ʻO Surfactant kekahi ʻano o nā mea hoʻohui. Hiki iā ia ke hoʻohaʻahaʻa i ka ʻili o ka ʻili ma waena o nā wai ʻelua, ma waena o ke kinoea a me ka wai, a i ʻole ma waena o kahi wai a me kahi paʻa. No laila, hoʻohana ʻia kona ʻano ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe, mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe, emulsifier, mea hoʻohua, a me nā dispersants.

ʻO ka surfactants ka mea maʻamau i nā molekole amphiphilic organik me nā pūʻulu hydrophilic a me nā pūʻulu hydrophobic, maʻamau nā pūhui ʻano amphiphilic, i loaʻa nā pūʻulu hydrophobic ("huelo") a me nā pūʻulu hydrophilic ("poʻo"). No laila, hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i nā mea hoʻoheheʻe organik a me ka wai.

Hoʻokaʻawale o Surfactant
(1) Anionic surfactant
(2) Kaionic surfactant
(3) Zwitterionic surfactant
(4) Nonionic surfactant