Special Issue on Surfactants and Detergents

Surfactant, also called surface-active agent, substance such as a detergent that, when added to a liquid, reduces its surface tension, thereby increasing its spreading and wetting properties. Surfactants play an important role as cleaning, wetting, dispersing, emulsifying, foaming and anti-foaming agents in many practical applications and products.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring Surfactants and Detergents. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Composition and structure
• Dynamics of surfactants at interfaces
• Structure of surfactant phases in water
• Detergents in biochemistry and biotechnology
• Petrochemical and oleochemical surfactants
• Synthesis, physicochemical and functional properties, and biodegradability
• Surface active properties
• Mixed surfactants and surfactant-polymer systems
• Characterization and analysis of surfactants
• Non-ionic and zwitterionic detergents
• Surfactant development and formulation
• Detergent development, manufacturing, and formulation
• Performance, test method development, and analysis of surfactants and detergents
• Environmental fate of surfactants and detergent

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue - Surfactants and Detergents” should be selected during your submission.

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