Table 2 The list of different traditional cleaning abrasives, in terms of their common name, Indian names, chemical constituents and cleaning applicability
From: Renewable, natural, traditional dish wash cleaning materials used in India: an overview
Common name | Indian names | Chemical constituents | Cleaning applicability |
|---|---|---|---|
Soil (black, red) | Nalla matti, erra matti | Minerals, organic matter, water | General soiled kitchenware, copperware |
Fullers’ earth | Multani mitti | Montmorillonite | Greasy kitchenware |
Red ochre | Gairika | Hematite (α Fe2O3) and aluminum silicate | Brassware |
Sand | Isuka | Silicon dioxide | General soiled kitchenware |
Pebbles | Gulaka rallu | Silicon dioxide | Food residues |
Crystal salt | Kallu uppu | Sodium chloride | Copper, brass and silverware |
Lime (shell, lime stone) | Gulla sunnam, rathi sunnam | Calcium oxide | Soot, tar, greasy and stained glass and silverware |
Brick | Ituka podi | Silica, alumina, lime, magnesia | General soiled kitchenware |
Rice husk | Vari ooka | Cellulose, lignin, silica | General soiled kitchenware |
Bran (rice, wheat, corn), | Thoudu | Non-starch polysaccharide, protein, fat and water | Aluminumware |
Starch (rice, wheat, corn) | Vari pindi, godhuma pindi jonna pindi | Amylose and amylopectin | Greasy kitchenware |
Sawdust | Rampapu pottu | Cellulose, lignin | General soiled kitchenware |
Ash (wood, dung) | Karra budida, kachika | Potassium carbonate, potassium hydroxide | Copper and silverware |
Rice husk ash | Vari ooka budida | Amorphous silica, alumina, carbon | Aluminum, copper and brassware |
Charcoal | Boggu | Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen | Soiled kitchenware |
Rice husk biochar | Nalla | Silica, iron | Aluminum, copper and brassware |
Tamarind seeds | Chinta ginjala podi | Carbohydrate, protein, fat, crude fiber | General soiled kitchenware |
Egg shells | Guddu penkulu | Calcium carbonate | General soiled kitchenware |