Application of surfactants in detergents

Surfactants have efficient cleaning and disinfection functions and have long become the most important component of cleaning products. Surfactants are the main components of detergents. They produce a series of physical and chemical interactions with dirt and between dirt and solid surfaces (such as wetting, penetration, emulsification, solubilization, dispersion, foaming, etc.) and with the help of Mechanical agitation achieves washing results. The most commonly used and widely used surfactants are anionic and nonionic surfactants, while cationic and amphoteric surfactants are only used in the production of certain special types and functions of detergents. The main varieties are LAS (alkyl benzene sulfonate ester salt), AES (fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether sulfate), MES (α-sulfonic acid fatty acid ester salt), AOS (α-alkenyl sulfonate), Alkyl polyoxyethylene ether, alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether, fatty acid diethanolamine, amino acid type, betaine type, etc.