Encyclopedia of Surfactants Volume 1

PREFACE -
This comprehensive, modem encyclopedia of surfactant products has
been compiled with the cooperation of the major national and international
surfactant manufacturers in order to give the user quick and thorough
information on each tradename product that is included. Information
from thousands of brochures, technical bulletins, and data sheets has been
gleaned in order to make a complete profile on each surfactant product
available from one source-this three volume compendium. Though sometimes
limited by the information provided by the manufacturers, in most
instances, the chemical ingredients, properties, form, applications, etc. of
each product are discussed in detail.
The use of surfactants pervades almost every chemical industrial concern-
including textiles, paints, pesticides, foods, cosmetics, pharamceuticals,
etc. We hope that because of the universality of surfactants, this
reference work will be able to serve as a useful tool to the many chemical
engineers and salespeople here and abroad.
We want to extend our thanks to Roberta Dakan for her dedication and
tireless efforts in helping make this encyclopedia as accurate and consistent
as possible.
When the temperature at which properties such as viscosity, density,
surface tension; solubilities, etc. is not included, a standard temperature of
25 C is to be assumed. The information in this publication is reliable to
the best of our knowledge. We would be glad to be informed of any errors
or omissions so that these can be integrated into subsequent editions of
this encyclopedia.