Standard Detergents – Why Use Standard Detergents?

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2003 Standard Reference Liquid Detergent
This liquid detergent has been manufactured according to AATCC specifications to meet the need for testing using a liquid detergent. The detergent is available both with optical brighteners and without. Both detergents are packaged in 3.5 gallon containers with pouring spouts.
2003 Standard Liquid Reference Detergent Order No. 08803
2003 Standard Liquid Reference Detergent WOB Order No. 08804

1993 Standard Reference Detergent WOB (Without Optical Brightener)
This detergent has been manufactured to AATCC specifications and can be used in tests requiring accelerated home laundering (AATCC Test Method 61). This detergent contains NO PHOSPHATE. Since home laundering detergents vary from geographic location to geographic location, the use of a standard detergent will allow test results to be compared between laboratories without the detergent being a variable in the process. This detergent does not contain optical brighteners which could interfere with the evaluation of color change. This granular detergent is packaged in a 24lb plastic container. Order No. 8349A


1993 Standard Reference Detergent

This detergent has been manufactured to AATCC specifications and can be used in a variety of AATCC Test Methods. This detergent contains NO PHOSPHATE. Since home laundering detergents vary from geographic location to geographic location, the use of a standard detergent will allow test results to be compared between laboratories without the detergent being a variable in the process. This detergent contains optical brighteners. This granular detergent is packaged in a 24 lb container. Order No. 9145A


Activated Oxygen Bleach w/Activator

This is the activated oxygen bleach Sodium nonanoyloxybenzene sulfonate (SNOBS) specified in AATCC Test Method 190, Colorfastness to Home Laundering with Activated Oxygen Bleach Detergent: Accelerated. Also includes the bleach activator Sodium Perborate monohydrate (PB1). Order No. 8372

This is also available as 1000 g NOBS & 75 g PB1. Order No. 8372A


AATCC Detergent 171

This detergent is used in a laboratory procedure to clean textile floor coverings by a technique simulating cleaning of installed floor coverings by hot water extraction, sometimes erroneously called "steam cleaning." The laboratory procedure is described in AATCC Test Method 171, Carpets: Cleaning of; Hot Water Extraction Method. Order No. 8722