Step 3. What are the Performance and Cost Requirements

The next step is to set performance and cost criteria for the system in order to be able to determine whether the new greener design is acceptable. Chelants are often one of the hidden components in a formulation whose value is only found when the system fails. So, what is the cost of batch failure, product spoilage, laundry not being cleaned, reworking in a pulp mill, and so on Also, what is the target cost per dose for the chelant and related chemicals It is important to set acceptable limits on performance - for example, the formulated product needs to be stable for 6 months or show bleach stability 80% over the 30 min wash cycle. 

This will always be application specific and will lead to limits to apply in the application test. 

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