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Soap & Detergents - Coggle Diagram

- - - - oleic acid, linoleic acid
    - - stearic acid, palmitic acid
- - - - These are sodium salts of long chain hydrocarbons like alkyl sulphates or alkyl benzene sulphonates.
      - Prepared from hydrocarbons of petroleum
        or coal.
      - They are effective in soft, hard or salt water.
      - Can be used in acid solutions.
      - Cleansing action is by surfactants, which is a
        strong cleansing action.
      - Some of these are not biodegradable.