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Nomenclature Abbreviations: AE, alcohol ethoxylates, AEO Alkyl polyoxyethylene glycols Ethoxylated fatty alcohols Monoalkylpolyethylene glycol ethers Polyoxyethylene alcohols Polyoxyethylated fatty alcohols...
Nomenclature Abbreviations: AE, alcohol ethoxylates, AEO Alkyl polyoxyethylene glycols Ethoxylated fatty alcohols Monoalkylpolyethylene glycol ethers Polyoxyethylene alcohols Polyoxyethylated fatty alcohols...
Nomenclature Generic: Acetylenic diols Acetylenic glycols Acetylenic surfactants Examples: Dimethyloctynediol or 3,6-dimethyl-4-octyne-3,6-diol 2,4,7,9-Tetramethyl-S-decyn-4,7-diol Description The products are difficult and expensive...
Surface active properties of non-ionic surfactants Surface tension The surface tension of non-ionic surfactants decreases with increasing concentration in a...
General introduction Non-ionic surfactants are surfactants that do not have a charged group. The hydrophilic group is provided by a...
Nomenclature Amphoteric surfactants have both a positive (cationic) and a negative (anionic) group. The word “amphoteric” is derived from the...
Description Cationic surfactants represent an important class of surface-active agents widely used in industrial and domestic applications. Unlike anionic surfactants,...
Hairsprays are usually applied to dry hair and hold it in place by a combination of coating each hair with...
Moisturizers are products that are usually emulsions, either O/W or W/O. There are two principal forms of these products:a) semi-solid...
Skin cleansers constitute an important segment of the skin-care market. Cosmetic chemists are usually involved in the formulation of facial...
In conditioners, the properties of cationic surfactants can be fully exploited without having to consider the question of compatibility with...
General Names: Alkyl benzene bottom sulfonates Dialkyl benzene sulfonates Heavy alkylate sulfonates Overbased sulfonates or overbasified sulfonates Petrolum sulfonates Sulfonates...
General Names Alkene sulfonates/hydroxy alkane sulfonates Alpha-olefin sulfonates, AOS Examples: Sodium olefin (C14-C16) sulfonate. Sodium (C14-C16) olefin sulfonate Description Olefin...
Alkyl naphthalene sulfonates are a type of sulfonate compound that find wide applications in various industries. These compounds are derived...
