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Concentration-detergency curves were developed for 28 soil-surfactant systems. These systems consisted of three single component soils and nonionic surfactants from two homologous series. An optimum surfactant concentration was shown to exist for each soil-surfactant system and was found to be related to the hydrophile-lipophile balance of the surfactant. From data developed, a relationship is apparent between the hydrophile-lipophile balance of the soil and the hydrophile-lipophile balance of the surfactant (of either homologous series) most effective for removing this soil. The relationship points the way for optimization of surfactant type and concentration for a specific soil based upon hydrophile-lipophile balance calculations.
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Nichols, T.R. Relationship of soil removal to hydrophile-lipophile balance. J Am Oil Chem Soc 51, 280–283 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02642637
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02642637