Dye Fading in Laundry Washing Comparison of Washing Machine and Linitest Results

Hauke Rohwer, born in Germany 1962 worked as a laboratory assistant at the Research Center Borstel 1978–84. 1989 he received the grade of a Diploma Laboratory Chemist at the University of Siegen and joined Ciba-Geigy Grenzach-Whylen, today Ciba Grenzach GmbH (Germany). After assignments in Process Development and EHS he took over the position of a laboratory manager in R&D Fabric Care in 1997, working on textile UV protection, light induced colour fading and dye fixation. Since 2004 he leads a laboratory of the Stain Removal group.

Duncan Phillips spent 25 years, between 1969 and 1994, working in ICI's (later to become Zeneca's) Textile Dyes Business, initially working in research, then technical service and, finally, in product marketing. In 1994 he joined the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) as Professor of Textile Chemistry and, during the next 13 years, led a Research Group of post graduate students and post doctoral fellows, working with international, textile-related companies. As a result, he is the author of more that 80 research publications. At the end of 2007, he left the university to set up a business, Colour Synthesis Solutions Ltd., with a colleague, dedicated to carrying out contract chemical synthesis and research.

Erik S. Krijnen, born in 1964, obtained a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry from Leiden University in 1992. After working as a project manager for TNO's Textiles and Paper and Board departments he joined Unilever in 1997. In his current position as Global Evaluation Manager, he is responsible for performance testing of fabric washing detergents.

Dr. Birgit Glüsen, born in Germany 1969, studied chemistry in Münster and Marburg and received a Dr. rer. nat. in 1997. She worked as a research fellow at Chalmers University (Gothenburgh/Sweden) and Cornell University (Ithaca/USA) before joining Henkel in 1999. After the first assignment in corporate research she took over different responsibilities in R&D Laundry & Home Care, now being Manager of the Fiber & Textile Group.

Dr. Rainer Lodewick, born in 1947, studied chemistry at the Technische Hochschule Aachen and obtained his PhD in technical chemistry in 1977. He joined Procter & Gamble in 1977, and has held various positions in R&D. He is located at the Brussels Innovation Center in Belgium.

Dr. Gerd Reinhardt, born in Germany in 1953, received a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Cologne in 1982. In 1984 he joined the Surfactants and Auxiliaries Division of Hoechst AG (since 1997 part of Clariant GmbH) in Frankfurt, Germany. In his current position as R&D Manager, Dr. Reinhardt is responsible for Clariant's bleach development group.

Dr. Jim Gordon studied chemistry and then zeolite catalysis at the University of Edinburgh. Graduated in 1985 and joined BP as a research scientist. Worked for Unilever from 1988 to 1998 before joining Robert McBride as a Development Controller in charge of UK R&D on laundry and dishwash products.

Luca Spadoni born in Italy in 1968 received his Chemistry Degree cum laude at the Rome University – La Sapienza in 1994. He joined P&G in 1995 as R&D Scientist in the Laundry Additive Group, based in Rome. In 1998, he moved to Benckiser Spain as Category Support Chemist for Fabric Care Products in Western Europe, based in Granollers (Barcelona). Following the merger with Reckitt & Collmann 2000, he relocated to Reckitt Benckiser Italy as R&D Fabric Treatment Manager, based in Mira (Venice). Since 2005, he holds the position of R&D Shared Services Director for Fabric Care, based in Mira, looking after the internal Analytical and Performance Laboratories.