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An Overview on Cationic Surfactant


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Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension (or interfacial tension) between two liquids or between a liquid and a solid. Cationic surfactants are basically soaps or detergents, in which the hydrophilic, or waterloving, end contains a positively-charged ion, or cation. Typical examples are trimethylalkylammonium chlorides, and the chlorides or bromides of benzalkonium and alkylpyridinium ions. All are examples of quats, so named because they all contain a quaternary ammonium ion.

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Surfactants, Surface Tension, Cationic Surfactants, Quaternary Ammonium Ion.
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D. R. Mundhada
P. Wadhwani College of Pharmacy, Yavatmal, India
A. V. Chandewar
P. Wadhwani College of Pharmacy, Yavatmal, India

Abstract


Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension (or interfacial tension) between two liquids or between a liquid and a solid. Cationic surfactants are basically soaps or detergents, in which the hydrophilic, or waterloving, end contains a positively-charged ion, or cation. Typical examples are trimethylalkylammonium chlorides, and the chlorides or bromides of benzalkonium and alkylpyridinium ions. All are examples of quats, so named because they all contain a quaternary ammonium ion.

Keywords


Surfactants, Surface Tension, Cationic Surfactants, Quaternary Ammonium Ion.