The science of cleaning : use the power of chemistry to clean smarter, easier, and safer-with solutions for every kind of dirt
(2024)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
648.5/BRESSANINI,D
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : The Experiment, 2024
2024
2024
DESCRIPTION
247 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781891011320, 1891011324 :, 1891011324, 9781891011320
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Translation of: La Scienza delle pulizie by Feltrinelli Editore published in 2022. First published in English in North America in revised form by The Experiment, LLC, in 2024
Introduction -- Clean and dirty -- Acids and bases -- Limescale -- Soaps -- Detergents -- Chlorine-based bleach -- Oxygen-based bleach -- Laundry -- Dishes -- Disinfectants -- Baking soda -- Household surfaces -- Acknowledgments -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- About the author
"This is the only book on cleaning you'll ever need, offering practical, evidence-based advice on picking products and optimizing every aspect of housekeeping the scientific way"--
Translated from the Italian