1. Smart Laundry Capsules: Encapsulation by Design
Cindy Conner, Ph.D.
Sr. Market Manager
Ram Lalgudi, Ph.D.
Sr. Research Scientist
Smart Laundry Capsules:
Encapsulation by Design

2. Battelle applies science and technology to real-world problems for our commercial and government customers
We accelerate the pace of innovation from the lab to the marketplace for clients, allowing Battelle to give back to our communities

3. We serve a broad range of industries through a multi-disciplinary approach to product development
Modeling
Environmental Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Program Management
Analytical Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering
Material Science
National Security
Industrial Products
Medical Devices
Energy & Environment
Consumer Products

4. Disperse/Solubilize monomer(s) in
Battelle Encapsulation Technology Platform
Disperse/Solubilize monomer(s) in
suitable medium
Polymerization
Smart
Capsules
Emulsion, Suspension or Dispersion Polymerization
Capsules are designed based on application: active ingredient and trigger mechanism

5. Battelle Smart Laundry Capsule™
Encapsulation of bleach activator for more effective bleach product in cold water washing
Release of activator triggered in-wash by pH change
Capsule “shell” is biodegradable polymer
Encapsulated Bleach Activator

6. The consumer benefits from the Smart Laundry Capsule.
Better Cleaning
Energy Savings
Biodegradable

7. Battelle process achieves complete encapsulation of active ingredient
Encapsulated TAED via non-aqueous method
Encapsulated TAED
Neat
Particle surface morphology is rough and granular; distinctly different than neat TAED
Absence of nitrogen on the surface demonstrates complete encapsulation

8. Capsule is highly stable in 6.5 wt % hydrogen peroxide solution

9. Battelle encapsulation technology has many possibilities . . .
Cleaning Products
Energy
Industrial Processing
Agriculture

10. Diverse encapsulation technology meets many needs
Battelle’s smart encapsulation technology is designed to meet a diversity of applications
Smart Laundry Capsules enable better cold-water cleaning with environmentally- friendly materials

11. Learn more about us www.Battelle.org/smart-laundry
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