Products in Laundry & Fabric Care: Hard Water Tolerance

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Sokalan® CP 9 Powder is a powdered product that functions as a dispersant, scale inhibitor, and builder. With features like color protection, dispersing, hard water tolerance, and superior cleaning, it caters to markets in Home, Institutional and Industrial Care. Its applications include home care (laundry and fabric care, surface care), institutional and industrial care (commercial laundry, industrial cleaning), and more. Available in powder form, it is used in cleaners, detergents, laundry detergents, and more.

Sokalan® CP 5 Granules present a versatile composition as a sizing agent, dispersant, surfactant, and detergent additive. These solid granules are ideal for industrial applications, particularly in mineral processing, Sokalan® CP 5 Granules offers effective dispersion and sizing properties to various processes.

Sokalan® CP 10 S is a versatile liquid compound employed as a sizing agent, dispersant, surfactant, and detergent additive. Its multifunctional nature extends to various domains, including agrochemical applications for dispersion and surfactancy, cleaning ingredients as a detergent additive and dispersing agent, and industrial uses as a dispersing and sizing agent. This product is applied in processes such as mineral processing and water treatment due to its liquid physical form.

Sokalan® CP 50 Granules are multifunctional, acting as a dispersant, surfactant, and detergent additive. Primarily found in solid granular form, Sokalan® CP 50 Granules serve agricultural and feed markets, displaying effectiveness as dispersants and surfactants.

Sokalan® CP 10 excels with features like anti-spotting, compatibility, hard water tolerance, preventing soil redeposition, and scale inhibition. Its versatility spans agriculture, home, institutional and industrial care, and industrial applications, crucial in chemical and industrial manufacturing. In home, institutional and industrial care, it aids home care, fabric care, institutional and industrial care, especially in laundry and textile manufacturing. In the industrial sector, it's pivotal for paper and pulp, specifically in coated paper production. Sokalan® CP 10 extends to pest control in agriculture and feed, playing a key role in power, water, and utilities processes, particularly water treatment. In a liquid form, it enhances applications in mineral processing, water treatment, and laundry detergents for home care and commercial laundry detergents in institutional and industrial cleaning.

Sokalan® CP 50 serves as a multifunctional compound, operating as a sizing agent, dispersant, surfactant, and detergent additive. Sokalan® CP 50 finds application in mineral processing and proves beneficial in home care, especially in laundry detergents.

Sokalan® CP 12 S offers a suite of features, including anti-spotting, good compatibility, hard water tolerance, soil redeposition prevention, and scale inhibition. Its application spans agriculture and feed, home, institutional and industrial care, and industrial sectors. In chemical and industrial manufacturing, it plays a pivotal role in processes. Within home, institutional and industrial care, it contributes to home care, emphasizing laundry and fabric care, and institutional and industrial care, particularly in commercial laundry. Its significance extends to the industrial sector in leather and textiles and paper and pulp. Sokalan® CP 12 S addresses pest control in agriculture and feed, and plays a crucial role in power, water and utilities processes, especially in water treatment. Its diverse applications encompass mineral processing and water treatment, while in home care, it finds use in laundry detergents, and in institutional and industrial cleaning, it is employed in commercial laundry detergents.

Sokalan® CP 45 Granules serve as a sizing agent, dispersant, surfactant, and detergent additive. Tailored for mineral processing, it features agrochemical functions like dispersing and surfactancy, cleaning ingredient roles as a detergent additive and dispersing agent, and industrial applications for dispersion and sizing in mineral processing.

Sokalan® CP 13 S functioning as a sizing agent, dispersant, surfactant, and detergent additive, this liquid compound finds application in mineral processing and water treatment processes. With agrochemical functions like dispersion and surfactant, cleaning ingredient roles as a detergent additive and dispersing agent, and industrial applications for dispersion and sizing, it proves versatile in various domains.

Sokalan® CP 5 is a multifunctional solution, acting as a sizing agent, dispersant, surfactant, and detergent additive. Primarily employed in mineral processing, its versatility extends to home care, particularly in laundry detergents. This liquid form enables easy integration into various processes and applications.

BTC Europe GmbH Soda Ash Light is a versatile product with functions ranging from odor neutralization and softening to serving as an intermediate in various processes. Composed of sodium carbonate, this chemical compound is available in crystals, powders, and solid forms, catering to diverse application needs. Classified under the Bases, Carbonates, and Alkalis chemical family, BTC Europe GmbH Soda Ash Light offers non-flammable properties, ensuring safety in handling.

