ABSTRACT
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The term nonionic surfactant is frequently associated with ethylene oxide based amphiphiles. However, there are other nonionic surfactants, and one such group consists of those derived from carbohydrates (sugar-based surfactants), which constitute a new and interesting class of surfactants. Although they have been known for more than 100 years, it is not until during the two last decades that the
