Egyptian Standards

ES: 1643/ 2016

LIQUID DETERGENTS CLOTHING AND TEXTILES

Arab Republic of Egypt

Egyptian Organization for Standardization & Quality

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Approval Date: 31/8/2016

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ES: 1643/ 2016

Introduction

This Egyptian Standard 1643/2016, concerning liquid detergents clothing and textiles, is
technically identical with the following European directives:

European directives Directives

General Product Safety Directives EEC 59/92
Biodegradability EEC 404/73
EEC405/73
EEC 242/82
Label EEC542/89
Hazardous Materials EEC 548/67
Hazardous Preparations EEC 379/88
Lists of permissible and impermissible materials in cosmetic and soap EEC1223/2009
products
Scientific Books Text Book of Qualitative Chemical Analysis
Saudi Standards No. 2803/2009, with the addition of some items, shall cancel and
supersede its latest version of 2006

This Egyptian Standard has been prepared by Compliance Committee No (2/5)

concerning detergents and soap.
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LIQUID DETERGENTS CLOTHING AND TEXTILES

1. Scope
This Egyptian standard is concerned with the requirements that must be met in liquid
detergents, highly and limited foaming gel to be used in washing clothes and textiles of
all kinds in ordinary and automatic washing machines, as well as test methods.
2. Complimentary Standards
2.1 Egyptian Standard No. 4900 for washing powders.
2.2 Egyptian Standard No. 6910 for the labeling for industrial detergents and cleaning
products".
2.3 International Standard
IS0/4313
Washing powders – Determination of total phosphorus (V) oxide content – Quinoline
phosphomolybdate gravimetric method.
3. Description
It shall be in form of liquid, emulsion or gel.
4. General Requirements
The following conditions shall be met in the detergent:
1.4 It shall be homogeneous, constant under normal conditions, without any solid or
liquid substances separating from it, and with no deposition or turbidity.
4.2 It shall have an acceptable odor.
4.3 It shall be suitable for use in hard and soft water.
4.4 It shall be easy to rinse with water.
4.5 It may include optical brightener, enhancements, and permitted colored materials to
be announced.
4.6 It shall not have a harmful effect on hands when used according to item 7.7.
5. Chemical Properties
The following properties shall be met in industrial detergents used for washing all
kinds of clothes:
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5.1 The active substance must be determined according to the Egyptian standard No. 6910
referred to in item 2.1.
5.2 PH of the product shall be without dilution from 7 to 10.
5.3 In case of using silicates calculated as silicon dioxide, they shall not exceed 5%.
5.4 In case of using phosphorous calculated as phosphorus oxide, it shall not exceed 10%.
6. Methods of Sampling
A three samples are taken for testing and examining, so that each sample shall not be less
than 500 ml.
6.1 First sample shall be sent to the laboratory for testing.
6.2 Second sample shall be kept at the authority from which it was drawn.
6.3 Third sample shall be kept at the authority that took the samples.
7.Methods of Examination and Testing
7.1 Determination test of the percent of total active substances:
7.1 Determination of the percent of active substance as a soluble substance in alcohol:
1.7.1.1 Used Solutions:
Ethyl alcohol neutralized with phenol phthalene with a concentration of at least 95%.
7.1.1.2 Method:
7.1.1.2.1 2 gm ±0.1 gm of the sample shall be accurately weighed and transferred to a long type
cup.

7.1.1.2.2 100 mm of neutralized ethyl alcohol is added to the sample in the covered cup
and heated on a water bath for 15 minutes with stirring at intervals and then left the
sample for a few minutes until it stabilizes.
7.1.1.2.3 Pure portion of surface alcohol shall be carefully filtered in a weighted Gooch
crucible or by two filter papers, and the substance filted is received in a conical flask with
a capacity of 300 ml of weight.
7.1.1.2.4 25 ml of hot ethyl alcohol 95% shall be added at three times, and the previous
extraction shall be repeated with each time.
7.1.1.2.5 Remaining alcohol shall be evaporated in the deposit and then dissolved in an
amount not exceeding 5 ml of hot distilled water, then 50 ml of neutralized absolute
alcohol shall be added to re-deposition the insoluble substances in the alcohol.
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7.1.2.2.6 It shall be heated to a boiling point on a water bath, then the deposit shall be
transferred an amount to gooch crucible along with washing with alcohol 95% several
times, and note that if a few centimeters of washing are evaporated on a glass for an hour,
no traces of it should be left, and it is necessary to keep the residue in the crucible wet all
the time to prevent cracking of the sediments produced in the case of incomplete
washing.
7.1.1.2.7 Alcoholic filtrate and the product of the washes shall be collected in a cup, then the
alcohol shall be completely evaporated through a water bath until dry. Then, the dry filtrate shall
be placed in an oven under a temperature of 105 ° C until the weight is stable.

