Products in Home Care: Alcohol Alkoxylates

Dehypon® LS 24 is available in liquid form, is a versatile surfactant applicable across various industries. Its effectiveness extends to dish care, surface care, industrial cleaning, and textile manufacturing. It's also employed in coated paper and paperboard manufacturing, showcasing its adaptability across different processes.

Plurafac® LF 711 is a liquid nonionic surfactant from the alcohol alkoxylates chemical family. With a dual function as a surfactant, this versatile solution is crafted to elevate the performance of various formulations. In its liquid form, Plurafac® LF 711 ensures easy incorporation and handling. Notably, it holds ISO 9001 certification, underscoring its commitment to quality and compliance standards.

Plurafac® LF 120 is a low foaming nonionic surfactant consisting of fatty alcohol alkoxylates. Its versatility spans across industries, finding use in dishwashing, food processing, commercial laundry, and institutional cleaning.

Dehypon® LS 54 functions as a surfactant primarily used in metal, paper, and textiles manufacturing. It's also applied in dish care, surface care, industrial cleaning, and in the production of coated paper and paperboard. Its versatility supports various manufacturing and cleaning processes.

Dehypon® LT 104 functions as a surfactant primarily used in metal, paper, and textiles manufacturing. It's also applied in dish care, surface care, industrial cleaning, and in the production of coated paper and paperboard. Its versatility supports various manufacturing and cleaning processes.

Degressal® SD 21 is a versatile petrochemical-derived liquid with functions encompassing surfactancy, nonionic surfactancy, and anti-foaming. This ingredient finds application in a myriad of end uses, such as liquid detergents, acid cleaners, powder cleaners, and laundry detergents. Belonging to the alcohol alkoxylates chemical family, Degressal® SD 21 stands out for its efficacy in various cleaning formulations.

Dehypon® LT 104 L is a low foaming surfactant with a well developed wetting power.

Lutensol® AT 25 Flakes acts as a viscosity enhancer, primarily for dispersing systems. Key in ensuring mechanical and electrolyte stability while maintaining small particle sizes. Lutensol® AT 25 Flakes is a versatile ingredient serving as an emulsifying agent, co-surfactant, and dispersant.

Lutensol® AT 25 Powder serves as a fatty alcohol ethoxylate that enhances viscosity, promoting stability and small particle size in dispersions. Lutensol® AT 25 Powder functions as an emulsifying agent and additive in various formulations.

Lutensol® AT 80 Powder is a C16–C18 fatty alcohol ethoxylate primarily used as a dispersant. Lutensol® AT 80 Powder is manufactured under specific conditions for high performance and low toxicity.

Plurafac® LF 305 is a versatile liquid surfactant with a dual function as a rinse aid and surfactant. Tailored for various applications, it finds utility in dishwash detergents, alkaline cleaners, hand dishwash, institutional cleaners, dairy cleaners, metal cleaners, spray cleaners, and acid cleaners. In its liquid form, Plurafac® LF 305 ensures easy integration into diverse formulations.

Plurafac® LF 300 a nonionic surfactant, serves a multifaceted role. Its low foaming property makes it an ideal choice for various applications such as surface care, industrial cleaning, textile manufacturing, and coated paper production. This versatile solution offers improved wetting for agrochemicals, aids in industrial processes like metal and paper manufacturing, and supports the textile industry with its beneficial properties.

Plurafac® LF 223 offers distinctive features across various sectors. In agrochemical applications, it enhances wetting properties while maintaining low foam levels. In Home, Institutional and Industrial (household, institutional, and industrial) care, it showcases emulsifying and solubilizing properties, particularly beneficial for surface care in both home and institutional and industrial settings. Additionally, it serves as an industrial additive with excellent wetting properties and low foaming characteristics. It finds use in industrial settings, specifically in leather and textiles for textile manufacturing and in paper and pulp for coated paper and paperboard. In agriculture and feed, it contributes to pest control in agricultural settings. Its versatility extends to metal manufacturing, paper manufacturing, and textile manufacturing processes. Available in liquid form, it serves various applications, including detergents for home care and cleaning agents for IandI (industrial and institutional) cleaning.

Plurafac® LF 401 a nonionic surfactant, serves a multifaceted role. Its low foaming property makes it an ideal choice for various applications such as surface care, industrial cleaning, textile manufacturing, and coated paper production. This versatile solution offers improved wetting for agrochemicals, aids in industrial processes like metal and paper manufacturing, and supports the textile industry with its beneficial properties.

Plurafac® LF 600 a nonionic surfactant, serves a multifaceted role. Its low foaming property makes it an ideal choice for various applications such as surface care, industrial cleaning, textile manufacturing, and coated paper production. This versatile solution offers improved wetting for agrochemicals, aids in industrial processes like metal and paper manufacturing, and supports the textile industry with its beneficial properties.

MERPOL® SE is a nonionic surfactant known for its effective wetting properties and low foaming characteristics. It finds application in textile and paper processing, including automatic dishwashing detergents, brewery cleaners, floor cleaners, laundry aids, laundry detergents, and meat packing plant cleaners. Its market reach includes home care, industrial products, and institutional and industrial cleaning.

MAKON® NF-12 E is a nonionic surfactant valued for its low foaming properties and excellent wetting action. It's employed across applications like mechanical dishwashing, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting and scouring, and as an adjuvant for agricultural products.

Lutensol® TO 7 is a nonionic surfactant with an approximate 100% active ingredient content based on a saturated iso-C13 alcohol ethoxylated with 7 moles of ethylene oxide. It is a high-performance surfactant known for its low toxicity. Lutensol® TO 7 exhibits excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties, making it a versatile choice for various applications.

