Comparative analysis of some Bangladeshi detergents

Hossain, Md. Sazzad; Rana, Vincenzo; Khandaker, T

doi:10.3329/bjsir.v52i4.34818

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“…Phosphorous is one of the abundant elements found on earth's crust in the form of phosphate, which plays a crucial role in the biochemical process. Phosphates are used in detergents as builders or chelating agents in the form of sodium tripolyphosphate or sodium pyrophosphate, which remove Calcium and Magnesium ions present in hard water, thereby making it soft and increasing the efficiency of surfactants (Hossain et al, 2017). A large amount of phosphate is passed into water bodies by household waste discharge, detergents, sugar industries, and fertilizers which flourishaquaticvegetation and phytoplankton.…”

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Spectrophotometric Determination of Phosphates in Detergent Samples Available in Tansen, Palpa

Thapa

Khadka

2023

Tribhuvan J.

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Phosphate is primarily used as a builder in detergents, which helps soften hard water, thereby increasing the cleansing power of detergents. Extensive discharge of phosphate from detergents leads to eutrophication of surface water bodies. This work aims to assess the amount of phosphate present in detergent samples available in Tansen, Palpa, and compare its concentration between local and foreign detergents. Phosphate in detergent samples can be determined by the molybdenum blue phosphorus method using a spectrophotometer. The experimental process relies on forming a phosphomolybdate blue complex with ammonium molybdate and the subsequent reduction of the complex by hydrazine hydrate in an aqueous sulphuric acid medium. The system obeys Beer-Lambert’s law at 830 nm in the concentration range of 2-16 ppm. In this study, the phosphate concentration in local detergents (Dhoni, Light, V-Series, Nirma, Upahar, Patanjali, Rin Shakti and Dr Jhatka) varied from 15.54-33.03 ppm, and that of foreign detergents (Wheel, Super Check, Surf Excel, Tide and Ariel) ranged from 23.81- 32.65 ppm. The amount of phosphate was compared between local and foreign detergent samples using the student's t-test, which revealed no significant difference between them. The results obtained from the study disclosed that the detergents under investigation are within the permissible limits of phosphate. However, non- phosphate-based builders can be used to discourage the use of phosphate in detergents.

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