Products in Home Care: Wetting Agent

Cola®Trope OD is a highly effective hydrotropes with excellent environmental attributes. Many hydrotropes currently on the market today are made from environmentally unfriendly materials. For the formulator who is formulating safer, "green" products, hydrotropes such as SXS and cresylic acid based hydrotropes are no longer safe and environmentally acceptable. Cola®Trope OD is derived from natural sources and are non-petroleum based materials. Cola®Trope OD is more effective than sodium xylene sulfonate and has excellent wetting and detergency properties and soluble in up to 20% KOH and 15% NaOH. Cola®Trope OD is a moderate foamer that is useful in developing vertical foaming cleaners. It is recommended for neutral to alkaline pH formulations and not to be used in acid pH formulations. Cola®Trope OD is listed on CleanGredients.

Cola®Liquid FACD is a fully biodegradable DEA-free fatty acid amido complex which is exceptionally soluble and stable in systems containing high concentrations of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium and potassium phosphates, sodium silicates and sodium carbonates. Cola®Liquid FACD offers excellent detergency and wetting properties, particularly silicate containing formulations. In most heavy-duty detergent systems, it offers superior performance and economy when compared to systems requiring the use of hydrotropes such as amphoterics and/or phosphate esters.Cola®Liquid FACD is a low to moderate foamer, producing lower and less stable foam than ethoxylated nonionics and significantly less foam than LAS. Straight aqueous solutions or alkaline solutions which contain up to 15% aqueous solutions of Cola®Liquid FACD show no appreciable increase in the viscosity, even under alkaline conditions.

Cola®Trope CA is a highly effective hydrotrope with excellent environmental attributes. Many hydrotropes currently on the market are made from environmentally unfriendly materials. For the formulator who is formulating safer, "green" products, hydrotropes such as SXS and cresylic acid based hydrotropes are no longer safe and environmentally acceptable. Cola®Trope CA is derived from natural sources and are non-petroleum based materials and more effective than sodium xylene sulfonate. It has excellent wetting and detergency properties and soluble in up to 20% KOH and 15% NaOH. Cola®Trope CA is virtually non-foaming making it suitable for spray applications. It is recommended for neutral to alkaline pH formulations and not to be used in acid pH formulations.

Cola®Dol 91-6 is a high active nonionic surfactant. Cola®Dol 91-6 is stable in both aqueous acidic and alkaline solutions, allowing for application in a wide range of products.

Cola®Teric CAPB is an amphoteric derived from caprylic imidazoline, and can be used in machine dishwashing and steam cleaning formulations while providing low foam. Cola®Teric CAPB will also find use in hard surface cleaning formulations because of its excellent wetting properties. Cola®Teric CAPB has excellent stability in strongly alkaline aacid systems. Cola®Teric CAPB is compatible with most anionic, cationic and non-ionic surfactants and is an excellent solubilizer for higher molecular weight surfactants.

Cola®Nol 14 is a PEG-free distilled polyglycerol ester based on vegetable oleic acid. It is an excellent emulsifier enabling water and oil to mix with good heat and cold stability. Cola®Nol 14 is compatible with all kinds of cosmetic oils and active ingredients with very pleasant application properties.

Cola®Fax 3383 is an organic phosphate ester with ultra low foam. With 50 active potassium salt, it is designed for use as a hydrotrope and/or solubilizer for conventional and low-foam nonionics in alkaline systems. It is useful in conventional and low-foam nonionics in alkaline systems. It is also used in place of SXS to solubilize LAS and alkanolamide formulas such as liquid hand dishwashes.

Cola®Lux C-8 is an octyldimethylamine oxide from a narrow cut amine, that provides good wetting and very low foaming characteristics. It is compatible with cost surfactants and because there are no amide or ester groups in its chemical structure, Cola®Lux C-8 will not hydrolyze in acid formulations. Cola®Lux C-8 is also stable in highly alkaline and strong electrolyte systems. Cola®Lux C-8 is also uselful in hydrogen peroxide and sodium hypochlorite formulations, providing increased strike for better performance.

The Suga®Fax materials are derived from alkyl polyglucosides, a renewable resource made from coconut oil and corn syrup. These starting materials provide biodegradable, mild surfactants that can function in extreme conditions for a variety of consumer and industrial applications. Because of their safety, Suga®Fax products are excellent in consumer and industrial products, dramatically lowering the risk to human exposure. Suga®Fax surfactants are recommended wherever wetting, hydrotroping, and detergency are needed in a consumer or industrial product.

Cola® Mine 11CM-MOD is Coconut Diethanolamide, Modified.

