CLEANING AGENT

We all take a bath at least once everyday to keep our skin germ free, our clothes needs to be washed to prevent body odour and save us from too much expenses on clothing and to also make the clothes neat, thats why the chemistry contained in our soap and detergent is very vital for every one.

Soap is a mixture of chemical compounds resulting from the reaction between fats and alkalis. Soap can be introduced by incorporating melting fats into excess sodium hydroxide solution and boil the mixture.
-The pasty boiling mixture is treated with brine.
-This causes a seperation of the content into two layers of which the upper layer contains impure soap.
-It is then washed to remove the excess alkali and salt and treated in various ways.

Detergents are synthetic cleaning products. They are made from petrochemicals. Detergents are used to wash dishes, laudrys, walls and floors. Soaps and Detergent reduces the surface tension of water they help lift dirt from greasy surface thereby reducing the spread of germs.