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Home / Products & Industries / Home Care and Industrial Cleaning / Solutions for hand and automatic dishwashing / Rinse surfactants for automatic dishwashing / Genapol™ Pure Power: rinse surfactant for automati…
Surfactants for automatic dishwashing

Spotless dishes,
clean machine.

— All done.

Genapol™ Pure Power combines superior dish care with intelligent machine care

Genapol™ Pure Power cleans both the dishes and the machine, delivering spotless results, cycle after cycle. Even under today's toughest washing conditions, it keeps machines and filters protected and performing at their best.

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Why modern dishwashing detergents need more than rinse performance

Today's dishwashers operate with:

  • Lower washing temperatures
  • Shorter cleaning programs
  • Reduced water consumption

While these settings improve resource efficiency, they can increase the risk of bad cleaning results and grease accumulation inside the dishwasher and filter system. Modern detergents therefore need ingredients that support both dish care and machine care.

Genapol™ Pure Power was developed specifically to address these challenges while maintaining excellent rinse and drying performance.

Cleaner dishwasher filters

Next to its superior rinse and drying performance, Genapol™ Pure Power helps minimize fatty residue build-up in dishwasher filters and machine interiors. In comparative testing, Genapol™ Pure Power reduced filter residues by up to 70% by weight compared with the tested benchmark surfactant under defined test conditions.

The surfactant contributes to cleaner dishwasher filters and interiors by reducing grease deposition cycle after cycle, helping improve overall dishwasher cleanliness.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Genapol Pure Power?

Genapol Pure Power is a multifunctional rinse surfactant from Clariant for automatic dishwashing tablets and pouches. It is designed to combine drying, shine, rinse performance and machine-cleanliness benefits in one ingredient.

What problem does Genapol Pure Power solve?

Genapol Pure Power helps reduce fatty residue build-up inside dishwashers, including on the machine filter. This is increasingly relevant as modern dishwashers use less water and energy, and as consumers make greater use of eco, short and lower-temperature programs .

How does Genapol Pure Power support automatic dishwashing tablets?

It helps formulators combine several performance benefits in one surfactant solution: machine cleanliness, reduced fatty residues, drying, shine and rinse performance. This makes it suitable for multifunctional automatic dishwashing tablets and pouches. Due to it’s waxy nature, it additionally acts as a binder and doesn’t limit formulators in the use level compared to liquid surfactants.

Does Genapol Pure Power work in eco programs??

Genapol Pure Power has been tested in relevant modern automatic dishwashing programs such as eco programs, or short cycle programs like the glass program, including Eco 50 and Eco 50 SpeedPerfect+ conditions. These programs are important because of resource-friendly washing conditions like lower temperatures, shorter cycle times and reduced water use, that can make fatty residue management more difficult.

Why are fatty residues becoming a bigger issue in dishwashers?

Modern dishwashers are designed to use less water and energy. At the same time, many consumers choose eco or short programs. These changes reduce the time, water and thermal energy available to remove fatty food residues, which can increase residue build-up inside the machine. Considering the Sinner circle, modern dishwasher programs significantly reduce time and temperature in a cycle. To maintain cleaning performance, those losses have to be compensated byother elements in the Sinner circle – and here chemistry and Genapol Pure Power come in.

How does Genapol Pure Power compare with traditional multifunctional rinse surfactants?

Traditional multifunctional rinse surfactants are typically selected for drying, wetting and shine performance. Genapol Pure Power adds a strong machine-cleanliness and filter-protection benefit, helping reduce fatty residue build-up while maintaining high drying and rinse performance.

What test conditions were used for Genapol Pure Power?

Clariant tested Genapol Pure Power in household dishwashing machines under hard water conditions of 21 +/- 1 °dH. Tests used phosphate-free automatic dishwashing powder formulations and standardized ballast soil containing fat, egg and starch.

Which dishware materials were included in performance testing?

Performance testing included common automatic dishwashing materials such as glass, plastic, porcelain and stainless steel. These materials are important because consumers expect good drying and shine across mixed dishwasher loads, including difficult-to-dry plastics.

Why is plastic drying important in automatic dishwashing?

Plastic items are often more difficult to dry than glass, porcelain or stainless steel. A surfactant that supports better plastic drying can help improve the consumer experience, especially in eco and lower-temperature programs.

What types of products is Genapol Pure Power suitable for?

Genapol Pure Power is suitable for automatic dishwashing tablets and pouches, particularly multifunctional formats that combine cleaning, rinse-aid, drying, shine and machine-care benefits. It can also be used in traditional rinse aids.

Does Genapol Pure Power support sustainability claims?

Genapol Pure Power can support sustainability-oriented product concepts by helping consumers use efficient dishwasher programs while reducing residue-related machine cleanliness issues. Any external sustainability claim should be reviewed and approved according to Clariant’s internal sustainability and Product Value Proposition processes.

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  • Genapol™ Pure Power
    Genapol Pure Power is an excellent low-foaming surfactant and rinse surfactant for multifunctional automatic dishwashing detergents. It delivers excellent overall rinsing and superior drying performance, even on plastic items, while supporting machine care by reducing residue build-up throughout the dishwasher, particularly in the filter.
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