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Ancient Romans discovered early methods of dry cleaning using specific chemical agents

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Ancient Romans utilized early chemical agents, most notably human and animal urine, in specialized fulleries (fullonicae) for cleaning and treating textiles.

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‘It all comes out in the wash’: Looking harder at the Roman<i>fullonica</i>

2002 · cited by 20

Discusses how Roman fullers utilized urine as an industrial cleansing agent for washing woollen cloth within a world of limited chemistry.

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Water and wastewater management in the treatment process of a Roman fullonica

2013 · cited by 1

Examines the treatment process of Roman fulleries and notes the historical use of urine as an alkaline chemical agent in the cleaning phase.

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