Cleaners, alkyl polyglycosides

Alkyl phosphates, also coco based, are formed by the reaction of fatty alcohol with phosphorous pentoxide. The product is a mixture of monoesters and diesters. Its sodium salt (MAP) is reportedly mild and is used in facial wash, such as Kao s Biore. Other uses are as antistatics in textile auxiliaries, corrosion inhibitors, surfactant additives for extreme pressure (EP) lubricants, and surfactant components in alkali and acid cleaners. Coco-based alkyl polyglycosides (APG) have been successfully produced and marketed by Henkel in the United States. The alkyl polyglycoside fuUy satisfies the demand for a mild surfactant and is completely biodegradable. 

Glucopon. [Henkel/Emery] Alkyl polyglycoside surfactant detergent wetting agent surface/interfadal tension reducer, persant for laundry detergents, liq. cleaners, hard surface cleaners, institutional and industrial cleaners. 

Andree, H., Hessel, J.F., Kings, R, Meine, G., Middelhauve, B., and Schmid, K., Alkyl Polyglycosides in Hard Surface Cleaners and Laundry Detergents, in Alkyl Poly glycosides Technology, Properties and Applications (K. Hill, W. von Rybiniski, and G. Stoll, eds.). Chapter 6, VCH Publishers, New York, 1997, pp. 98-130. 

Most alkyl polyglycoside containing consumer products, such as detergents, cleaners, etc., enter wastewater or the environment after use. A series of tests can be carried out to ensure environmental safety (Table 1) [37]. Substance-specific analytical methods have been developed for this purpose. Those... 

For the use in hard surface cleaners and laundry detergents, alkyl polyglycosides have a number of interesting properties [105-109] ... 

IV. ALKYL POLYGLYCOSIDES IN HARD-SURFACE CLEANERS AND LAUNDRY DETERGENTS... 

Today, alkyl polyglycoside-containing products are found both in all-purpose cleaners and in special cleaners, such as bathroom cleaners, toilet cleaners, window cleaners, kitchen cleaners, and floor care products [59]. 

Thus, it is possible to formulate products comparable in cleaning performance to the market leaders at significantly lower surfactant contents. All-purpose cleaners with particularly good skin compatibility should be slightly acidic rather than alkaline. With alkyl polyglycoside, the product developer has a sur-... 

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