Cola®Zolines, chemically described as 1–hydroxyethyl 2–alkyl imidazolines, are classified as cationic surface active agents. Cola®Zolines and their acid salts offer the following functional properties: wetting, emulsifying, detergency, thickening, moisture displacing, corrosion inhibiting, and antistatic effects. These functional properties are useful in agricultural emulsions, industrial cleaners, paints/coatings, plastics, and petroleum applications.

Cola®Zolines, chemically described as 1–hydroxyethyl 2–alkyl imidazolines, are classified as cationic surface active agents. Cola®Zolines and their acid salts offer the following functional properties: wetting, emulsifying, detergency, thickening, moisture displacing, corrosion inhibiting, and antistatic effects. These functional properties are useful in agricultural emulsions, industrial cleaners, paints/coatings, plastics, and petroleum applications.

The Suga®Fax materials are derived from alkyl polyglucosides, a renewable resource made from coconut oil and corn syrup. These starting materials provide biodegradable, mild surfactants that can function in extreme conditions for a variety of consumer and industrial applications. Because of their safety, Suga®Fax products are excellent in consumer and industrial products, dramatically lowering the risk to human exposure. Suga®Fax surfactants are recommended wherever wetting, hydrotroping, and detergency are needed in a consumer or industrial product.

Cola®Liquid DC-2 is a (modified 2:1 fatty acid diisopropanolamide) DEA-free fatty amide designed for effective detergency and wetting while demonstrating controlled foaming.

Cola®Terge 102 is a high performance blend of surfactants designed for use in water-based degreasing and hard surface cleaning applications. It is a fast wetter for penetrating soils and surfaces and a powerful emulsifier while holding soils in suspension. Cola®Terge 102 is suitable for use in alkaline, acidic and general purpose cleaners. The simple combination of Cola®Terge 102 with or without builders makes an excellent water-based degreaser.

Cola®Zolines, chemically described as 1–hydroxyethyl 2–alkyl imidazolines, are classified as cationic surface active agents. Cola®Zolines and their acid salts offer the following functional properties: wetting, emulsifying, detergency, thickening, moisture displacing, corrosion inhibiting, and antistatic effects. These functional properties are useful in agricultural emulsions, industrial cleaners, paints/coatings, plastics, and petroleum applications. Cola®Zolines, chemically described as 1–hydroxyethyl 2–alkyl imidazolines, are classified as cationic surface active agents. Cola®Zolines and their acid salts offer the following functional properties: wetting, emulsifying, detergency, thickening, moisture displacing, corrosion inhibiting, and antistatic effects. These functional properties are useful in agricultural emulsions, industrial cleaners, paints/coatings, plastics, and petroleum applications.

Unlike some conventional surfactants used in 50% Caustic Soda solutions, Cola®Trope AHS is readily soluble and requires no prolonged mixing or heating. It is also stable in mineral acids (i.e., 25% HCl, 20% HNO3, and 85% H3PO4). Suggested uses are in the area of industrial and household products where high performance and low foam are required. Metal cleaning, bottle washing concentrates, heavy duty steam cleaning, wax striping, etc., are only a few of the areas where Cola®Trope AHS deserves evaluation

Cola®Cap MA139 is a 100% active, low-foaming surfactant that provides excellent product color and chemical stability over a wide pH range. Cola®Cap MA139 offers optimization of detergency, wetting and food soil defoaming characteristics. Cola®Cap MA139 incorporates a capping group that provides unique functionality, greater biodegradability and does not interfere with wetting, detergency or surface activity. It is also structurally sufficient to provide good food soil defoaming properties. Cola®Cap MA139 develops low foaming properties without the use of propylene oxide capping that potentially could inhibit biodegradation.

Cola®Teric JSC is a biodegradable (100% biodegradable in 14 days), low-foam wetting agent and coupler useful in both high alkali and acid systems. It has a high tolerance for inorganic salts and is soluble in up to 35% caustic soda. Additionally, Cola®Teric JSC has excellent corrosion inhibition properties, making it useful in steel pickling baths and other acid systems.

Cola®Liquid DCM is a DEA-free fatty amide blend designed for incorporation into most water dilutable products. In addition to corrosion inhibition, Cola®Liquid DCM provides high detergency for effective cleaning, and prevents soil from re-depositing after being loosened. The unique wetting properties are intended to allow dispersion over oily surfaces without creeping under and loosening flooring adhesives. The high viscosity of Cola®Liquid DCM delivers a thick, pleasing consistency for formulations, and the controlled foam provides satisfactory suds without disproportionate volume.

Cola®Dol 173B is a moderate foam nonionic performance blend of ethoxylated alcohols effective in transportation cleaning and industrial degreasing. The combination of ethoxylates provides excellent wetting, emulsification and detergency.

