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• The laundry department


  - uses different chemicals to achieve the desired cleanliness of the linens used in the hotel.
• Laundry detergents


  Removes stains and dirt

  Hotels use heavy duty detergent
• Alkalize


  Helps in lathering and removing stains by suspending it in water after laundry items have been washed
• Alkalize


  Neutralizes acid stains that makes detergent more effective
• Acid


  removes stains
• Antichlor


  removes excess chlorine from fabric after bleaching
• Chlorine bleach


  used in washable, natural color fiber
• Chlorine bleach


  used to whiten linen and remove residual stains
• Oxidizing bleach


  generally safe for most washable fabrics
• Oxidizing bleach


  remove organic stains such as blood, food stains, perspiration, etc
• Synthetic detergent


  Used to remove oils and grease
• Builders or alkalis


  added to synthetic detergents to soften water and remove oil and grease
• Defoamers


  added to fabric cleaner that removes the suds produced by laundry detergents
• Enzymes


  powdered pepsin that is used to remove protein stains such as blood or perspiration
• Hypochlorite


  used as bleaching agent and disinfectant
• Organic solvents


  used for delicate fabrics
• Sour


  mild acids used to neutralize the alkalinity in fabrics after washing
• Fabric Softener


  used to help in making pressing clothes easier through minimizing static electricity
• Fabric Softener


  used to soften towels and reduce lint
• Starch


  used to add crisp and fresh appearance to table linens
• Starch


  Helps prevent absorption of stain