Surfactants are used across the whole spectrum of industry, from the formulation of cleaning products, paints and agrochemicals to use in oil fields. This volume creates an invaluable source of practical information on this important class of chemicals. Environmental considerations are increasingly shaping the development of many industries. Industrial Applications of Surfactants IV gives a useful overview of surfactants and the environment, and goes on to look at new surfactants derived from renewable, 'natural' resources such as sucrose, seaweed and starch. Other chapters review a decade of change in the surfactant industry and assess future market trends. Some of the latest developments in surfactant technology are presented, including 'gemini' twin-chained surfactants, sulfobetaines, alkyl phosphates and the use of alkyl alkoxylates and alkyl glucosides in highly alkaline solutions. This volume takes a practical approach throughout. It provides valuable information on recent developments for all those who use or produce surfactants, whether from a technical or a commercial background.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"... a useful overview ..." * STI La Doc, No 380, January 2000, p 19 * "... useful to many in the surfactant industry ..." * Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, Vol 3, Iss 4, p 576-578 *
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Colloid Chemists
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85404-773-4 (9780854047734)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Overview: A Decade of Change in the Surfactant Industry; Surfactants in the Environment - An Overview; The Surface Active Agents Market: Where is it Moving?; Hydrotropes and Their Applications; The Use of Amphoteric Surfactants to Utilise Imidazolines in Industrial Detergents; Application of Sucrose Fatty Acid Esters as Food Emulsifiers; Use of Mixtures of Alkyl Alkoxylates and Alkyl Glucosides in Strong Electrolytes and Highly Alkaline Systems; A New Surfactant Made from Kelp Seaweed; Starch-derived Products in Detergents; The Properties and Industrial Applications of N-Acyl ED3A Chelating Surfactants; Gemini Surfactants; Nonionic Surfactants: Achieving the Balance between Performance and Environmental Properties; HLB, Is It a Valuable Concept or a Curiosity?; Surfactants Derived from Secondary Alcohols; Sulphobetaines and Ethersulphonates: Unique Surfactants via Sulphopropylation Reactions; Alkyl Phosphates as Cosmetic Emulsifiers: A Contribution to Non-ethoxylated Emulsifiers; The Application of Surfactants in Preventing Gas Hydrate Formation; Influence of a Silicone Surfactant Structure on the Burning Behaviour of Polyurethane Foam; Application of Surfactants in the Textile Industry; Subject Index.
