A review on the application of chemical surfactant and surfactant foam for remediation of petroleum oil contaminated soil

A Karthick, B Roy, P Chattopadhyay - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil, exposed to petroleum oil contaminants (in the form of petrol, diesel, gasoline, crude oil,
used motor oil), may cause potential damage to the environment, animal and human health …

Fate, behavior and effects of surfactants and their degradation products in the environment

GG Ying - Environment international, 2006 - Elsevier
Surfactants are widely used in household and industrial products. After use, surfactants as
well as their products are mainly discharged into sewage treatment plants and then …

A perspective on the potential risks of emerging contaminants to human and environmental health

LC Pereira, AO de Souza, MFF Bernardes… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Technological, agricultural, and medical advances have improved the lifestyle of
humankind. However, these advances have caused new problems that affect the …

Quest for an eco-friendly alternative surfactant: Surface and foam characteristics of natural surfactants

A Pradhan, A Bhattacharyya - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
Surfactants are amphiphilic molecules that reduce the surface tension of water and are
extensively used for domestic and industrial purpose. Today it is increasingly desirable to …

Analytics of surfactants in the environment: problems and challenges

E Olkowska, Z Polkowska, J Namiesnik - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
We give a general classification of SAAs (with examples of the structural formulas of
selected compounds) and of their toxicity to living organisms. Next, we review the problems …

Characteristics and environmental fate of the anionic surfactant sodium lauryl ether sulphate (SLES) used as the main component in foaming agents for mechanized …

AB Caracciolo, M Cardoni, T Pescatore… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The anionic surfactant sodium lauryl ether sulphate (SLES) is the main component of most
commercial products used for soil conditioning in the excavation industry, in particular as …

Surfactants: combating the fate, impact, and aftermath of their release in the environment

U Arora, HK Khuntia, HN Chanakya… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Surfactants are surface-active compounds widely applied in domestic and industrial
cleansers, disinfection products, and personal care products. The residual surfactants and …

Effects of nonionic and ionic surfactants on survival, oxidative stress, and cholinesterase activity of planarian

MH Li - Chemosphere, 2008 - Elsevier
Eight widely used surfactants (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; CTAB, benzethonium
chloride; Hyamine 1622, 4-nonylphenol; NP, octylphenol ethoxylate; Triton X-100 …

Perspective on the use of humic acids from biomass as natural surfactants for industrial applications

S Salati, G Papa, F Adani - Biotechnology advances, 2011 - Elsevier
In the context of renewable vs. non-renewable sources of chemical compounds, the
development of natural surfactants as a substitute for synthetic surfactants in technological …

Exploring the effects of different types of surfactants on zebrafish embryos and larvae

Y Wang, Y Zhang, X Li, M Sun, Z Wei, Y Wang, A Gao… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Currently, surfactants are widely distributed in the environment. As organic pollutants, their
toxicities have drawn extensive attention. In this study, the effects of anionic [sodium dodecyl …