The present study was concerned with the selection of suitable surfactant for the production of alpha amylase by Bacillus subtilis GCBM-25 in 250 ml shake flask containing 50 ml of fermentation medium. Different surfactants (laundry soap, detergent powder, sulphonic acid, acyle benzene sulphonic acid, liquid soap, Tween 80, sodium silicate, bath soap, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium lauryl ethe...

Nowadays, there is a tendency of use of low temperature in laundry cleaning for both environmental and economical reasons, which makes the use of enzymes in detergent products indispensable. Since lipases are efficient catalyst both in solution and at the water-liquid interface, they are potentially suitable for lipid stain removal applications in industrial laundry and household detergents. Th...

OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical presentations and management of detergent pod ingestion at a tertiary children's hospital. STUDY DESIGN Case series. METHODS A retrospective chart review of children diagnosed with detergent pod ingestion from June 2010 and March 2015. RESULTS Nine cases of detergent pod ingestion were included over a 5-year period. The average age was 26.3 months (rang...