Advancing cost-effective methods using newly developed surfactants, Detergency of Specialty Surfactants summarizes data from physical, chemical, surface, detergency, cleaning, toxicity, and environmental sources for designing new formulations of classic organic "head-tail" surfactants in response to increased environmental, toxicity, safety, and performance demands.

Balancing practical and theoretical concerns while promoting better performing surfactants, Detergency of Specialty Surfactants

• discusses commercial applications of sugar-based surfactants, including alkyl polyglucosides (APGs) and a-sulfomethyl esters
• explores novel benefits derived from older ingredients such as alkyldiphenyl oxide disulfonates, betaines, and ethoxylated amines
• introduces a number of new nonionics, amphoterics, chelating surfactants, and multifunctional ingredients
• reviews manufacturing processes and chemical compositions, offering details on cleaning, uses, and suggested formulations
• considers special applications in dry cleaning, prespotters, and softeners
• and more!

Emphasizes performance in laundry detergents, hard-surface cleaning, and personal washing!

Utilizing the editor’s more than 20 years’ experience in the field and containing over 600 essential literature references, drawings, photographs, and tables, Detergency of Specialty Surfactants makes an ideal reference for physical, surface, colloid, oil, and cosmetic chemists; chemical engineers; materials scientists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

Contents

1. Alkyl Polyglycosides
2. Nitrogen-Containing Specialty Surfactants
3. Sulfonated Methyl Esters
4. Detergency Properties of Alkyldiphenyl Oxide Disulfonates
5. Methyl Ester Ethoxylates
6. N-Acyl ED3A Chelating Surfactants: Properties and Applications in Detergency
7. Surfactants for the Prewash Market
8. Dry Cleaning Surfactants
9. Concentrated and Efficient Fabric Softeners

Index

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