Cola®Teric CA-35 is a high foaming amphoteric surfactant with a low toxicity profile, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. It produces high foam and dense lather. This product is recommended for liquid soaps, shampoos, car washes, and foaming caustic cleaners.

Cola®Wet TDS-35, chemically described as tetrasodium dicarboxyethyl stearyl sulfosuccinamate, is an anionic surfactant displaying a wide array of functional properties. This versatility makes it ideal for use in industrial detergents, agricultural, cosmetic, and textile products, as well as in emulsion polymerization of vinyl monomers.

Cola®Trope SC-45 is a high foaming, chlorine stable, caustic soluble surfactant and hydrotrope. Cola®Trope SC-45 is an aqueous solution of an anionic surfactant containing both sulfonate and carboxylate functionality. It is stable to hypochlorites, and soluble in caustic and electrolytic solutions. It also wets rapidly, and has excellent detergent properties. Cola®Trope SC-45 is used in applications in alkaline spray foam cleaners containing chlorine, and in other formulations where high foam and excellent detergency are required.

Cola®Liquid DCT is a Modified Cocamide DIPA and Tall Oil Soap. Cola®Liquid DCT is an excellent substitute for 2:1 DEA amides. Colonial Chemical’s Cola®Liquid products consist of completely liquid, consumer acceptable non-DEA amides that perform like traditional alkanolamide surfactants. Cola®Liquid DCT can be used in any application where traditional alkanolamide surfactants have been used.

The Suga®Fax materials are derived from alkyl polyglucosides, a renewable resource made from coconut oil and corn syrup. These starting materials provide biodegradable, mild surfactants that can function in extreme conditions for a variety of consumer and industrial applications. Because of their safety, Suga®Fax products are excellent in consumer and industrial products, dramatically lowering the risk to human exposure. Suga®Fax surfactants are recommended wherever wetting, hydrotroping, and detergency are needed in a consumer or industrial product.

Cola®Fax 3660 is an anionic surfactant for industrial applications that provides good wetting, detergency, hydrotroping, and electrolyte stability. It is fully biodegradable. It is useful in hard surface cleaning, emulsion polymer emulsifier, vehicle cleaners, corrosion inhibitors, lubricant anti-wear properties and textile wetting.

Cola®Teric SC is a biodegradable amphoteric surfactant for cleaning applications at both high and low pH. This high-foaming hydrotrope provides superior cleaning performance over a majority of amphoteric surfactants. In addition to industrial and institutional cleaning, the mildness of Cola®Teric SC makes it a good fit for household and personal care applications.

Cola®Trope 1254 is an anionic hydrotroping agent designed to maximize the benefits in all systems. It can be used to replace phosphate esters in moderately alkaline systems to eliminate phosphorus release. As a free flowing liquid at an alkaline pH, it can easily be added to existing systems to improve foaming action and help solubilize nonionics. It will also help suppress Krafft points in blends with high levels of inorganic builders and provide some wetting action on hard surfaces.

Cola®Dol 900 is high-performance, environmentally-friendly nonionic surfactants designed specifically for ease of re-formulation when replacing nonyl phenol ethoxylates.

Ariix Sodium Xylene Sulfonate 40% Liquid is comprised of Sodium xylenesulphonate. It is commonly used as Anti Caking Agent, Anti Fungal Agent, Cleansing Agent, Coupling Agent, Dispersing Agent, Emulsifying Agent, Hydrotrope, Solubilizer, etc for a variety of applications in Other Personal Care, Food Packaging and Household Cleaning. Key benefits in use include: Clarifying, Cleansing, Anti-blocking, Anti-caking, Dispersing, Emulsifying, Wetting, Anti-fungal, etc. It is available in Liquid form.

T-I 85 is a non-ionic, hydrophilic surfactant used to make oil-in-water (o/w) emulsions. T-I 85 is soluble in water and dispersible in vegetable oils and mineral oils.

DeTERGE NAS is a low to moderate foaming, anionic surfactant having detergency, wetting and solubilizing properties. Stable in sodium hypochlorite and peroxide formulations. Ideal for a number of applications including degreasers, alkaline or mild acid cleaners, all purpose cleaners, and carpet extraction cleaners.

A series of low foam, nonionic alkoxylated alcohol wetting agents with cloud points ranging from 15C to 61C. They are effective in a wide variety of applications due to their fast wetting properties combined with low foam, low dynamic surface tension, and excellent detergency. Most have low VOCs and are non-gelling when added to water. All are fluorocarbon and silicone free.

DeIONIC 100-VLF is a unique, very low foaming, modified alkoxylated alcohol. This nonionic surfactant exhibits multifunctional characteristics including wetting and dispersing properties.

DePHOS QSA-90 is an anionic, high foaming phosphate ester in free acid form. This economical surfactant provides detergency, emulsification and wetting.