Degradation of surfactants from domestic laundry effluent by electron beam irradiation

• Main Authors: Selambakkannu, Sarala, Othman, Nor Azillah Fatimah, Abu Bakar, Khomsaton, Thailan, Krishamani Mutiah, Karim, Zulhairun
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/98053/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.10.061
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Surface active agent (surfactant) is the main ingredient in laundry detergent and other household cleaning agent. TWEEN20 is one of the nonionic surfactant which is widely used in detergent. Laundry effluent is one of the major contributor of domestic wastewater as laundering processes involves wate...