Surfactant - Wikipedia Surfactants are chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension or interfacial tension between two liquids, a liquid and a gas, or a liquid and a solid The word surfactant is a blend of "surface-active agent", [1] coined in 1950 [2]
Surfactant | Definition, Properties, Examples, Facts . . . Surfactant, substance such as a detergent that, when added to a liquid, reduces its surface tension, thereby increasing its spreading and wetting properties In the dyeing of textiles, surfactants help the dye penetrate the fabric evenly
Surfactant Definition and Examples - Science Notes and Projects A surfactant is a compound that reduces surface tension between two phases, such as two liquids, a liquid and gas, or even a liquid and solid For example, adding detergent reduces surface tension in oily water, making it easier to remove soiling from fabrics or cookware
What is a Surfactant? - Do My Own A surfactant is a chemical compound that lowers the surface tension between a liquid and a gas, solid, or other liquid To get scientific, surfactants have molecules that are both attracted to water (hydrophilic) and repelled by water (hydrophobic)
Surfactant - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Surfactants are substances that create self-assembled molecular clusters called micelles in a solution (water or oil phase) and adsorb to the interface between a solution and a different phase (gases solids)
Surfactant Definition and Examples - ThoughtCo Surfactant is the word that combines the terms "surface active agent" Surfactants or tensides are chemical species that act as wetting agents to lower the surface tension of a liquid and allow for increased spreadability This can be at a liquid-liquid interface or a liquid- gas interface
Understanding the Role of Surfactants in Products A surfactant (the shortened name for "surface-acting agent") is a chemical compound that changes how a liquid behaves When a surfactant is added to a liquid, it reduces its surface tension This allows the liquid to spread out and wet the surface to which it is applied