Enzymes in Detergency

Offers an integrated overview of enzyme use in household detergents, from product development and manufacturing to safety and health-related issues. The text details the major types of enzymes, structure-function relationships, life cycle analyses, protein-engineering techniques, cleaning mechanisms, and past, present and future applications.

List of contents

Enzymes in detergency, past to present: historical overview; detergent enzymes' market; enzymes - their applications and biochemical characterization. Enzymes in HDDs. Proteases: application of proteases in detergents; development of new proteases for detergents. Lipases: application of lipases in detergents; development of new lipases. Cellulases: application of cellulases that contribute to colour revival and softening in detergents; developments of new cellulases. Amylases: application of amylases in detergents; development of new amylases. Enzymes in automatic-dishwashing detergents: application of enzyme in automatic-dishwashing detergents. Manufacturing and safety aspects of detergents enzymes: manufacturing and downstream processing of detergent enzymes; formulation of detergent enzymes; worker safety - how to establish site enzyme capability; life cycle assessment of proteases used in detergents. Future developments: outlook and expectations.

About the author

Jan H. van Ee, Onno Misset

Product details

• Assisted by: Jan H van Ee (Editor), Jan H. van Ee (Editor), Onno Misset (Editor), Misset Onno (Editor), Jan H. van Ee (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.1997
• EAN: 9780824799953
• ISBN: 978-0-8247-9995-3
• No. of pages: 404
• Weight: 725 g
• Series: Surfactant Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, biochemistry, Enzymology, Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering, Detergents technology