Detergents: Types, Components & Uses

This book reviews research in the field of detergent types, their components and uses. Discussed herein are biosurfactants and their uses in the petroleum industry and in hydrocarbon pollution remediation; detergent-based DNA extraction techniques in molecular biology; enzyme usage as an active ingredient in detergents and the influence of different detergents on the preservation of the cytoskeleton and detergent-resistant membranes on whole-mounted cells. In this compilation, also explored, is the study on the synthesis, separation, analysis and performance of sulfo fatty methyl ester sulfonates as new anionic surfactants.