This paper discusses the practical significance of using plant material as a source of saponins for the production of detergents such as laundry detergent and liquid toilet soap.
One of the major potential consequences of soap production is the contamination of water resources. Large quantities of water may be used in the manufacturing process, for example various chemicals, which entering rivers and lakes. The use of alkalis carries a large potential health risk for employees. Liquid soap is usually made from raw materials obtained from the refining of petroleum products. There is a need to investigate alternative ways of producing detergents, in particular liquid toilet soap without the use of oil and gas refined products.
We have studied the scientific literature on this topic, in particular, the collection of works of All-Union Central Research Institute of the Fat Industry under the direction of A. F. Lomanovich "Saponins as detergents".
To address research questions, it is proposed to use plant raw materials with a high content of saponins, growing in western Kazakhstan.
The scientific article aims for a theoretical study of the issues of using saponin-containing plants as detergents. And in this regard, we will consider the production technologies of detergents.