Comparative life cycle assessment for the manufacture of bio-detergents.

ABSTRACT: The increasing consumption of cleaning products deteriorates water resources due to harmful components such as phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) compounds, oils, bleach, and acids, typical compounds in traditional detergents. The use of biodegradable detergents as an environmentally friendly alternative has been proposed in different regions. In Colombia, resolution 1770/2018 sets a minimum biodegradability rate of 60% for the surfactants present in liquid detergents, which would reduce to a similar extent the impacts on water after their use. However, the environmental impacts of the supply chain of these detergents and their raw materials have not been evaluated so far. This study presents an environmental life cycle assessment of petroleum-based liquid detergents and a comparison to tradi

SUBMITTER: Villota-Paz JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10017589 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature