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Performance and properties of nonionic surfactants from linear secondary alcohols
Author(s) -
Mcfarland J. H.,
Kinkel P. R.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02676261
Subject(s) - alkylphenol , pulmonary surfactant , nonylphenol , nonionic surfactant , surface tension , wetting , alcohol , viscosity , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , materials science , alkyl , composite material , thermodynamics , environmental chemistry , biochemistry , physics , engineering
Surfactants based on the linear secondary alcohols provide a new source of biodegradable detergents. The nonionic surfactants of these alcohols are discussed in relationship to their surfactant properties and performance in detergent formulations. The performance properties in detergent formulations are defined by the results of detergency and foam stability tests. The surfactant properties presented are viscosity, surface tension, wetting and alkaline color stability. The above properties of the nonionic surfactants from the linear secondary alcohols have been compared to the properties of the less degradable nonylphenol nonionics and to the nonionic surfactants from the linear alkylphenol, oxo alcohol and Ziegler alcohol hydrophobes.