6. Why and how to use non-ionic surfactants
Products and formulations using a single class of non-ionic surfactants are relatively few in number, as it is very rare for a single surfactant to combine all the properties and produce all the effects required under often very different application conditions.
The main properties and physico-chemical characteristics of non-ionic surfactants have already been described in 1 . Here we examine the implications of these properties and...
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The non-ionic surfactants used on an industrial scale on the European market are presented in Table 2 . The chemical formulas and properties of the most important products are given at
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1. Production
Among the various classes of surfactants, non-ionic surfactants (NIS) now rank first in terms of both volume and value. Their consumption continues to grow due to their physico-chemical properties, the effects they are intended to achieve, and developments in formulation technologies.
In Europe, the total market for surfactants (expressed as 100% active ingredient)...
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