Products in Oil, Gas & Mining Chemicals: Good Wetting Properties

WACKER® SG 3381 is a polyalkylene oxide-modified polydimethylsiloxane that contains organo-functional groups in the α,ω-position. This unique structure gives a functional value of 2 per modified polydimethylsiloxane. The functional groups are chemically bonded to the polydimethylsiloxane through chemically inert alkylene spacer groups, which are highly stable to hydrolysis.

T-Det® EPO 81 is an anhydrous, liquid nonionic surface-active agent produced by the reaction of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. It is used in petroleum paper manufacture, water treatment, foam control, and agricultural chemicals. Due to its nonionic structure, T-Det® EPO 81 is compatible with anionic and cationic surfactants and is stable in the presence of acids, bases, and salts.

T-Soft® L60 is an anionic detergent that exhibits excellent emulsification, wetting, and foaming properties. It is used in a wide variety of industrial markets; oil and gas, HI and I, construction, and textiles.

Lansurf AEP66 is a biodegradable nonionic surfactant produced through the reaction of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide on a synthetic primary fatty alcohol. It shares compatibility with soaps, anionic, cationic, and other nonionic surfactants, offering wetting, detergency, and low foam. Similar to AEP63, it is employed in cleaning applications where low foaming is essential, such as machine dishwash, metal cleaning, and bottle rinse formulations. It is also used in textiles, oils, lubricants, agrochemicals, paints, and polymers.

Lansurf AEP63 is a biodegradable nonionic surfactant produced through the reaction of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide on a synthetic primary fatty alcohol. It is compatible with soaps, anionic, cationic, and other nonionic surfactants, providing wetting, detergency, and low foam. It is suitable for cleaning applications where low foaming is necessary, such as machine dishwash, metal cleaning, and bottle rinse formulations. It also finds use in textiles, oils, lubricants, agrochemicals, paints, and polymers.

Kemsurf OT60 is an exceptionally effective wetting agent suitable for various applications where ensuring the wetting of a substrate or particle is crucial. Its versatile usage extends to emulsion systems, and it serves as a co-dispersant in combination with other nonionics.

Libraphos 1166 is a clear to slightly hazy yellow-amber liquid containing C12-C14 alcohol ether phosphate. This anionic product is characterized by its compatibility with other anionic and nonionic surfactants. Libraphos 1166 exhibits remarkable stability in both acidic and alkaline environments, even at high temperatures. It serves various purposes, including enhancing wetting, and emulsification, providing lubricity, detergency, and corrosion inhibition.

Libraphos 1145 is a clear amber liquid that contains a phosphate ester based on a C12 or C15 alcohol ethoxylate. This anionic product is known for its compatibility with other anionic and nonionic surfactants. Libraphos 1145 offers exceptional stability, even in acidic and alkaline environments and at high temperatures. It finds application in a variety of uses, including enhancing wetting, emulsification, providing lubricity, detergency, and corrosion inhibition.

Libranol CDG PK, belonging to the alkanolamides chemical family, is a liquid nonionic surfactant with excellent properties for industrial additives. This versatile additive, known for its good wetting properties, also exhibits outstanding thickening properties. In its liquid form, Libranol CDG PK proves to be a valuable component for various industrial applications, contributing to formulations that require effective wetting and thickening characteristics.

Libraphos 1028 is a clear to slightly hazy, pale-yellow liquid containing isotridecyl alcohol ethoxylate phosphate ester. This product exhibits anionic characteristics, making it compatible with both other anionic and nonionic surfactants. Libraphos 1028 is highly stable in acidic and alkaline systems, even at elevated temperatures. It finds various applications, such as enhancing wetting, emulsification, providing lubricity, detergency, and corrosion inhibition.

Libraphos PE950M is a clear to slightly hazy, pale yellow liquid formulation containing isotridecanol ethoxylate phosphate ester. This product exhibits excellent solubility in water and is recognized for its remarkable stability, even in acidic and alkaline systems and at high temperatures. Its applications encompass enhancing wetting, emulsification, providing lubricity, detergency, and corrosion inhibition.

Libratex DOS70K is a solution containing 70% di-octylsulphosuccinate in odorless kerosene. This product is insoluble in water but has a wide range of applications in oil and solvent systems. As an anionic substance, Libratex DOS70K is compatible with both anionic and nonionic surfactants. It is particularly valuable in agricultural formulations, where it aids in the emulsification of oils and solvents. Additionally, it finds use in lubricants, dispersants, and paints, offering excellent wetting abilities and oil solubility, enhancing performance in these applications.

