Technological Innovation

Surfactants are the single most important ingredients in laundry and household cleaning products, comprising from 15% to 40% to the total detergent formulation. They play a key role in the $60 billion detergent market, which is the focus of review. The past, present and future trends of maintenance anionic surfactants and the key technological development for these surfactants are discussed. The focus of this review is how surfactants are changed.


To meet changed environmental requirement.
To take advantage of advances in process technology.
To address changes in consumer habits.