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Detergents

Unilever updated its series of Educational Booklets in the late 1960s. The company launched a Revised Ordinary Series and also began an Advanced Series. Detergents was the first booklet in the Ordinary Series. This booklet covers both soaps and soapless detergents. [b]Contents[/b] *The Place of Detergents Today *Why are Detergents Necessary? *Historical and Scientific Development of the Detergent Industry *The Chemistry of Detergents *Manufacturing Processes *Special Surfactants and Their Uses

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