Handbook of Surfactants, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991

The worldwide consumption of surfactants now exceeds several million tonnes per annum. Six ofthe major types represent approximately 80% of the volume consumed, whereas the remaining 20% is made up of approximately 40 different chemical types. Commercially produced surface active agents are not pure chemicals, and within each chemical type there can be tremendous variation. Technical staff who are not familiar with surfactants are frequently bewildered by the enormous variety of different products on the market and the vast body of literature which exists on the composition and properties of surfactants. The selection of the best surfactant for any given use therefore becomes a major problem. This volume arose from the clear need to have available a simple reference book summarising the different types of surfactants on the market and their properties. The concept and structure ofthe book evolved from early attempts to define chemical structure/property relationships of all the different types of surfactants commercially available, into a simple handbook providing essential background information for the surfactant user. It is realised that most users will be developing their own data bank of structure/end use property relationships and they will therefore be the experts on end use.

1 General introduction.- 2 General approach to using surfactants in formulations.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Systematic approach.- 2.3 Practical formulation.- 2.4 Understanding formulations and end effects.- 2.5 Properties of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups.- 2.5.1 The hydrophilic group.- 2.5.2 The hydrophobic group.- 3 Information sources.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Manufacturer’s literature.- 3.3 Published books.- 3.4 Journals and periodicals.- 3.5 Patents.- 3.6 Symposia and meetings.- 3.7 Government publications.- 3.8 Data bases.- 4 Use of surfactant theory.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Adsorption.- 4.3 Micelles.- 4.3.1 CMC and chemical structure.- 4.4 Solubility.- 4.5 Wetting.- 4.6 Dispersing.- 4.6.1 Non-polar solids in water.- 4.6.2 Polar solids in water.- 4.7 F oaming/defoaming.- 4.8 Solubilisation, emulsions, microemulsions and HLB.- 4.8.1 Solubilisation and emulsions.- 4.8.2 Formation of oil in water (O/W) and water in oil (W/O) emulsions.- 4.8.3 Solubilisation.- 4.8.4 Microemulsions.- References.- 5 Surfactants commercially available.- References.- 6 Anionics.- 6.1 Carboxylates.- 6.1.1 Soaps.- 6.1.2 Ethoxy carboxylates.- 6.1.3 Ester carboxylates.- 6.2 Isethionates.- 6.3 Phosphate esters.- 6.4 Sarcosinates.- 6.5 Sulphates (general).- 6.5.1 Alcohol sulphates.- 6.5.2 Alcohol ether sulphates.- 6.5.3 Sulphated alkanolamide ethoxylates.- 6.5.4 Sulphated oils and glycerides.- 6.5.5 Nonyl phenol ether sulphates.- 6.6 Sulphonates (general).- 6.6.1 Ethane sulphonates.- 6.6.2 Paraffin sulphonates.- 6.6.3 Alkyl benzene sulphonates.- 6.6.4 Fatty acid and ester sulphonates.- 6.6.5 Alkyl naphthalene sulphonates.- 6.6.6 Olefin sulphonates.- 6.6.7 Petroleum sulphonates.- 6.7 Sulphosuccinates and sulphosuccinamates.- 6.7.1 Sulphosuccinates.- 6.7.2 Sulphocussinamates.- 6.8 Taurates.- References.- 7 Non-ionics.- 7.1 General introduction.- 7.1.1 The chemistry of ethoxylation.- 7.1.2 General properties of non-ionics.- 7.1.3 Surface active properties of non-ionics.- 7.2 Acetylenic surfactants.- 7.3 Alcohol ethoxylates.- 7.4 Alkanolamides.- 7.5 Amine oxides.- 7.6 Surfactants derived from carbohydrates.- 7.7 Ethoxylated alkanolamides.- 7.8 Ethoxylated long chain amines.- 7.9 Ethylene oxide/propylene oxide (EO/PO) co-polymers.- 7.10 Fatty acid ethoxylates.- 7.11 Sorbitan derivatives.- 7.12 Ethylene glucol, propylene glycol, glycerol and polyglyceryl esters plus their ethoxylated derivates.- 7.13 Alkyl amines and alkyl imidazolines.- 7.14 Ethoxylated oils and facts.- 7.15 Alkyl phenol ethoxylates.- References.- 8 Cationics.- 8.1 Cationics general.- 8.2 Quaternary ammonium.- 8.3 Amine and imidazoline salts.- 9 Amphoterics.- 9.1 Amphoterics general.- 9.2 Betaines.- 9.3 Glycinates and aminopropionates.- 9.4 Imidazoline-based amphoterics.- References.- 10 Speciality surfactants.- 10.1 General.- 10.2 Silicones.- 10.3 Fluorocarbons.- 11 Polymeric surfactants.- Appendices.