Surfactant-like properties of alkaline extracts from wastewater biosolids

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-271

  Becerra, Flor Yunuén García ^a   Allen, D Grant ^a   Acosta, Edgar J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Detergency; Detergents; Surfactants; Sustainable; Waste; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINE; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; CORROSIVITY; DETERGENCY; HEXADECANE; HYDROPHOBIC SPECIES; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; ORGANIC MATTER; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SODIUM DODECYLBENZENE SULFONATE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTIONS; SURFACE ACTIVITIES; SURFACTANTS; SUSTAINABLE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; MICELLES; ORGANIC CARBON; PARAFFINS; SOAPS (DETERGENTS); SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; TOLUENE; WASTEWATER;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 77955851220     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-009-1164-0     Document Type: Article

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