Ngemva kokufakwa i-ioni emanzini, inomsebenzi ongaphezulu kanye nokushajwa okunegethivu okubizwa ngokuthi i-anionic surfactant.
Ama-Anionic surfactants yimikhiqizo enomlando omude kakhulu, umthamo omkhulu kanye nezinhlobonhlobo eziningi phakathi kwama-surfactants. Ama-surfactants e-anionic ahlukaniswe abe yi-sulfonate ne-alkyl sulfate ngokusho kwesakhiwo samaqembu abo e-hydrophilic, okwamanje okuyizigaba eziyinhloko zama-anionic surfactants. Imisebenzi ehlukahlukene ye-surfactant itholakala ikakhulukazi ekushintsheni izakhiwo ze-liquid surface, isixhumi esibonakalayo esiwuketshezi oluwuketshezi kanye nesixhumi esibonakalayo esiqinile, lapho izindawo ezingaphezulu (umngcele) zoketshezi ziyiphuzu eliyinhloko.