Honestly what good comes out of any “industrial scale” chemical? I think people are screwed because this is _one_ chemical; what about all of the synthetic materials in peoples houses these days (the carpet itself)?
We need to go back to basics here instead of trying to over-science things. Bust out that bottle of vinegar and keep things simple in my opinion.
The whole world runs on industrial scale chemicals. Virtually everything in our modern society relies on them. They are base inputs to almost every chain of goods from foodstuffs to textiles to manufactured items of every sort. Even your vinegar example is primarily produced as an industrial scale chemical.
We need to go back to basics here instead of trying to over-science things. Bust out that bottle of vinegar and keep things simple in my opinion.