04/03/2025 Seminars

Oxone™, also known as potassium peroxymonosulfate (KMPS), has been widely used in electronics, oral care, and water treatment applications for decades. It provides strong oxidizing activity and fast reaction kinetics with low environmental impact compared to alternative chemistries such as sodium percarbonate and chlorine. Recent work in our laboratory has demonstrated several potential applications of Oxone™ in home care, particularly for textiles, dishwashing, and hard surface cleaning. Oxone™ is odorless, gives excellent performance against hard to treat stains, and is effective even at low temperatures. This presentation will introduce Oxone™ for home care applications, summarize our recent results, and provide recommended applications for future formulations.

During this lecture, we will present several initiatives taken by Syensqo (formerly part of Solvay group) to improve the environmental impact of homecare consumer goods through actions on origin of raw materials (circularity), usage of products (performance improvements) and product end of life (biodegradability).

On the raw material sourcing side, we will show how application of circularity principles allows to improve the sustainability profile of homecare ingredients not only from the carbon footprint
standpoint, but also on other sustainability aspects such as land use, water usage, etc. Syensqo’s approach is based on upcycling of waste or low-value byproducts from the oleochemical or petrochemical value chain to manufacture homecare ingredients that have the same final specifications and performance than standard products, but with a much lower overall environmental footprint.

On the usage side, we will introduce new data supporting the positive environmental impact of
adding Syensqo’s performance ingredients to laundry detergents. The largest impact of laundry on carbon footprint is in heating water in washing machines. By adding specific polymers to laundry liquid, we show that it is possible to reduce laundry washing temperature down to cold water wash while maintaining an excellent level of stain and odor removal, comparable and in some instances higher than what is obtained at standard 40°C washing temperature without performance additives.

On the end of life side, we will present Syensqo’s biodegradable by design approach wherein new polymers are specifically tailored to bring the performance of fully synthetic non-biodegradable polymers while having structural weaknesses that allow improved biodegradability and non-persistence in the environment. We will discuss application examples in the hard surface care category.

Gli ingredienti multifunzionali, o Multifunctionals, acquisiscono sempre più interesse tra i formulatori del settore detergenza, questo grazie alla loro capacità di apportare in formula più di una funzionalità, o di poter performare in diverse tipologie di prodotto finito.
Le caratteristiche dei Multifunctionals sposano così facilmente le crescenti richieste e sfide del mercato: la performance dell’ingrediente mantiene un ruolo chiave, ma oggi i consumatori ricercano sempre maggiormente soluzioni sostenibili che funzionino con efficienza e al contempo contengano i costi. L’utilizzo degli ingredienti multifunzionali è la risposta a queste richieste: essi combinano un ottimo livello di efficacia ed innovazione, con un buon profilo di sostenibilità, rendendo così la vita del formulatore più semplice! IMCD introduce nuove soluzioni multifunzionali, da diversi fornitori, che combinando perfettamente un buon livello di performance, un profilo sostenibile e la semplificazione del processo produttivo. Vieni a scoprire le soluzioni Multifunctional IMCD per elevare le tue performance!

The ongoing positive approval process of many biocidal actives puts additional strain on the creation of disinfectant formulations and their timely registration, in multiple countries, with medium to long term registration procedures. The presentation discusses the use of biocidal actives, which are further down the timeline for registration, which allows more time for formulation work and the subsequent registration processes. In addition, the presentation discusses new disinfectant cleaner formulations for biodegradable and synthetic wipes and ready-to-use applications with a quick mode of action (within one minute), excellent material compatibility and a very good dermatological profile for both professional and consumer end users.

Discover our QUATIN® technology – a cationic biopolymer derived from chicory root inulin. This innovative ingredient provides surface hydrophilization properties, enhancing the anti-spotting and filming performance of auto-dish detergents and boosting the cleaning power of hard surface cleaners.

By making surfaces more hydrophilic, it prevents limescale spots and soil build-up, resulting in a superior shine. This enables formulators to create phosphonate- and acrylate-free formulations without sacrificing performance, while boosting sustainability. Switch to QUATIN® and stand out in the market while experiencing the future of cleaning today!