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Lookup NU author(s): Marcellino D'Avino, Professor David FultonORCiD
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© 2025 The Author(s). Journal of Applied Polymer Science published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. Polymers play an important role within modern laundry formulations, enhancing their cleaning performance by aiding in the release of soil from textiles and helping to prevent soil resettling upon the textiles during washing. Most of these polymers are derived from non-renewable petrochemical sources; however, a combination of factors, including consumer preferences and commitments by manufacturers to reduce carbon footprints of products while continually improving performance, is driving the search for alternatives. In this context, polysaccharides derived from renewable resources (mainly plants, fungi, algae, lichen) offer promising potential as platforms for the development of new cleaning agents. Here, we provide an extensive overview of recent advances in polysaccharide-based laundry additives by focusing on synthesis, composition, and their soil release and anti-redeposition properties. We also present a brief overview of technical methods commonly used to evaluate the performance of polymer additives. We hope this review will be a useful aid to those who wish to make contributions to a future with more renewable feedstocks for the fabric care industry.
Author(s): D'Avino M, Coelho CTP, Si G, Sivik MR, Fulton DA
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Year: 2025
Pages: Epub ahead of print
Online publication date: 14/03/2025
Acceptance date: 24/02/2025
ISSN (print): 0021-8995
ISSN (electronic): 1097-4628
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56968
DOI: 10.1002/app.56968
Data Access Statement: The data that supports the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article.
