surfactant
3
8.5
- noun
- /sərˈfæktənt/
- Specialized
:
surfactante
- The fabric is then rinsed with distilled water to remove excess surfactant.
And many times in order to produce emulsions, you need surfactants.
- And many times in order to produce emulsions, you need surfactants.
- Well, usually a surfactant of some sort to reduce surface tension, to make it more easily penetrate.
- We've been along for the ride with all these mouthwashes, surfactants, emulsifiers and toothpaste.
Examples
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Previous studies have indicated that surfactants are able to increase the solubility and movement of inorganic and organic materials within coastal environments.
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Most firetrucks already carried a surfactant, a soapy liquid that helps put fires out.
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And then the worst thing that can happen, these organisms happen to also make surfactant, which is essentially soap.
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Well, usually a surfactant of some sort to reduce surface tension, to make it more easily penetrate.
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Important role of surfactants is to stabilize the emulsion.
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Sodium lauryl sulfate is a surfactant found in many commercially available soap products.
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Foams stabilized by surfactants play an important technological role, such as in ore-dust recovery.
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Farmers have testified that the herbicide, composed of glyphosate and surfactants, has poisoned water supplies and farm animals.
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Currently, wetlands are treated with an aqueous solution containing 2.2 kg/ha glyphosate and 1% volume/volume of surfactant.
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Sodium lauryl sulfate is a surfactant found in many commercially available soap products.
Synonyms
A chemical in soaps and detergents that helps water mix with oil
A chemical that helps a liquid spread or soak in more easily
A chemical that makes a liquid spread more easily on a surface
How Effective
- Specialized
10
6.9
- Specialized
3
8.5
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
6.8
70
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Surfactant comes from the phrase surface active agent, with surface and active showing it is 'active at the surface' of a liquid. So a surfactant sits on the top layer of a liquid and lowers its surface tension, helping water spread, mix, or wet things more easily.