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What are biodegradable and non-biodegradable detergents ? Give one example of each class.

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Biodegradable detergents : Detergents which are decomposed by micro-organisms present in the environment are called biodegradable detergents. These detergents have linear alkyl chains. Sodium lauryl sulphate and sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate are examples of biodegradable other) detergents.
Non-biodegradable detergents : are those which are not degraded by micro-organisms. Such detergents cause environmental problem. It is observed that such detergents contain branched chain which is not attacked by bacteria. Example of non-biodegredable detergents is given below:
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