Effects of the addition of biopolymer additives on the foam stability of a commercial detergent

Surfactants, the main ingredient of detergent formulations, have the ability to adsorb at air/water interfaces due to their amphiphilic nature. Surfactants can, therefore, be used as excellent foam stabilising agents in several systems, eliminating or preventing major destabilisation phenomena inclu...

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Main Author: Kakoulli, Antonia
Published: University of Leeds 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.550353