Chemistry Letters, Vol.32, No.1, 8-9, 2003
Photodegradative surfactants: Photolysis of p-dodecylbenzyltrimethylammonium bromide in aqueous solution
Upon UV irradiation, a benzyl-containing cationic surfactant, p-dodecylbenzyltrimethylammonium bromide, has been converted to a nonsurfactant, which can be separated from the aqueous solution by coprecipitation with CaSO4.