Abstract
Standard and specifications of Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) compound are essential in the production of most good quality detergents. Pure LAB was obtained by purification of industrial LAB samples, followed by controlling/overcoming the problem of conversion of paraffinic materials to undesirable olefins. Concentrated sulfuric acid was used to remove the olefinic contaminants from the industrial LAB samples. The results were obtained using potentiometric method and color changes in Lovibond photometer. Evidently, significant improvement of the specifications was observed and thus, improved final products are industrially obtained. The new and modified reaction procedure has resulted in a superior quality LAB-based detergent product, compared to that obtained using LAB under the normal operating conditions.
Highlights
Cleaning products like soaps and detergent play an essential role in our daily lives
In addition to the performance of the surfactant, acceptable market sustainability is affected by several factors: the starting materials local availability, reasonable cost, longer activity life, surface protection, and chemical / physical / thermal / color stability [2].The current trend is towards producing detergents based on linear alkyl benzene (LAB), for its biodegradability and ease of sulfonation [3,4].Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) material structure shown in Fig. (1) helps to make the detergent environmentally friendly as it decomposes in drainage water reducing its harmful pollution damage to the environment
The kerosene used in the production of linear paraffin seems usually contaminated with some cyclo olefins, which are difficult to separate from the kerosene bulk, so they get carried on with linear paraffin to the conversion unit
Summary
Cleaning products like soaps and detergent play an essential role in our daily lives. Due to the increasing need for cleaning products, chemists have, been making extensive efforts to produce suitable alternatives to soaps. In addition to the performance of the surfactant, acceptable market sustainability is affected by several factors: the starting materials local availability, reasonable cost, longer activity life, surface protection, and chemical / physical / thermal / color stability [2].The current trend is towards producing detergents based on linear alkyl benzene (LAB), for its biodegradability and ease of sulfonation [3,4].LAB material structure shown in Fig. The dark color of the sulfonated LAB will affect the appearance of the final cleaning product (detergent) that will reduce its performance and minimize its consumption in the market
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