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Emulsifier
Emulsifier
Surfactants are wetting agents that lower the of a liquid, allowing easier spreading, and lower the between two liquids.
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A surfactant or surface active agent is a substance that, when dissolved in water, gives a product the ability to remove dirt from surfaces such as the human skin, textiles, and other solids. Most adjuvant contains one or more chemical compounds known as surfactants. Surfactants have the physical characteristics of both oil and water. Surfactant molecules contain a water (hydrophilic) head and an oil (lipophilic) tail.
Surfactant: Technical terms:
·Surfactant enables the cleaning solution to fully wet the surface being cleaned so that dirt can be readily loosened and removed.
·Surfactant cleans greasy, oily, particulate, protein, and carbohydrate-based stains.
·Surfactant are instrumental in removing dirt and in keeping them emulsified, suspended, and dispersed so they don't settle back onto the surface being cleaned.
Each surfactant molecule has a hydrophilic (water-loving) head that is attracted to water molecules and a hydrophobic (water-hating) tail that repels water and simultaneously attaches itself to oil and grease in dirt. These opposing forces loosen the dirt and suspend it in the water. The mechanical agitation of the washing machine helps pull the dirt free.
Surfactants are one of the major components of cleaning products and can be regarded as the 'workhorses': they do the basic work of breaking up stains and keeping the dirt in the water solution to prevent re-deposition of the dirt onto the surface from which it has just been removed. Surfactants disperse dirt that normally does not dissolve in water.
Surfactants are used by a variety of industries as diverse as cosmetics and steel manufacture. They are employed as:
·Antistatic Agents
·Plasticisers Detergents
·Scouring agents
·Dispersants Solubilisers
·Emulsifiers
·Wetting Agents Levelling Agents
With the addition of surfactants, oil, which normally does not dissolve in water, becomes dispersible and can be removed with the wash water.

