Surface active agents – Vocabulary
(ISO 862:1984 and its technical corrigendum 1:1993, IDT)
This International Standard defines
terms frequently used in the field of surface
active agents
NOTES - Some terms dissociated or not
from their definition can appear as commercial
terms according to their usage or to their
mode of presentation; under no circumstances
may their definitions be used as
reference definitions for the commercial
terms.
Other terms which appear non-specific to
surface active agents, are nevertheless
widely used in this field.
This International Standard gives, in
particular, specific terms for textiles
applications, dry cleaning, etc., but
terms for other applications may be introduced.
These terms are grouped according to
the classification shown below.
