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Surface-active agent data for AI active-content review

Surface-active agent manufacturing is a defined Census category.

By Fiund · Updated 2026-11-05

NAICS 325613 · Surface Active Agent Manufacturing

Surface-active agent manufacturing is a defined Census category. A contributor can make an original report-reading task precise by keeping active content, total material and the declared measurement basis separate. Census surface-active agent scope

Prepare fictional product cards, a sample certificate and a customer request. Supply explicit exercise definitions for active content and as-supplied quantity. Give one comparison all required inputs and omit an input in another. Ask the assistant to show only supported calculations. Include a result labeled total solids, which the key should not substitute for the separately requested property without an equivalence rule.

Annotate property, basis, unit, sample, calculation rule and source location. Hold out a new table arrangement for evaluation. Score wrong-property substitution, invented inputs and unsupported basis conversion independently. A correct answer should explain the missing evidence specifically and recognize the complete calculation case.

Use original tables and invented values, with no material preparation. Actual ingredient recipes, customer performance specifications and outside laboratory reports need source-specific authority. A licensing brief should identify the evidence-and-calculation task and qualified reviewer process. The buyer's accepted specification should determine the property range and record depth worth preparing for a larger package.

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Original Fiund exercise

Concentration and delivered amount answer different questions

Fictional pails contain paper counters. Numbers illustrate basic mass accounting and are not product guidance.

Fictional records supplied to the evaluator
RecordSourceWhat it records
1Pail A record10 kg of mock product at 40% active by mass.
2Pail B record8 kg of mock product at 50% active by mass.
3RequestCompare represented active mass, ignoring packaging.

Question for the model

Which record represents more active mass?

Show the reference answer and checks

Neither: A gives 4 kg (10 × 0.40) and B gives 4 kg (8 × 0.50). Records 1 and 2 differ in concentration and product mass but match on active mass under record 3. Keep the three quantities separate.

  • Ranking concentration as though it were delivered active mass
  • Multiplying a percentage by package gross mass

Fields to preserve

net_product_mass
Excludes packaging from the denominator
active_mass_fraction
Defines the stated concentration
active_mass
Stores the computed comparable amount

Test another case

Give a pail with a gross weight and no tare; refuse to calculate active mass until net weight is known.

No surfactant names, formula recommendations, mixing instructions or customer specifications.

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Discuss a contribution

Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.

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