USAGE OF BIOSURFACTANTS AS ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY DETERGENTS FOR TEXTILE PRODUCTS CLEANING

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the resource-saving technologies of cleaning the textiles in the aquatic environment. As a resource-saving technology the use of biosurfactant compositions replacing traditional detergents was chosen. These technologies are characterized by high quality cleaning the textile garments, reduced time of operations, reduction of the costs of chemicals and energy, improvement of environmental safety of the process and and also allow to extend the shelf life of products. Resource-saving cleaning technologies (washing, aqua cleaning) have been improved and recommendations for their application have been developed, considering changes in the operational properties of new generation textiles, which will extend the service life of new generation textiles, save operational properties, enable their eco-recycling (reuse) and reduce the impact on the environment and human health through the use of biosurfactant compositions. Innovative compositions of biosurfactants with a synergistic effect in micelle formation were elaborated. Steric factor associated with the rational packaging of biosurfactants molecules in mixed micelles, as well as the possibility of forming micelles of optimal composition can influence synergistic effect. The use of elaborated compositions of biosurfactants in washing processes offers several environmental and health advantages. The complex research of influencing parameters of chemical-technological processes and properties of washing compositions on the basis of correlations the products of new generation were developed that provides improvement of quality of removal of contaminations from textiles and process safety. It is proved that the application of the developed resource-saving technologies saves 10 liters of water per cleaning cycle, 0.0348 kWh of electricity, and 0.142 hours of working time.