AqFresh™
Absorbent Hygiene
Odourless and odour-eliminating nonwovens
AqFresh™ non-biocidal fragrance-free odour elimination technology for absorbent hygiene products significantly reduces product & environmental odours.
AqFresh™ can be added to nonwovens used in absorbent hygiene (eg. for diapers & pads) to eliminate product odour (eg. adhesive) as well as environmental odours (eg. urine, sweat, faeces, menstrual).
Key Benefits
- Significantly reduces odours for 12 hours without using fragrance, silver or other biocides.
- Effective against a wide range of malodours including real urine, sweat, faeces, menstrual, and wound odours.
- Incorporated by finishing treatments such as spraying & padding or by compounding into fibres.
Unique Chemistry
The patented technology consists of cucurbiturils – barrel-shaped molecules in a mix of sizes, with a hollow hydrophobic cavity and polar portals, enabling it to tightly bind a wide range of molecules.
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How AqFresh™ works
Effective odour elimination of a wide range of human odours
Nonwovens with AqFresh™ have been proven to significantly reduce human odours from “distinct” to “weak” or even “very weak” in sensory panel tests.
- Urine Odour
- Menstrual Odour
- Faeces Odour
Urine Odour
Menstrual Odour
Faeces Odour
Consumer validation of adult incontinence pads with AqFresh™
In a home use test, AqFresh™ delivered effective urine odour removal for up to 12 hours after being applied to the ADL of commercially available adult incontinence pads.
- 1 hour
- 2 hour
- 4 hour
- 12 hour
1 hour Intensity
2 hour Intensity
4 hour Intensity
12 hour Intensity
Superior Performance
Powerful Odour Elimination meeting Key Industry Needs.
Nonwovens with AqFresh™ are non-biocidal & non-toxic
Eliminating the need for silver & other
biocides for odour control
AqFresh™ enables scores well below 3.0 on VDA-270
Reducing the new car smell
AqFresh™ is Proven & Launch-Ready
Ready-to-go
‘drop-in’ solutions to existing formulations & manufacturing processes
Application-ready
proven formulas for many uses
Production-ready
validated in industrial trials
Market-ready
affordable added value validated in consumer research
Tried & Tested
launched in over 10 different industries
Applications
Materials
- Nonwovens
- Spun bond
- Air-through bonded
- Fibres
- Adult incontinence diapers & pads
- Baby diapers
- Femcare pads & liners
- Medical wound dressings
Incorporating Into Formulations
- AqFresh™ has been proven for a range of incorporation methods:
- Finishing treatments
- Spraying, kiss roll / padding, dry impregnation
- Fibres
- Compounded directly into fibres