Corn: a new ingredient for detergents? From: Agricultural Research | Date: April 1, 2007| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2007 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A greener future could be in store for laundry and dishwashing detergents, thanks to new, environmentally friendly ingredients developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and Folia Inc., of Birmingham, Alabama.

Under a 4-year cooperative agreement, the ARS-Folia team has developed detergent additives called "cobuilders" that prevent buildup of crusty deposits known as "scale." In hard-water regions, scale can cause harm ranging from discolored clothing and cloudy dishes to diminished cooling and washer damage.

Phosphate-based cobuilders were once used to ...

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