Since its creation in June 2002, this group has been working on the formulation of specific detergents for different types of dirt, optimizing cleaning efficiency and minimizing environmental impact. The projects in which work has been carried out have covered three fundamental fields of study: physical-chemical characterization and ecotoxicological characterization (determination of biodegradation and toxicity) of surfactants and their mixtures; study of the activity and stability of enzymes in the presence of surfactants and study of the dirt removal efficiency of the formulations.
It is a consolidated group, which works in collaboration with the TEP -212 group with the common objective of obtaining highly efficient detergent formulations with low environmental impact.
The interests of the group at present are the encapsulation of additives to include them in detergent formulations; analysis of dermal irritability of compounds likely to be in contact with the skin; studies of the interaction between nanoparticles/surfactants and microplastics/surfactants, in order to know the fate of these emerging contaminants; and use of ozone for cleaning and disinfection, as well as improving the degradation of washing water.