Formulation of laundary detergent using enzymes thesis
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enzymes used in detergents are protein catalysts that consist of long chains of amino acids. They are similar to protein catalysts present in all living cellswhere they control metabolic processes, convert food nutrients to simplemolecules, convert these molecules to energy and to new cell material. Ascatalysts; enzymes speed up specific chemical reactions, in mild conditions of temperature and pH, without being altered or consumed in the process.Consequently, small quantities of enzyme can repeatedly catalyze the breakdown of millions of molecules in minutes. Enzymes function optimally indetergents at temperatures of 20 - 60C and within a pH range of pH 7.5 - 10.5.The performance of enzymes in detergents depends on number of factors,including the detergent’s composition, type of stains to be removed, washtemperature, washing procedure and wash-water hardness. To help formulatorsoptimize enzymatic detergent washing efficiency, Specialty Enzymes provideswash laboratory technical services. In our wash laboratory, customer, basedetergents are evaluated on standard soils in both a model wash system (Terg-O-Tometer) and in full-scale household washing machines
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