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How a dishwasher cleans with heat and chemistry
Spray, alkaline detergent, and heat do the cleaning a sink would do with a sponge.
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From the opening
A dishwasher cleans by combining hot water, a detergent's chemistry, and the mechanical force of spray. Heat melts fats and speeds the reactions, while surfactants and other builders lift soil that water alone would smear. The opening covers alkaline detergent and surfactants, enzymes cutting starches and proteins, and spray as the mechanical scrub.
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Inside
- Alkaline detergent and surfactants
- Enzymes cutting starches and proteins
- Spray as the mechanical scrub
- Heat melting fat, not just warming
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Alkaline detergent and enzyme action in dishwashing
- Heat and mechanical spray in household dishwashers