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Enabling Choices for Sparkling Glasses and Dishes with Trilon® M and Trilon® Ultimate

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Channel: BASF · 2016 · Science & Technology

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To achieve perfectly clean and sparkling glasses and dishes, consumers trust in their automatic dishwashing detergent. A balanced formulation of the numerous ingredients is necessary to ensure excellent cleaning results. One of these components are chelating agents. Together with other compounds, such as polymers they bind the water-hardness ions (Ca2+ and Mg2+), which would otherwise leave scale on the washed dishes. 

In conventional dishwashing tablets, phosphate fulfilled this function. However, EU regulations stipulate that phosphate will be virtually prohibited for this application in Europe from 2017 because of environmental concerns. In the United States, 16 states have already banned phosphate for this application since 2010. 

Experts at BASF have been researching and developing alternatives to phosphate in anticipation of the new regulation. The alternative was found in Trilon® M. The high-performance alternative to phosphate prevents scale on the washed dishes and improves the overall cleaning performance. At the same time, it is readily biodegradable and fulfills the criteria of the EU-Ecolabel. The innovative product is based on methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA) and is available globally in liquid and solid form for dishwashing tablets and gels. Consumers can thus enjoy sparkling glasses and dishes with every dishwashing cycle while protecting the environment. 

More information at: http://www.homecare-and-i-and-i.basf.com

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