20.500.12556/RUL-136775 Influence of hydrogen peroxide on disinfection and soil removal during low-temperature household laundry In the Water, Energy and Waste Directive, the European Commission provides for the use of household washing programmes with lower temperatures (30–40 °C) and lower water consumption. However, low washing temperatures and the absence of oxidising agents in the liquid detergents, and their reduced content in powder detergents, allow biofilm formation in washing machines and the development of an unpleasant odour, while the washed laundry can become a carrier of pathogenic bacteria, posing a risk to human health. The aim of the study was to determine whether the addition of hydrogen peroxide (HP) to liquid detergents in low-temperature household washing allows disinfection of the laundry without affecting the properties of the washed textiles even after several consecutive washes. Fabrics of different colours and of different raw material compositions were repeatedly washed in a household washing machine using a liquid detergent with the addition of 3% stabilised HP solution in the main wash, prewash or rinse. The results of the antimicrobial activity, soil removal activity, colour change and tensile strength confirmed the excellent disinfection activity of the 3% HP, but only if added in the main wash. Its presence did not discolour nor affect the tensile strength of the laundry, thus maintaining its overall appearance. textile care low-temperature washing laundry hygiene hydrogen peroxide disinfection activity soil removal colour difference tensile properties nega tekstilij nizkotemperaturno pranje higiena pranja dezinfekcija vodikov peroksid odstranjevanje madežev barvna razlika natezne lastnosti true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-05-20 10:45:57 2022-05-20 10:45:58 2022-09-15 04:14:19 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 11 str. iss. 1, art. 195 Vol. 27 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 677 1420-3049 10.3390/molecules27010195 92268803 molecules-27-00195.pdf molecules-27-00195.pdf 1 596CF85FED495CE08B20FFD31E09CB4B 739baf2db447cd4713194b831aa8565eae23e341bc4a805fdff1bfaa3e4fc0be 67eb47d4-d81a-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=156556 https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/1/195 1 25bc51de-d819-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=156555 Naravoslovnotehniška fakulteta Zdravstvena fakulteta 0 0 0