Will we have a problem with water-soluble polymers as used in , for example, dish washer tablets?

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A lot is known about this, and it is highly regulated. Polyvinyl alcohol and low MW polyethylene glycols (

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https://patents.google.com/patent/US6602836B2/en

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20030119706/en

https://patents.google.com/patent/EP1028150A2/en

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water-soluble polymers have very specific applications