Which Detergent Breaks Up Oil The Best

Data Tables and Observation: Fill out the data sheet (below) for the experiment and submit with this form. Recording data carefully

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If Clorox does not restructure its portfolio mix and increase revenue contribution from the growing markets, it faces the risk of losing sales and its position in those markets. Using its current resources, Clorox needs to determine how to allocate those resources among its current brand portfolio. Equally important is determining whether to invest in new product lines or brands. Clorox also has to decide whether to expand into international markets or focus strictly on expanding its market share across its brands in the primary U.S. market. Asian, South American, and European markets offer potential for growth but the cost of expanding into these markets and the limited availability of financial resources pose concerns with respect to international expansion. Focus on growth versus profitability is another important strategic decision that needs to be addressed. Clorox projects flat sales for 2011, which is not a positive indicator for investors’

After reading the lab instructions - but before starting the lab - record your best “educated guess” about what will happen in the experiment. What hypothesis can you generate about the effect of adding salt to water?

The fatty acids are then purified by distillation and neutralized with an alkali to produce soap and water. The fats and oils used in soap-making come from animal or plant sources. The four basic soaps used in this procedure were made using olive oil, vegetable oil, vegetable shortening, and lard. Each fat or oil is made up of a distinctive mixture of several different triglycerides. In a triglyceride molecule, three fatty acid molecules are attached to one molecule of glycerin. There are many types of triglycerides; each type consists of its own particular combination of fatty acids. They are weak acids composed of two parts: A carboxylic acid group consisting of one hydrogen (H) atom, two oxygen (O) atoms, and one carbon (C) atom, plus a hydrocarbon chain attached to the carboxylic acid group. Generally, it is made up of a long straight chain of carbon (C) atoms each carrying two hydrogen (H) atoms. The carboxylate end of the soap molecule is attracted to water. It is called the hydrophilic end; this end of the fatty acid chain prefers water. The hydrocarbon chain is attracted to oil and grease and is the hydrophobic end. However, when soap is presented to hard water which is water containing minerals, such as calcium, magnesium, and seldom minerals like iron. Soap produces what is known as soap scum, or residue from the

I mixed oil in the water, the oil then started to settle at the top of the water. (oil is not a soluble)

Beakers 5-8 were set aside for later use. I then recorded by observation of beaker 1 in Table 1 on the Lab Reporting Form; this included smell, color, etc. 10 mL of vegetable oil was added to beaker 2, 10 mL of vinegar to beaker 3, and 10 mL of liquid laundry detergent to beaker 4. Each beaker was mixed thoroughly with a wooden stir stick. My observations such as color and smell were annotated in Table 1 on the Lab Reporting Form. Next, I cut the cheesecloth into five different pieces. I took one piece of cheesecloth and folded it so it was 4 layers thick. I then placed it into the funnel. 60 mL of soil was measured out using the 100 mL beaker and placed into the cheesecloth lined funnel. The funnel was then put inside beaker 5. The contents of beaker 1 (water) were poured through the funnel and let filter for 1 minute into beaker 5. My observations were recorded on Table 1 on the Lab Reporting Form. I repeated the process of creating a filter of cheesecloth and soil and filtered the contents of beaker 2 (vegetable oil) into beaker 6, beaker 3 (vinegar) to beaker 7, and beaker 4 (detergent) to beaker 8. All observations were recorded on Table 1.

Chemical dispersants pull apart oil particles that are suspended in water, reducing the oil slick to droplets that can be degraded by naturally occurring bacteria. When the chemicals are applied, dispersed oil is greatly less toxic. However, because the chemical properties of leaked oil will change over time, dispersants may lose their ability to break apart the oil. There are also concerns about the dispersants themselves , which can also be toxic and as a result it could be damaging the

Data Analysis In my experiment I used four different types of flour to see how much they made bread rise. These are the results: Type of Flour Amount of Dough in Pan (cm) How much Bread Rises (cm) Whole Wheat Flour 1.5 3.4 3.5 3.7 Rye Flour 1.5 2.3 2.3 2.4 All Purpose Flour 1.5 5.4 5.6 5.6

Clorox Company produce 50 different products by 2000, includes different categories such as Household products such as glad, water filters (Brita), cleaning products, auto care; Specialty products such as charcoal and lighter fluid; and International products such as dressing and sauces. Kingsford Charcoal is the one from Clorox’s products and mostly used

  Church & Dwight Co., Inc., founded in 1846, is the world's leading producer of sodium bicarbonate, popularly known as baking soda, a natural product which cleans, deodorizes leavens and buffers. The Company's Arm & Hammer brand is one of the nation's most trusted trademarks for numerous consumer and specialty products. The company has multiple plants in United States and Brazil from where they export their product. Their subsidiary in Brazil also manufactures various inorganic chemicals, such as sodium sulfide, sodium sulfite, sodium metabisulfite, barium carbonate, barium sulfate and barium chloride. Church & Dwight consumer products can be broken into four categories: deodorizing and

It is the leading hand dishwashing product in United States with a market share of 54% and is also trusted in major parts of the world. Hand dishwashing is very famous across India and a new liquid format of Dawn can help P&G increase their market share in the dishwashing liquid segment. (& Gamble n.d.)

Drypers Corporation acquired an option to purchase NewLund Laboratories, Inc. And its breakthrough laundry detergent technology

Founded in 1876, Henkel holds globally leading market positions both in the consumer and industrial businesses. It controls leading brands like, Plastic Padding chemicals, Persil, washing powder, Spee washing powder, Vernal/Silan fabric softener, Somat/Glist dishwasher tablets, Pril washing-up liquid, Schwarzkopf hair care (Cosmetics Company Hans Schwarzkopf GmbH was acquired by Henkel in 1995. After the integration in 1997 the business sectors brand-name products were assigned to Schwarzkopf & Henkel Cosmetics GmbH, Düsseldorf, and hair salon products to Hans Schwarzkopf GmbH & Co KG (Schwarzkopf Professional), Hamburg, respectively), Schauma shampoo, Fa shower gel and deodorant, Diadermine skin and body care, Dial shower and hand soap, Loctite and UniBond adhesives and sealants, Pritt glue sticks, Polyseamseal caulk, and Persil abaya shampoo. Historically, Henkel 's most famous brand is Persil, the first commercial laundry detergent. Before that it was only either soap flakes or actual bars of soap. With presence in 125 countries on five continents and about 48,000 employees worldwide, Henkel engages in the majority of its business within Europe and North America.

The purpose of this lab was to create soaps and detergents and test their cleaning ability. We created four different soaps and two detergents using different starting materials composed of oils and fats for the soaps and lauryl alcohol and sulfuric acid for the detergents. Soaps are created by a process called saponification, which is the formation of a salt by combing an acid and a base.1 Soap and detergent are effective cleaning agents because they have hydrophilic and hydrophobic ends.1 The hydrophobic ends interact with the dirt and oil while the hydrophilic ends interact with the water molecules effectively washing the dirt and oil away.2 While soaps and detergents are very similar in their cleaning ability, they have a major difference being that soaps are made from natural products and detergents are made from synthetic materials.3 In order to make the soaps, we used four different starting materials including lard, shortening, olive oil, and vegetable oil.