ABSTRACT
I. Sorbitan Esters 2
II. Sucrose Esters 2
III. Fatty Acyl Glucamides 2
IV. Alkyl Polyglucosides 3 References 5
The increasing requirements being placed on today’s consumer products make the entry into the surfactant market rather difficult. A new successful surfactant has to be toxicologically safe, readily biodegradable, and readily formulated with other components, and finally all these properties have to be accompanied by a beneficial performance /cost ratio.