soap and detergent: References & Edit History
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Encyclopaedic coverage of every aspect of the chemical industry is provided by Herman F. Mark et al. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 3rd ed., 31 vol. (1978–84), formerly known as Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, with a 4th edition begun in 1991; Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th, completely rev. ed., edited by Wolfgang Gerhartz et al. (1985– ); and Thorpe’s Dictionary of Applied Chemistry, 4th ed., 12 vol. (1937–56).
Soaps and detergents are covered in detail in J. Davidsohn (Isser Davidsohn) et al., Soap Manufacture, vol. 1 (1953); A.M. Schwartz, J.W. Perry, and J. Berch, Surface Active Agents and Detergents, vol. 2 (1958); A. Davidsohn and B.M. Milwidsky, Synthetic Detergents (1967); J.G. Kane, Soaps: Their Chemistry and Technology (1959); W.W. Niven (ed.), Industrial Detergency (1955); J.L. Molliet, B. Collie, and W. Black, Surface Activity: The Physical Chemistry, Technical Applications, and Chemical Constitution of Synthetic Surface-Active Agents, 2nd ed. rev. (1961). Information may also be found in chapters on soaps and detergents in A.E. Bailey, Industrial Oil and Fat Products, 3rd ed. by D. Swern (1964); and in R.N. Shreve, Chemical Process Industries, 3rd ed. (1967).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Invalidated site: United States Environmental Protection Agency - Soap and Detergents. | Oct 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Pubmed Central - Allergies come clean: The role of detergents in epithelial barrier dysfunction. | Aug 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Soaps, Shampoos, and Detergents. | Jan 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Soaps, Shampoos, and Detergents. | Jan 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Zealand Institute of Chemistry - Soap and Detergent Manufacture. | Nov 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Environmental Protection Agency - Soap and Detergents. | Oct 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Soaps and Detergents. | Aug 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Soaps and Detergents. | Apr 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Cleaning Institute - Soaps & Detergents History. | Nov 10, 2023 | ||
| Links and video added. | Apr 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Soaps and Detergents. | Feb 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Soap and Detergent Manufacture. | Oct 03, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Soap and Detergent Manufacture. | Oct 03, 2022 | ||
| Rearranged media. | Jul 30, 2021 | ||
| Revised the discussion of phosphates in detergents. | Nov 18, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 08, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Getting Clean: The Science of Soap. | Mar 15, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Inventors and Inventions - Soap. | Mar 15, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Soap History - History of Soap and Soap Interesting Facts. | Mar 15, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Soap. | Jul 26, 2018 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 12, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - How does Soap Work. | May 02, 2013 | ||
| Added image of bars of soap. | Jan 28, 2011 | ||
| Added photograph. | Aug 06, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |