Cleaning Agents (3)

Chemical formula of sodium laurate

CH3(CH2)10COONa

Chemical formula of sodium palmitate

CH3(CH2)14COONa

Fatty acids used to produce sodium laurate

CH3(CH2)10COOH Lauric acid

Fatty acids used to produce sodium palmitate

CH3(CH2)14COOH Palmitic acid

Source of sodium laurate

Coconut oil

Source of sodium palmitate

Palm oi

The production of detergents

Began during the second world war owing to the lack of animal fats and vegetable oils

Definition of detergent (2)

Detergents are non-soap cleaning agents

Types of sulphonic acids used to make detergents (1)

Alkyl sulphonic acid

Types of sulphonic acids used to make detergents (2)

Alkylbenzene sulphonic acid