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What are biodegradable and non-biodegradable detergents ? Give one example of each. |
Answer» Solution :Detergents having straight HYDROCARBON chains are easily degraded (or decomposed) by microorganism and HENCE are called biodegradable detergents while detergents containing BRANCHED hydrocarbon chains are not easily degraded by the MICROORGANISMS and hence are called non-biodegradable detergents. Non-biodegradable detergents accumulate in rivers and waterways thereby causing water pollution. Examples of biodegradable detergents are Sodium lauryl sulphate and sodium dodecyl benzenesulphonate. An example of non-biodegradable detergent is sodium 4-(1, 3, 5, 7-tetramethyloctyl) benzenesulphonate. 
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