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Surfactant

A surfactant is a chemical compound that decreases the surface tension or interfacial tension between two liquids, a liquid and a gas, or a liquid and a solid. The word surfactant is a blend of "surface-active agent", coined in 1950. As they consist of a water-repellent and a water-attracting part, they are emulsifiers, enabling water and oil to mix.…

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related to Biochemistry · 17
Surfactant → CHAPS, CTAB, Detergents, DOC, For, II, In, Milder, Non-solubilized, NP-40, Popular, Pulmonary, SDS, The, This, Triton X-100, X-114
related to Human body and nature · 15
Surfactant → Abbvie, Beraksurf, Bile, Certain, In, Instead, One, Pulmonary, RDS, South East Asia, Spodoptera, Survanta, Tekzima, The, This
related to Biodegradation · 10
Surfactant → APE, Attracting, Because, Biobased, However, Interest, LAS, PFOA, Strategies, Two
related to Safety and environmental risks · 9
Surfactant → DDAC, Dialkyldimethylammonium, DSDMAC, LD50, Most, Prolonged, Skin, Surfactants, The
see also · 8
Surfactant → Anti-fog, Chemical, Chemicals, Chemistry, Mixture, Niosome, Non-ionic, Scientific
related to Composition and structure · 7
Surfactant → Aggregate, As, Foam, Solid, Surfactant-oil, Surfactants, The
related to Fire fighting · 7
Surfactant → Additionally, AFFF, Aqueous Film Forming Foam, Special, Surfactants, This, Wet
related to Structure of surfactant phases in water · 6
Surfactant → Gibbs, HLB, In, Other, Surfactants, The
related to Classification · 5
Surfactant → However, If, Most, Surfactants, The
related to Dynamics of surfactants at interfaces · 5
Surfactant → As, If, In, Such, The

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surfactants anionic water used surface also detergents hydrophobic head non-ionic oil agents hydrophilic cationic groups chemical tension produced emulsifiers zwitterionic

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Surfactantis achemical compound that decreases the surface tension or interfacial tension between two liquids0.90text
Surfactantis ablend of0.90text
perfluorononanoateinstance ofMore specialized species include sodium lauroyl sarcosinate and carboxylate-based fluorosurfactants0.80text
perfluorooctanoateinstance ofMore specialized species include sodium lauroyl sarcosinate and carboxylate-based fluorosurfactants0.80text
cocamidopropyl betaine have a carboxylate with the ammoniuminstance ofBetaines0.80text
air or oil phaseinstance ofThe water-insoluble hydrophobic group may extend out of the bulk water phase into a non-water phase0.80text
while the water-soluble head group remains bound in the water phase.The hydrophobic tail may be either lipophilicinstance ofThe water-insoluble hydrophobic group may extend out of the bulk water phase into a non-water phase0.80text
in foaminginstance ofThe relation that links the surface tension and the surface excess is known as the Gibbs isotherm.Dynamics of surfactants at interfacesThe dynamics of surfactant adsorption is o…0.80text
emulsifying or coating processesinstance ofThe relation that links the surface tension and the surface excess is known as the Gibbs isotherm.Dynamics of surfactants at interfacesThe dynamics of surfactant adsorption is o…0.80text
where bubbles or drops are rapidly generatedinstance ofThe relation that links the surface tension and the surface excess is known as the Gibbs isotherm.Dynamics of surfactants at interfacesThe dynamics of surfactant adsorption is o…0.80text
need to be stabilizedinstance ofThe relation that links the surface tension and the surface excess is known as the Gibbs isotherm.Dynamics of surfactants at interfacesThe dynamics of surfactant adsorption is o…0.80text
the -pendant or spinning drop methodinstance ofplay an important role in the stability of foams and emulsions.Characterization of interfaces and surfactant layersInterfacial and surface tension can be characterized by classi…0.80text

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