7.1.1.3 Calculation:
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔
The percent of soluble substances in alcohol = ×100
𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡

Note:
Soluble substances in alcohol include the active substance and some inorganic
salts. It was found that most of the sodium chloride is existed in the soluble
substance in alcohol. Therefore, in the case of sodium chloride, a correction is
required as follows:
The percent of the active dry substance = A - B.
Whereas:
A) The ratio of soluble substances in alcohol.
B) the ratio of chloride content calculated as sodium chloride in the soluble substance
in alcohol.
7.2 Determination of chlorides ratio by Volhard method:
7.2.1 Method Summary:
Sample shall be dissolved in water; the solution shall be acidified with nitric acid and a
silver nitrate shall be added to the deposit with a slight increase.
Deposit shall be combined by adding nitrobenzene, and then titration of the excess silver
shall be titrated with a solution of potassium thiocyanate. Ferric nitrate is used as an
internal reagent.
7.2.2 Materials Used:
Concentrated nitric acid.
Silver nitrate solution 0.1 N.
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Potassium thiocyanate or ammonium solution 0.1 N Nitro benzene.

A saturated solution of ferric nitrate.
7.2.3 Apparatus:
Conical glass flask with 500ml cap.
7.2.4 Method:
2 gm±0.05 gm is weighed accurately in a 150 ml flask and dissolved with a little distilled water
and transferred quantitatively to the flask and 100 ml distilled water shall be used in the transfer
process and the solution is acidified with concentrated nitric acid, with the addition of about 4 ml
of acid). 0.1 N nitrate solution is added in excess and the bottle shall be shaken well, 5 ml nitro
benzene shall be added and the bottle shall be shaken well for half a minute.
5 ml of a saturated ferric nitrate solution shall be added as an internal analytic reagent and then
titrated with a potassium thiocyanate solution (0.1 N) until the end point is clear by the
appearance of the ferric thiocyanate color (reddish brown) and note that the temperature does
not exceed 25 ° C.

7.2.5 Calculation:
Percentage of chlorides is calculated based on NaCl.
= 58,46 (Hx N) - (H 1 x N 1) x 100
Where: 1000 × W.

H = Volume of silver nitrate in milliliters. N = Normality of silver nitrate

H 1 = Volume of potassium thiocyanate. N1 = Normality of potassium thiocyanate.

W= the weight of sample in gram.

Note:
− Deposit may be filtered instead of collected by nitrobenzene.
− Silver nitrate solution is added up enough to interact with the amount of not less
than 10 ml of potassium thiocyanate solution.
7.3 Determination of anionic substances: (Sodium Salt - Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate)
7.3.1 Apparatus:
A 22-watt light source consisting of a long filament placed behind a frosted glass panel
gives a homogeneous white light.
7.3.2 Materials:
7.3.2.1 Methylene Blue Solution.
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0.1 gm of methylene blue is dissolved in 50 ml of water and diluted to 100 ml of water in

a volumetric flask and then mixed well and taken from it by pipette 30 ml in a glass or in
a standard 1-liter vial then add 6.8 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid and 50 gm of
anhydrous sodium sulfate (or dihydrogen sodium phosphate) is dissolved and diluted
to 1 liter at room temperature and then mixed well.
7.3.2.2. Chloroform (Chemically Pure):
1. A standard solution of alkyl benzene sulfonate .004 N. It shall be carefully weighed and
its weight shall contain 1,429 ± 0,001 of active substance of the standard alkyl benzene sulfonate
in a 25 ml flask and dissolved in 100-200 mL warm distilled water then transferred to 1-liter
volumetric flask and supplemented to the mark and mixed well after cooling.

