Liquid Detergent From Acid Oil Based Polymer

Alkyd resin polymer was first synthesized from acid oil and rosin and then used with sodium lauryl sulphate as mixed active matter in liquid detergent formulation with a view to replace the conventional active matter, linear alkyl benzene sulphonate (LABS). The prepared liquid detergents were analyzed for surface tension, detergency and foaming power and compared with commercial liquid detergent sample. All liquid detergent compositions exhibited comparable performance to commercial one with respect to detergency and surface tension whereas foaming power decreased as the amount of polymer in the formulation increased.Satisfactory results were found even for low concentration (0.5%) of liquid detergents. The proposed compositions can be easily prepared in existing alkyd resin manufacturing plants applying minor modification.