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What are biodegradable and non-biodegradable detergents?

HARI , 9 Years ago

Grade 10

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SAI SARDAR

Last Activity: 9 Years ago

Biodegradable detergents: Cleansing agents or detergents which are decomposed by
microbes are called biodegradable detergents. Their molecules have less branching.

Non-biodegradable detergents: The detergents which are not decomposed by microbes are called non-biodegradable. When go to water sources, they create water pollution. These have more branching in their structure.

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Umakant biswal

Last Activity: 9 Years ago

detergents that can be degradable by bacteria are called as bio degradable detergents
SUCH detergents have straight hydrocarbon chains .
example – sodium lauryl sulphate .
DETERGENT that cannnot be degraded by bacteria are called as non biodegradable detergent .
such detergents have highly branched hydrocarbon chains .
example – benzene sulphonate .

xavier

Last Activity: 9 Years ago

1.Biodegradable detergents:Detergents having straight hydrocarbon chains are easily degraded(decomposed) by microorganisms .e.g.sodium lauryl sulphate.

2.Non-biodegradable detergents:Detergents containing branched hydrocarbon chains are not easily degraded by microorganisms.Non-biodegradable detergents accumulate in rivers and water ways thereby causing severe water pollution.

somprasad

Last Activity: 9 Years ago

1.Biodegradable Detergents are those detergents which can be degraded or decomposed by microorganisms present in water.such detergents have straight chain of hydrocarbons in the molecules.e.g.,Sodium lauryl sulphate,sodium dodecyl benzene sulphate.

2.Non-Biodegradables detergents are not degraded by microorganisms. It is observed that bacteria cannot degrade detergents having highly branched hydrocarbon chain.e.g.,sodium4-(1,3,5,7-tetra methyl octyl)benzene sulphonate.

SEELA YUVARAJU

Last Activity: 9 Years ago

Detergents that can be degraded by bacteria are called biodegradable detergents. Such detergents have straight hydrocarbon chains. For example: sodium lauryl sulphate. Detergents that cannot be degraded by bacteria are called non-biodegradable detergents. Such detergents have highly-branched hydrocarbon chains.

AJITH

Last Activity: 9 Years ago

BIODEGRADABLE DETERGENTS: detergents that can be degrated by bacteria

example:sodium lauryl sulphate

NON-BIODEGRADABLE DETERGENTS:detergents that cannot be degrated by bacteria

Abhishek Kumar

Last Activity: 8 Years ago

Detergents that can be degraded by bacteria are called biodegradable detergents. Such detergents have straight hydrocarbon chains. For example: sodium lauryl sulphateDetergents thatcannot be degraded by bacteria are called non-biodegradable detergents. Such detergents have highly-branched hydrocarbon chains. For example: sodium -4- (1, 3, 5, 7- tetra methyl octyl) benzene sulphonate etc.