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The 13 pages that link to Detergent, each with the reason it gives.

• SurfactantBroader topic: Detergents use surfactants to detach greasy soil and keep it dispersed in wash water.

• ZeoliteRelated: Zeolite builders can soften wash water by binding calcium and magnesium ions.

• MicelleRelated: Detergent micelles can enclose oily material and carry it into the wash water.

• Chemical industryBroader topic: Its production illustrates how chemical ingredients are blended into consumer formulations.

• LaundryRelated: Surfactants in laundry detergent lift oily soil and keep particles suspended during washing.

• LubricantCompared with: Detergents remove residues rather than forming the protective film expected of a lubricant.

• Sulfur trioxideRelated: Industrial sulfonation using SO₃ makes surfactants used in many detergents.

• Washing machineRelated: It loosens and suspends soils so wash water can carry them away.

• Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidRelated: EDTA sequesters metal ions that can interfere with detergent performance.

• Sodium silicateRelated: Sodium silicate can provide alkalinity and help protect metal surfaces in detergent formulations.

• Chlorosulfuric acidNarrower topic: Chlorosulfuric acid can prepare sulfonated intermediates used in detergent manufacture.

• Sodium dodecyl sulfateNarrower topic: Sodium dodecyl sulfate is used as an active cleaning surfactant in detergent formulations.

• Sodium metaborateRelated: Sodium metaborate has been used as an alkaline builder in some cleaning products.