Table of Contents

Surfactant Production:Present Realities and Future Perspectives. Detergent Alkylate and Detergent Olefins Production. The Production and Economics of Alkylphenols, Aklylphenolethoxylatesand their Raw Materials. The Production of Alkyl Glucosides. The Production of LAS. The Production of Alcohols and Alcohol Sulfates. The Production of Alkanesulfonates and Related Compounds (High Molecular Weight Sulfonates). The Production of Glyceryl Ether Sulfonates. Manufacture of Syndet Toilet Bars. Phospate Ester Surfactants. The Production of Methyl Ester Sulfonates. Amphoteric Surfactants: Synthesis and Production. The Production of Alkanolamides, Alkylpolyglucosides, Alkylsulfosuccinates and Alkylglucamides. The Production of Hydrotropes. Production of EO/PO block co-polymers. Production of Oxyethylated Fatty Acid Methyl Esters. The Production of Silicone Surfactants and Antifoam Compounds in Detergents. Production of Fluorinated Surfactants via Electrochemical Fluorination. Detergent Processing. The Production of Quarternary Surfactants. Production of Detergent Builders – Phosphates, Carboneates, and Polycarboxylates. The Production of Silicates and Zeolites for the Detergent Industry. The Production of Inorganic and Organic Bleaching Ingredients. Inorganic Bleaches: The Production of Hypochlorite. Production of Key ingredients of Detergent Personal Care Products. Production of Solvents for the Detergent Industry. Production of Proteases and Other Detergent Enzymes. Chemistry, Production and Application of Fluorescent Whitening Agents. Production of Gemini Surfactants.

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University of Haifa at Oranim, Kiryat Tivon, Israel Oakland, New Jersey, USA Santa Barbara Science Project, Santa Barbara, USA