Industrial applications of surfactants IV /

Environmental considerations are increasingly shaping the development of many industries. This is an overview of surfactants and the environment. It goes on to look at new surfactants derived from renewable, "natural" resources such as sucrose, seaweed and starch. Other chapters review a d...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Karsa, D. R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Cambridge, England : Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Environmental considerations are increasingly shaping the development of many industries. This is an overview of surfactants and the environment. It 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 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. The volume takes a practical approach throughout
Item Description:"The proceedings of the meeting on the Industrial Applications of Surfactants IV held at the University of Salford on 3 1 March - 2 April 1998"--Title page verso
Physical Description:1 online resource (295 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9781845698614
1845698614