INTRODUCTION OF FATTY ALCOHOL SULFATES: A SHORT REVIEW

Fatty Alcohol Sulfate (FAS) which has sodium salt is an active ingredient that is generally used to make detergent products, because of its good ability to be wetted and produce froth. In addition, this type of FAS is a biodegradable surfactant. Surfactant is the basic ingredient of some cleaning products such as bath soap, facial wash soap, and liquid soap. There are two methods commonly used to produce higher alcohol than commercial ones: high-pressure hydrogenation and reduction with sodium metal.

Pemanfaatan Metil Ester Sulfonat pada Pembuatan Deterjen Cair

In the manufacture of detergents still using surfactants (which serves as an emulsifier) of crude oil in the form of the AS. (alcohol sulfate) and LAS (linear alkylbenzene sulfonate), where this type of surfactant cannot be degraded by microorganisms when discharged into the environment, causing environmental pollution. Methyl ester sulfonate surfactant is an anionic surfactant which has a composition of C16 - C18 fatty acids are capable of acting against nature deterjensinya, while the C12 - C14 fatty acids contribute to the foaming effect. The purpose of this study was to look for the formulation of methyl ester sulfonate (MES) the right to produce a good detergent by using materials such as methyl ester sulfonate surfactant self-made, methyl ester sulfonate and sodium lauryl market Ester Sulfate (SLS) with a concentration of 15 %, 20 % and 25 %. Detergent results of the study have high detergency ( net ) compared with the detergency of detergent commercial, have a stable emulsion stability, the stability of the foam/foam detergent power made from methyl ester sulfonate surfactant produces less foam, compared with a detergent made from SLS and surfactant SNI 06-4075-1996 standards.