Liquid detergents light-duty

Surfactants and Detergents Uses. Perhaps tire largest use of sulfonic acids is the manufacture of surfactants and surfactant formulations. In almost till cases, the parent sulfonic acid is an intermediate which is converted to a sulfonate prior to use. The largest volume uses for sulfonic acid intermediates arc the manufacture of heavy-duty liquid and powder detergents, light-duty liquid detergents, hand soaps (see Soaps), and shampoos. 

The fourth variant is the product of the direct reaction of a triglyceride with an alkanolamine. The glycerine byproduct is retained with the other byproducts. It is also used as a detergent additive in light-duty liquid detergents. 

The antimicrobial agent most commonly used in light-duty liquid detergents is triclosan (2,4,4/-trichloro-2/-hydroxydiphenyl ether). Other antimicrobial agents such as triclorocarban (TCC) andpara-chloro-meta-xylenol (PCMX) are also used in some products, although to a much lesser extent. 

TABLE 7.2 Typical Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Light-Duty Liquid Detergents ... 

Light-duty liquid detergent composition containing a sulfosuccinamate-containing surfactant blend... 

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