Libraphos 1138 is a clear straw liquid consisting of C12-C14 alcohol ether phosphate. This anionic product exhibits compatibility with both other anionic and nonionic surfactants. Libraphos 1138 is highly stable in both acidic and alkaline systems, even at elevated temperatures. Its diverse applications include enhancing wetting, emulsification, providing lubricity, detergency, and corrosion inhibition.

Naxan® DIL is a unique product in our offering, being the lightest in color and having a low odor, very fast wetting, and good hydrotropic properties. It is also the most hydrophobic product in our line, which is an advantage in formulations requiring "rinse off" functionality, as well as allowing for better color management in the end product when low color is essential.

Naxaf® CD-1 is a proprietary blend of polymeric naphthalene sulfonate condensates and a surfactant mixture in sodium salt form, used in oil and gas well cementing applications. It provides excellent wetting, dispersing, hydrotroping, and medium-to-low foaming capabilities, along with acid and base stability, hard-water tolerance, and high-temperature stability. The NAXAF® naphthalene sulfonate-formaldehyde condensates are primarily used as dispersants in various industrial applications.

Naxaf® HSP is a sodium salt of polymeric naphthalene sulfonate condensates, which are readily soluble in water, glycerol, ethylene glycol, and diethylene glycol and slightly soluble in most alcohols but insoluble in most organic solvents. As a powder, it is a convenient alternative to liquids for processes or storage capabilities that are not suitable. It is used as a major ingredient in different types of superplasticizer formulations, and in concrete, it enhances the flow properties of the mix by dispersing the cement particles and breaking up agglomerates, improving the workability of the mix, and adding acids.

AntiPro EP-3M is a very low-foaming surfactant system that is readily soluble in 50% caustic soda solutions without the need for prolonged mixing or heating. AntiPro EP-3M contributes to quick dynamic surface tension lowering resulting in fast wetting and spreading on various hydrophobic substrates. AntiPro EP-3M provides extremely low foam properties making this product suitable for many industrial cleaning processes.

ClearSol LLR is a very low-foaming surfactant system that is readily soluble in 50% caustic soda solutions without the need for prolonged mixing or heating. It has a quick dynamic surface tension lowering resulting in fast wetting and spreading on various hydrophobic substrates. ClearSol LLR provides extremely low foam properties making this product suitable for many industrial cleaning processes.

DeTROPE CA - 100 is a liquid, anhydrous-modified carboxylate. It is suggested for use as a low-foaming hydrotrope in both aqueous and powdered alkaline systems.

DeTERGE LF - 7315 is a low-foaming, modified amphoteric surfactant ideal for highly alkaline and acidic systems. It functions effectively as the primary surfactant, offering wetting and detergency in both acidic and alkaline environments. Its excellent solubility may eliminate the need for a hydrotrope. Moreover, it is biodegradable, non-phenolic, and phosphate-free.

DeTERIC LP is also known as sodium lauriminodipropionate, is a versatile, high-foaming amphoteric surfactant. It is used in a wide range of household, industrial, and institutional cleaning formulations. Beyond that, it's suitable for personal care applications, easily degrades in the environment, and has low toxicity levels.

DePHOS 8028FA is an aliphatic phosphate ester in its acid form, derived from an ethoxylated alcohol.

CSURF 364 is an advanced micelle solution for use in hydraulic fracturing. The formulation is designed as a multi-functional additive that performs as both a non-emulsifier and surface active agent. The micelles in CSURF 364 in <100 nm in size, allowing increased penetration into tight formation pore throats.

Lanphos PE107 is a phosphate ester specifically developed to provide excellent stability in high alkali and electrolyte systems, providing excellent detergency wetting and corrosion inhibition. Lanphos PE107 can also be used to couple nonionic surfactants into liquid alkali detergents.

Pecomul 500-D™ is a specially formulated amido imidazoline product that is blended with a friendly solvent. Pecomul 500-D™ is a concentrated blend that promotes rapid oil wetting of drill solids and barite in and between synthetic oils, ethers, esters, poly-olefins and internal olefins as well as in calcium or sodium brines.

Pecomul 350™ is an invert mud emulsifier and wetting agent comprised of secondary emulsifiers for synthetic based drilling fluids systems. Pecomul 350™ is designed using low aromatic base oils.

Pecomul 300™ is an invert mud emulsifier and wetting agent comprised of secondary emulsifiers for diesel based drilling fluids systems.