Comprox

A general purpose, biodegradable detergent intended for use in industrial as well as domestic applications such as cleaning upholstery, carpets and utensils and surfaces used in food preparation or as a wetting agent for applications such as mixing cement and stripping wallpaper

Comprox is a mixture of sodium secondary-alkyl sulphates.

History

In about 1946, experiments at Pumpherston led to the production from shale oil of some of the first synthetic detergents. Detergent production was rapidly developed using imported oils and continued until 1992. The original name for this product was 'Iranopol' and later changed to By-Prox.

This new shale 'soap' brought greater prosperity to the mining community of Pumpherston and Uphall.^[1]

Available on the market from the end of April 1948, this was the first 'soap' in the form of a liquid detergent.

References

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To Ride a Red Engine By Dave Wilson Published by Jeremy Mills Publishing, 2007 ISBN 1905217366, 9781905217366 328 pages

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