Acid, Abrasives, Detergent & Degreasers.
Acid, Abrasives, Detergent & Degreasers.
Mark explains the 4 main types of cleaning agents that you need to know.
Solubilisers are a group of surfactants that are completely water soluble but have a little bit of oil solubility. They are, as their name reveals used to solubilise an oil in water or another hydrophilic medium.
Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension (or interfacial tension) between two liquids, between a gas and a liquid, or between a liquid and a solid. Surfactants may act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, or dispersants.