Biodegradable detergents:
Detergents which can be decomposed by microorganisms present in water are called biodegradable detergents.lt is found that detergents that have straight chains of hydrocarbons in the molecules are biodegradable. For example, sodium lauryl sulphate.
Non-biodegradable detergents:
Detergents that are not degraded (decomposed) by the micro-organisms are called non-biodegradable detergents. An example of such a detergent is sodium 4 – (1, 3, 5, 7 tetramethyl octyl) benzenesulfonate. Such detergent causes environment pollution.
