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Non-ionic surfactants can be described as being covalent compounds which have hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties and which do not ionise when dissolved in water.
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Balson, T., Felix, M.S.B. (1995). Biodegradability of non-ionic surfactants. In: Karsa, D.R., Porter, M.R. (eds) Biodegradability of Surfactants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1348-9_7
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