Reactions Science Videos | September 18, 2019
Stained your shirt but don’t have time for a spin cycle? Your first impulse is probably to whip out your phone and start Googling. But how reliable are the quick stain removal tips you come across? This week on Reactions, we try out a bunch of those tips and consider the chemistry behind why some are more effective than others.
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Chemistry of stain removal
Stain removal guide that has some useful info but everything is for pre-dryclean or pre-laundering
Stain removal infographic from Compound Chemistry
This paper concluded that, for blood stain removal, hot water is actually best and that heparin, alteplase, and streptokinase all made the stains worse
Cleaning blood stains
Remove blood stains with hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide and blood stains
Hydrogen Peroxide: the body's best defence system
Blood cells and catalase
Quick tip for getting grease stains out of clothes
Removing grease from clothes
Dawn how to remove grease stains from clothing
Tons of (some crazy) grease removal suggestions like cheeze wiz or coca cola
How temperature influences solubility of water
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