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The chemicals that are in them
1. they are non-biodegradable.
Yes
The main difference between soap and detergent is their chemical composition. Soap is made from natural ingredients like fats and oils, while detergents are synthetic compounds.
That's a question of semantics. With very few exceptions, all laundry detergent is "synthetic". Detergent is generally made up of a few kinds of ingredients: an oil basedsurfactant (cleaner), specially built protein enzymes (enhanced stain removers ), preservatives, coloring agents and perfume. Some detergents don't bother with the stain removers and just rely on the hot water and alkaline action (like with baking soda) to clean the laundry. In any case, if you are looking for an organic (read: NOT synthetic) laundry detergent, you are looking for something like Seventh Generation. It is made from palm oil based surfactants, is not dyed and has what constitutes a "natural" fragrance in this country.
Tide detergent was invented by Procter & Gamble in 1946. It was the first heavy-duty synthetic detergent available to consumers.
NO, in fact just the opposite is true. Most synthetics are detergent blends. You can however buy a non detergent synthetics.
The first synthetic detergent was created by German chemist Otto Rohm in 1914. However, Harvard university scientist Robert Boyer is considered the inventor of laundry detergent as we know it today, developing the first detergent made specifically for washing clothes in 1946.
Major Disadvantage of synthetic detergents are that they are non bio degradable and thus they cause water pollution.
Detergents contain 20% active ingredients and remaining are sodium sulphate, inorganic phosphates, foaming agents. Phosphates from detergents assist algae and weeds to grow in water, which deplete d oxygen for sea animals. Hence, detergents cause water pollution.
The hydrophobic portion of a synthetic detergent molecule typically consists of a long hydrocarbon chain, such as alkyl or aryl groups. This hydrophobic tail is responsible for interacting with oily or greasy particles to remove them from surfaces.
A detergent is a substance that cleans soiled surfaces. Soap is a type of detergent. But detergent usually refers only to synthetic detergents, which have a different chemical makeup than soap.