Detergents & Cleaners

Detergent & cleaners products have represented a constantly growing market. Nowadays, both the legislative context and consumers require the design and the development of safer, ever more performing and eco-friendly detergent & cleaners products. Thus, the qualitative and quantitative characterization of detergent & cleaners becomes ubiquitous to attest compliance i) with regulations requirements and ii) with the claims by producers about the composition, environmental performance and efficiency of their products. One of the most commonly used means for qualitative and quantitative characterization of detergents & cleaners composition is deformulation. It aims to separate, identify and quantify the components of detergents & cleaners products, such as surfactants, chelating agents, catalytic enzymes, various additives, etc. Equipped with a cutting-edge analytical team and successfully deformulated a variety of products, Alfa Chemistry is able to assist you with the deformulation of detergent & cleaners products while providing tailored support and detailed data.

How Can Deformulation Analysis Help You?

Deformulation of detergent & cleaners products provides specific information about the chemical compositions and their interaction of the product that can help you:

Meet Our Services

Alfa Chemistry's deformulation lab has the ability to test a wide range of household and industrial detergents & cleaners products. And we use a range of analytical techniques and traditional extraction methods to identify and quantify all the components in these detergents & cleaners products, including surfactants and various additives.

Detergent & cleaners we deformulate include, but are not limited to:

• Household detergent & cleaners products: Laundry detergents, laundry aids, bleaches, bluing, boosters, fabric softeners, prewash soil and stain removers, automatic dishwasher detergents, hand dishwashing detergents, rinse agents, film removers, rust removers, all-purpose cleaners, abrasive cleansers, specialty cleaners, tile and sink cleaners, metal cleaners, oven cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners, drain openers, rug shampoos, floor detergents, upholstery cleaners…
• Industrial detergent & cleaners products: Boat wash & marine salt neutralizer, concrete & asphalt removers & releases, descalers & coil cleaners, exterior maintenance products, duty truck wash products, industrial cleaners & degreasers, kitchen & food processing cleaners, parts cleaning & metal preparation cleaners products, car wash & detailing products, concrete & floor cleaners, heavy oil cleaning agent, paint remover, oil remover, rust remover, electronic cleaners…

In addition, whether your detergents & cleaners samples are in powders, liquids, foams or gels, Alfa Chemistry can provide you with a deformulation service. In a word, no matter what samples you have, we can help you.

Ingredients contained in detergent & cleaners we analyze include, but are not limited to:

• Surfactants: Alkylbenzene sulfonates (ABS), primary alcohol sulfates (PAS), alkyl ether sulfates (fatty alcohol ether sulfates: FES), fatty alcohol ethoxylate (FAE), ethylene oxide (EO), ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) copolymers, detergent alcohols, linear alkylbenzene (LAB), alcohol sulfates (AS), alcohol ether sulfates (AES), linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), alpha-methyl ester sulfonates (MES), alpha-olefin sulfonates (AOS), paraffin sulfonates (SAS), alcohol ethoxylates (AE), nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE), alkylpolyglucosides (APG), fatty alkanolamides (FAA), fatty amine oxides (FAO), fatty amidopropylamine oxides (FAPAO), N-alkylglucosamide (AGA), alkyl polyglucosamides, alkanolamides…
• Additives: Builders, alkalis, acids, anti-redeposition agents, enzymes, processing aids, bleaching agents, bleach activators, antimicrobial agents, fabric softeners, fragrances, optical brighteners, desiccants, foam regulators, corrosion inhibitors, hydrotropes, chelant, sequestrant, dispersant, anti-redeposition agent, pH modifier, stabilizer, thickener, foam boosters, Ion exchangers, dyes and blueing agents, suds control agents, opacifiers…
• Others: Soften water, solvent…

Techniques and Instruments

Alfa Chemistry uses various techniques and instruments for deformulation of detergents & cleaners, including but not limited to:

How We Proceed?

Please kindly note that our products and services are for research use only.