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- Subject: [machinist] Detergents vs. Soaps - TechNotes
- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 23:31:08 -0500
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Detergents vs. Soaps
Posted on 12 December 2019.
Q: What is the difference between soaps and detergents?
A: The short answer is soaps are formed from a process called saponification and detergents are a combination of chemicals that emulsify, disperse, sequester and/or chelate.
Generally speaking, soaps may be natural plant or animal fats with an alkaline base. Detergents are a synthetic blend of several ingredients. These include some or all of: surfactants, builders, wetting agents, chelating agents, sequestering agents and others, to form a synergistic cleaning product. Alconox Inc. detergents are formulated to be biodegradable, completely free-rinsing, contain no added dyes, fragrances, brighteners or softeners. They are just water and chemicals designed solely to clean.
Soaps can be effective cleaners but may foul or turn due to being made purely from substances that decay. They also have less mechanisms of action to remove residuals. Detergents can emulsify, disperse, chelate or solubilize, and are generally speaking, a far more robust way to clean. Hence, their wide use across food processing, manufacturing, biotech and pharma, medical device, healthcare and laboratory applications.
For further information please do not hesitate to contact us.
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- [machinist] Detergents vs. Soaps - TechNotes, Lawrence London, 01/16/2020
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