| Surfactants Evaluated in KNSO (65:35)w | ||||
| Anionic | ||||
| Surfactant | % Active | Vis. Redn.* | Burn Behaviour | Comments |
| Liquid Laundry Detergent, (Purex, Ultra) | ~0.25 | 3 | 2.9 mm/sec | Good Vis. Redn. |
| " " | ~0.5 | 4 | no ignition | Better Vis. Redn. |
| " " Purex 2X | ~0.25 | 3 | -- | Good Vis. Redn. |
| Suave shampoo† | ~0.25 | 3 | 2.8 mm/sec | |
| Sodium alkyl phosphate | 1 | 3 | 2.8 mm/sec | Modest VR |
| " " | 2 | 3-4 | no ignition | |
| Sodium Octyl sulfate | 0.2 | 1-2 | Not quite pourable | |
| Sodium 2-ethylhexyl sulfate | 0.2 | 1-2 | Not quite pourable | |
| Ammonium Lauryl sulfate | 0.28 | 2 | -- | Just pourable |
| " " | 0.56 | 2 | slightly better | |
| Ammonium Laureth sulfate | 1.2 | 3 | no ignition | 3 ethoxylates |
| " " | 0.28 | 2-3 | no ignition | 12 ethoxylates |
| Amm. lauryl lactylate | 1 | 0 | ||
| C1416 olefin sulfonate | 1 | 1-2 | no ignition | |
| Ammonium Xylene sulfate | 0.4 | 0 | ||
| Ammonium Laureth sulfosuccinate | 0.32 | 2 | fitful ignition | |
| Sodium Dioctyl sulfosuccinate | 0.2 | 1-2 | Not quite pourable | |
| Potassium trystyryl phosphate | 1 | 0 | ||
| Calcium alkylbenzene sulfonate | 0.6 | 2-3 | no ignition | apparent vis increase while heating |
| Amm. nonylphenol ethoxylate sulfate | 1.2 | 5 | no ignition | 3 ethoxylates |
| " " | 0.6 | 5 | no ignition | |
| " " | 0.35 | 5 | no ignition | |
| " " | 0.15 | 5 | ignites | fitful burn |
| " " | 0.09 | 4 | 2.9 mm/sec | exc. performance |
| Sodium octylphenol ether sulfate | 0.2 | 3-4 | Good Vis. Redn. | |
| Sodium nonylphenol ethoxylate sulfate | 0.3 | 5 | no ignition | |
| " " | 0.045 | 4 | 2.9 mm/sec | exc. performance |
| " " | 0.025 | 1 | sl. vis. redn present | |
| Amm. C6-10alcohol ether sulfate | 0.66 | 5 | no ignition | strong vis redn |
| " " | 0.066 | 4 | 3.0 mm/sec | exc. performance |
| " " | 0.033 | 1 | sl. vis. redn present | |
| * Relative viscosity reduction --- 0 - No reduction, 2 - just pourable to 5 - Outstanding reduction | ||||
| † Mixture of ammonium laureth and lauryl sulfates | ||||