Wetting agent is another term that is used more frequently in industry, referring to a substance that can reduce the surface tension of solid particles in a solid-liquid type suspension.

Type Wetting agent

• Nonionics (zero charge).
• Anionic (negative charge).
• Cationic (positive charge).
• Amphoteric (negative and positive charge).

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