ABSTRACT

Samir S. Ashrawi, Surface Sciences Division, The Austin Laboratories, Huntsman Corporation, Austin, Texas

Alessandra Bianco Prevot, Dipartimento di Chimica Analitica. Università di Torino, Torino, Italy

Jean-François Bodet, Brussels Technical Center, Procter & Gamble Eurocor NV, Strombeek-Bever, Belgium

Peter Busch, Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf, Germany

Jeffrey H. Harwell, School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and The Institute for Applied Surfactant Research, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma and Surbec-ART Environmental, LLC, Norman, Oklahoma

Hermann Hensen, Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf, Germany

Karlheinz Hill, Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Monheim, Germany

Krister Holmberg, Department of Applied Surface Chemistry, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

Tze-Chi Jao, Research & Development Department, Afton Chemical Corporation, Richmond, Virginia

Glenn T. Jordan, Fabric & Home Care Technology Division, Miami Valley Innovation Center, The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Robert C. Knox, School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and The Institute for Applied Surfactant Research, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma and Surbec-ART Environmental, LLC, Norman, Oklahoma

Hans-Udo Krächter, Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf, Germany

Hiromoto Mizushima, Material Development Research Laboratories, Kao Corporation, Wakayama, Japan

Felix Mueller, Degussa AG Goldschmidt Home Care, Essen, Germany

Michael Müller, Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf, Germany

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Charles A. Passut, Research & Development Department, Afton Chemical Corporation, Richmond, Virginia

Jörg Peggau, Degussa AG Goldschmidt Home Care, Essen, Germany Gianmarco Polotti, Lamberti SpA, Albizzate, Italy

Edmondo Pramauro, Dipartimento di Chimica Analitica, Università di Torino,Torino, Italy

Kenneth N. Price, Global Household Care Technology Division, Miami Valley Innovation Center, The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

David A. Sabatini, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, and School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and The Institute for Applied Surfactant Research, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma and Surbec-ART Environmental, LLC, Norman, Oklahoma

William M. Scheper, Fabric & Home Care Technology Division, Miami Valley Innovation Center, The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Stefano Scialla, Italia SpA, Pescara Technical Center, The Procter & Gamble Company, Pescara, Italy

Jichun Shi, Fabric & Home Care Technology Division, Miami Valley Innovation Center, The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Ben Shiau, Surbec-ART Environmental, LLC, Norman, Oklahoma

Michael S. Showell, Fabric & Home Care Technology Division, Miami Valley Innovation Center, The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Mark R. Sivik, Fabric & Home Care Technology Division, Miami Valley Innovation Center, The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

George A. Smith, Surface Sciences Division, The Austin Laboratories, Huntsman Corporation, Austin, Texas

Brian X. Song, Home Care Product Development, Ivorydale Innovation Center, The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Oreste Todini, Household Care, Bruxelles Innovation Center, The Procter & Gamble Company, Bruxelles, Belgium

Jiping Wang, Fabric & Home Care Technology Division, The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Randall A. Watson, Beijing Technical Center, The Procter & Gamble Company, Beijing, P.R. China Yong Zhu, Fabric & Home Care Technology Division, The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio