Synthetic detergents

(An invaluable handbook for the practical manufacturing chemist, the process engineer and the buyer of raw materials for the detergent industry, this bookwill also serve as a useful training manual for technical staff new to the industry.The seventh updated and revised edition of this established reference work reflects recent developments in detergent technology, particularly new sulphonation technology, spray drying and new formulations for cold-water washing. Continuing the practical approach used in previous editions, it describes what detergents are, from what materials they are made and their uses. Syntheticdetergents in all the common forms are discussed in detail, along with their main methods of manufacture, the builders and additives commonly used in formulating cleaning materials and the principles and methods of compounding the detergent raw materials into the finished cleaning products.A.S. Davidsohn Dipl. Chem. and B. Milwidsky B.Sc.(SA) are both consultant chemists with long industrial experience)