Surfactant ke mofuta oa metsoako.E ka theola tsitsipano ea bokaholimo lipakeng tsa maro a mabeli, lipakeng tsa khase le mokelikeli, kapa lipakeng tsa mokelikeli le tse tiileng.Ka hona, sebopeho sa eona se etsa hore e be thuso e le lisebelisoa tsa ho hlatsoa, ​​​​metsi, li-emulsifiers, li-foam, le li-dispersants.

Li-surfactants ka kakaretso ke limolek'hule tsa organic amphiphilic tse nang le lihlopha tsa hydrophilic le hydrophobic, hangata li-amphiphilic organic compounds, tse nang le lihlopha tsa hydrophobic ("mehatla") le lihlopha tsa hydrophilic ("lihlooho").Ka hona, li qhibiliha ka har'a li-solvents le metsi.

Classification of Surfactant
(1) Anionic surfactant
(2) Sebapali sa cationic
(3) Sebapali sa Zwitterionic
(4) Nonionic surfactant