7.3.2.3 0.004 normal solution of steel tri-methyl ammonium bromide:

Prepared as follows:
1.5 (±0.001 g of substance shall be weighed carefully in a 250 ml cup)

100 ml of distilled water shall be added and stirred until dissolved then transferred to a
volumetric 1-liter flask and supplemented to the mark. This standard solution shall be
titrated using a standard solution of alkyl benzene sulfonate.
7.3.2.4 Determination of the solution normality (S. T. A. B).
Using a pipette, take 1 ml of the standard solution, then add 25 ml of methylene blue, 15
ml of chloroform in a 100-ml graduated cylinder, shake the cylinder gently, and add from
the burette about 9 ml of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide in batches with a slight
shaking after each addition. It is noted that the lower layer (chloroform) is bluer than the
top layer (aqueous layer). The addition process shall be carried out carefully drop by drop
with shaking until the blue color is equal in the two layers. This is considered the final
point.
(The titration shall be repeated three times, while the average shall be taken).
7.3.3 Calculation:

Determination of the solution Titration of alkyl benzene x the normality (S. T. A. B).=
volume of alkyl benzene
The volume of the (S. T.A. B)
solution used
Method:
3.5 g of powder in 100 Cup ml shall be weighed accurately and dissolved in water and
transferred to a standard 1 liter flask and supplemented to the mark, and 10 ml of solution
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shall be withdrawn to a graduated laboratory with a 100 ml cap using a pipette and 25
ml of blue methylene solution shall be added, 15 ml of chloroform.
The titration process shall be carried out using a solution (S. T. A. B) as previously until
the blue color is equal in both levels.
7.3.4 Calculation:
Where:

H = Volume of the (S. T. A. V x N x 0,348 x 100 B) solution used for

x 100
titration.
10 x the sample
N = Solution normality (S. weight 1 ml of a T. A. B).
standard solution
7.4 PH Determination Test:
(S. T. A. B) = 0.348
The PH of the sample is gm of sodium salt measured without dilution
using a PH meter. for the alkyl
benzene sulfonate.
7.5 Silicate Determination Percentage of alkyl Test: Refer to Standard No.
4900 referred to in item 2.1. benzene sulfonate =
7.6 Phosphorous Determination Test:
Refer to ISO No. 4313 referred to in item 2.3.
7.7 Skin Allergy Test:
7.7.1 Test shall be carried out on three white rabbits (albino) on the thigh after shaving
the hair on the basis that they are healthy and correct.
7.7.2 (0.01 ml) of the solution shall be applied then boiled tightly in a suitable non-
irritating and non-absorbent.
7.7.3 Rabbits shall be returned to the cages and left for 24 hours under normal conditions.
7.7.4 Dressings and any residue shall be removed from the solution using water, If the
results are different in the three rabbits,
7.7.5 Test shall be repeated with three other rabbits.
7.7.6 Sample is considered to have passed this test if no inflammation or irritation of the
skin appears in any of the three rabbits.
8.Packaging
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Product shall be packed in suitable packages that are not affected by its components and
which do not affect it, and the packages shall be valid, sealed and withstanding the
conditions of transport and storage under normal conditions.
9.Labeling
Each package containing the markings stated in the Egyptian Standard No.6910 referred
to in item (2.2) shall be written mainly in Arabic and/or any other foreign language.
TECHNICAL TERMS
Homogenous
10. References

European directives Directives

General Product Safety Directives EEC 59/92
Biodegradability EEC 404/73
EEC405/73
EEC 242/82
Label EEC542/89
Hazardous Materials EEC 548/67
Hazardous Preparations EEC 379/88
Lists of permitted and impermissible materials in cosmetic and soap EEC1223/2009
products
Scientific Books Text Book of Qualitative Chemical Analysis
Saudi Standards No. 2803/2009

PARTICIPATING PARTIES OF THIS STANDARD

This standard has been prepared by the Technical Committee No. (2.5) concerning
detergents and soap, which comprises the following entities:
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality.
National Research Center
Chemical Administration.
Egyptian Organization for Standardization & Quality
National Authority for Drug Control and Research.
Industrial Control Authority - ICA.
Egyptian Starch, Yeast & Detergents Co.
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Nile Co. For Oil & Detergents - NOD

Chamber of Food Industries.
Industrial Investment Co. (Lakah Group)
Procter & Gamble Company
Henkel Misr Company.