Extracting organic compounds from aqueous solutions containing surfactant

The extraction of organic compounds from aqueous solutions of non-ionic surfactants is disclosed. The aqueous solution of non-ionic surfactants (which contains the organic compounds to be extracted) is intensively mixed with a liquid which is not miscible with water. The aqueous surfactant-containing solution is then separated again from the liquid which is not miscible with water. The liquid which is not miscible with water now contains the organic compounds and the extraction is thus completed. The process is advantageously carried out by means of a centrifugal extractor.