Hydrophyllic-lipophyllic balance

Surfactant Properties. Hydrophyllic-lipophyllic balance (HLB) was calculated from equation 2 (3) Molecular weights and chemical compositions were obtained from the literature or from the manufacturers. The partition coefficients and HLB values were not... 

ADI, acceptable daily intake (mg substance per kg body weight). HLB, hydrophyl, lipophyl balance. 

To a large extent, surfactant choices control the toxicity of raw textile wastewater [39]. Surfactants vary in their aquatic toxicity as well as treatability depending on specific features of the molecular structure. Moore reported that aquatic toxicity correlates with hydrophyllic/lipophyllic balance of the surfactant. He also determined that water hardness is a contributing factor in aquatic toxicity of... 

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