza delle Pulizie, Dario Bressanini, PhD
- 2024 english edition . 648.5 BRE Tigard Library
- p121 Not all clothes need to be washed every time we wear them
- each wash reduces garment's life span - let it air out
- p124 wash t-shirts and jeans inside out, protect colored side from abrasion
p125 "make colors brighter" -> products with cellulase enzyme -> detaches diffusive microfibrils after several washings
- p125 specially formulated laundry detergents for black fabrics
- p150 washing dishes by hand consumes 3 times more water than a dishwasher
- p152 Dishwasher mechanical action 85% of cleaning, then water temperature, then surfactants in detergent
- p154 higher bacterial contamination in hand-washed dishes, usually from dish-towel drying
- p154 Eco-mode dishwasher consumes 0.8 kWh despite lasting for four hours
- p154 rinsing dishes before putting in dishwasher is pointless and uses more water than necessary
- p155 face dishes into the spray - tilt glasses and point plates towards sprayer
- p161 Use detergents with certifications: Green Seal, ECOLOGO, or EPA Safer Choice
- p162 rinse agents complicated mixtures, not "make at home"
- p163 filter should be removed and cleaned regularly
- p163 tomato residues troublesome, pigments not water soluble, absorbed by plastic in same dishwasher load
- p163 unblock holes in rotating arms with a toothpick
p165 Cloudy glasses
- p165 multifunctional detergents or rinse aids protective against inorganic film deposits or glass dissolving
p166 Josephine Garis Cochrane patented the modern dishwasher in 1886.
- p167 Hand-washing dishes responsible for 50% of home faucet water use
- one dishwasher cycle uses 4 gallons, hand-washing uses 3 gallons per person per day
- hand dish soaps: nonionic surfactants gentler to skin than anionic one, amphoteric surfactants even better