Plurafac® SLF 180 is a low-foaming surfactant with a cloud point of 18°C and is listed on EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List. It is suitable for low temperature cleaning (45°C or lower) and has very good synergy with Pluronic N3, especially when used as a rinse aid in low temperature warewash machines. Final surfactant choice will be formulation dependent.

Lutensol® AO 11 is a nonionic surfactant that is approximately 100% active. It is derived from C13C15 oxo alcohol with 11 moles of ethylene oxide, consisting of approximately 67% C13 and 33% C15. This high-performance surfactant exhibits low toxicity and offers excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties.

Lutensol® AT 25 Flakes is a fatty alcohol ethoxylate based on C16C18 and serves as a viscosity enhancer. It is particularly useful in dispersing systems as it promotes high mechanical and electrolyte stability as well as a small particle size. It functions as an emulsifying agent and can be used as a co-surfactant and dispersant.

Lutensol® XL 100 is a synthetically derived, readily biodegradable C10 guerbet alcohol alkoxylate POE (10) with 100% active content. This product is a highly effective solubilizer and offers excellent emulsification properties. It complies with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 on detergents and has been tested for biodegradability and emulsifying properties according to the methods listed in Annex III.

Plurafac® LF 403 is a low-foaming nonionic surfactant composed of predominantly unbranched fatty alcohols alkoxylated with higher alkene oxides and ethylene oxide. Its most important properties are wetting, low-foaming, or even defoaming, making it an excellent choice for controlling foam, particularly when used in combination with Glucopon® surfactant and Deriphat® 160 C.

Plurafac® LF 221 is a surfactant that consists of alkoxylated, mostly unbranched fatty alcohols and higher alkene oxides, in addition to ethylene oxide. It is suitable for use in low-temperature cleaning applications, specifically those at or below 45°C. It can be easily incorporated into highly acidic cleaners.

Lutensol® XL 89 is an efficient and easy-to-handle wetting agent with a C10 guerbet alcohol alkoxylate POE (8) composition and 80% active content. It is synthetically derived and readily degradable. This product can provide improved performance compared to NP-9 in various in-can and tank mix applications. Lutensol® XL 89 is suitable for a wide range of formulation types, including emulsifier concentrates, oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, microemulsions, suspension concentrates, suspo-emulsions, soluble liquids, wettable granules, and wettable powders.

Lutensol® XL 40 is available as a 100% active product and is suitable for machine floor cleaning as a foam controlling and degreasing agent. The level of residual alcohol is comparatively very low when compared to regular alcohol ethoxylates with the same degree of ethoxylation. It has a HLB value of 10.5 and is listed on the Safer Choice label. The final surfactant choice will be dependent on the formulation.

Plurafac® D 250 is a non-ionic emulsifier that is suitable for oily soils, with a cloud point of 59°C and moderate foaming properties. It belongs to the EO/PO alcohol surfactant category and functions as a good non-ionic emulsifier for oily soils.

Lutensol® TO 12 is a type of C13 oxoalcohol ethoxylate with low toxicity that functions as a wetting agent. It has emulsifying properties and can effectively emulsify different types of oils and water, including paraffinic, naphthenic, aromatic, triglycerides, silicone, and resins. Furthermore, it provides emulsifier salt and water hardness stability and can modify surfaces by hydrophilizing them. Lutensol® TO 10 exhibits medium foam behavior and wetting dynamics and can wet various substrates, such as cotton, glass fiber, metal, and hydrophobic surfaces.

Lutensol® TO 65 is a nonionic surfactant with an approximate 100% active ingredient content based on a saturated iso-C13 alcohol ethoxylated with 6.5 moles of ethylene oxide. It is a high-performance surfactant known for its low toxicity. Lutensol® TO 65 exhibits excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties, making it a versatile choice for various applications.

Plurafac® RA 300 is a surfactant composed of fatty alcohol alkoxylates with a cloud point of 37°C. It is a low-foaming product and is listed on the EPA's Safer Chemical Ingredients List. It is suitable for use in a variety of applications, including bottle wash, rinse aid, and cleaning in place.

Plurafac® LF 900 is a surfactant composed of 5% surfactant in a 25% solution of BDG, which provides excellent foam control and good wetting. It is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List, and its benefits include defoaming and foam control, as well as wetting and low foam properties.

Lutensol® AT 25 Powder is a C16C18 fatty alcohol ethoxylate that functions as a viscosity enhancer, allowing dispersions to exhibit high mechanical and electrolyte stability as well as a small particle size. It serves as an emulsifying agent and can be used as an additive, dispersant, or co-surfactant.

Lutensol® XL 79 is an easy-to-handle wetting agent and emulsifier with a C10 guerbet alcohol alkoxylate POE (7) composition and 85% active content. It provides enhanced performance compared to IDA. This product is synthetically derived and readily degradable. Lutensol® XL 79 is suitable for various formulation types, including emulsifier concentrates, oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, microemulsions, suspension concentrates, suspo-emulsions, soluble liquids, wettable granules, and wettable powders.

Plurafac® LF RA-P is an excellent rinse aid surfactant for plastics, providing a superior drying profile that minimizes spotting and filming on plastics in industrial and institutional wash applications. By reducing manual and mechanical drying times, it saves costs for manual labor and energy.

Lutensol® XL 90 is a 100% active nonionic surfactant that enhances the wetting and degreasing power of foam cleaners. With its fast dynamics and excellent detergency on oily soils, it finds application in various fields, including dishwashing, laundry, hard surface cleaning, food and beverage processing, food service and kitchen hygiene, commercial and institutional laundry, and industrial cleaning.