Active Ingredients

of Cleaning
products at Home
Activity: Word Twist
1.VESARABSI
- Abrasive
2. DIAC CIHOPHSPOR
- Phosphoric Acid
3. SDECNATINIFTS
- Disinfectant
4. GEARDSEGES
- Degreases
5. GERTETDEN
- Detergent 2
 Examples of Cleaning agents
A.Water B. Detergents
- It is extremely easy to - Agents which helps
use, a good solvent for the betterment of
and has stability due cleaning.
to its availability and
- Function as reducing
it is inexpensive.
water surface tension.
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 Examples of Cleaning agents
C. Abrasive D. Degreasers
- Very punitive - Dissolve in protein
cleaning agents, due using strong alkalis.
to its hard and rough - Corrosive that usually
to use since they are damage the surface.
made up of mineral
particles.
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 Examples of Cleaning agents
E. Acids F. Organic solvents
- Compound that - These are specifically
used to remove grease
contains hydrogen
and clean without leaving
that can be replaced a residue, particularly
by a metal. window cleaners and
- It has a sour taste. removal of finger marks
on walls.
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 Examples of Cleaning agents
G. Disinfectants
• Also known as antimicrobial agents.
• Used to destroy bacteria and viruses
by interfering with their metabolism
of destroying their cell walls.
•Ex. Alcohol, sodium hypocrites,
iodine, pine oil phenolics and
quaternary ammonium compounds.
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 Active Ingredients
A. Ammonia
• Naturally occurring,
commonly referred as
household ammonia in
cleaning compounds.
• Colorless and soluble alkali
gas.
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 Active Ingredients
• B. Bleach
• Also known as sodium hypochlorite.
• Oxidizes or breaks down the
molecular bonds of stains and
germs.
• When bleach is mixed with acids it
forms toxic chlorine gas such as
bowl cleaners.
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 Active Ingredients
• D-limonene
- Extracted from citrus rind( neutral
compound)
- Are used as a solvent.
- Can combined with surfactant that
can be used as a rinse able cleaning
solution.