Summarizes data from physical, chemical, surface, detergency, cleaning, toxicity, and environmental sources for designing new formulations of classic organic head-tail surfactants in response to increased environmental, toxicity, safety, and performance demands. Some of the nine contributions discuss commercial applications of sugar-based surfactants, such as alkyl polyglucosides and sulfonated methyl esters, and explore novel benefits derived from older ingredients such as alkyldiphenyl oxide disulfonates, betaines, and ethoxylated amines. Other contributions introduce new amphoterics and chelating surfactants, review manufacturing processes and chemical compositions, and consider special applications in dry cleaning, prespotters and softeners. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