Trilon® B liquid is a 40% aqueous solution, that boasts tetrasodium ethylenediamine tetraacetate. It proves to be a valuable addition to laundry detergents, effectively sequestering heavy metals and boosting soil removal. This versatile solution is suitable for a range of industrial and institutional cleaner and degreaser formulations.

IGEPAL CA-720 serves as a nonionic surfactant, finding application across various phases of detergent compounding and aqueous processing in industries like textiles, paper, industrial metal cleaning, acid cleaning, floor cleaning, detergent sanitization, and waterless hand cleaning. It's classified within the chemical group of octyl phenol ethoxylates.

ALPHA-STEP® MC-48 is an anionic surfactant derived from oleochemicals, serving as a hydrotrope for solubilizing highly active systems. It exhibits favorable performance in hard water conditions, showcasing tolerance and lime soap dispersing ability. It is a readily soluble liquid with a ph range of 4 to 9, finding applications in household and industrial products.

IGEPAL CA-630 is a nonionic surfactant finding application in household and industrially controlled foam detergents, industrial metal cleaners, floor cleaners, and waterless hand cleaners. Igepal ca 630 is used in all phases of detergent compounding and aqueous processing in the textile and paper industries. Igepal ca 630 is also used in industrial metal cleaners, acid cleaners, floor cleaners, detergent-sanitizers and waterless hand cleaners and is an effective emulsifier for more polar solvents such as xylene.

ALPHA-STEP® PC-48 is an anionic surfactant derived from oleochemicals and is extensively utilized in household, industrial, and personal care applications. It meets the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and clean ingredients listing. Its functions include serving as a foam booster, and it boasts attributes like being bio-based, kosher (certified), naturally derived, plant-derived, preservative-free, sulfate-free, and eo po-free.

STEOL® KA-460 emerges as an anionic surfactant recognized for its impressive wetting, foaming, and detergency attributes. It's a suitable candidate for incorporation into liquid dishwashing detergents, laundry detergents, textile detergents, industrial cleaners, and car and truck wash applications. The product bears kosher certification.

IGEPAL CO-530 is a nonionic surfactant with diverse applications, including paper processing and industrial metal cleaning. It's employed as an emulsifier for silicones and agricultural chemicals, serving as an oil-soluble surfactant, emulsifying agent, detergent, and dispersing agent for petroleum oils. Classified within the chemical group of nonylphenol ethoxylates, its primary function centers around being a deinking agent, which is particularly relevant in paper processing.

STEOL® KS-460 is a modified sodium lauryl ethoxy sulfate formulated to eliminate the typical preliminary gelling stage encountered when diluting regular ethoxy sulfates. This 60% anionic surfactant contains ethanol, rendering it clear and fluid at room temperature. It boasts excellent wetting, foaming, and detergency properties, finding applications in liquid dishwashing detergents, laundry detergents, textile detergents, industrial cleaners, as well as car and truck wash applications.

IGEPAL CO-430 is a nonionic surfactant used as a defoaming agent in low-foaming detergents and cold-water cleaners. It also functions as a dispersing agent for petroleum oils and as a co-emulsifier in nonionic surfactant blends. It has applications in paper processing, industrial metal cleaning, and textile applications.

Trilon® BX Powder is the tetrasodium salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA-Na4) in solid form and of high purity. It plays an active role in removing many types of soil and boosting the detergency of laundry detergent by sequestering heavy metals. Furthermore, it can be used in all types of cleaner and degreaser formulations for I&I applications, with 84% active powder.

Trilon® B Liquid is a 40% aqueous solution of tetrasodium ethylenediamine tetraacetate (Na4EDTA). It plays an active role in removing many types of soil and boosting the detergency of laundry detergent by sequestering heavy metals. Furthermore, it can be used in all types of cleaner and degreaser formulations for I&I applications.

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.

Dissolvine M-X is a high purity, versatile and readily biodegradable chelate. It can replace phosophorous-containing builders, enhance the cleaning power of a detergent, and prevent deactivation of surfactants in hard water. The active component is MGDA, a chelating agent with three carboxylic groups. Together with the central nitrogen atom these carboxylic groups provide strong multiple bonds with di- and trivalent metal ions. The small molecular size enables rapid action at low temperatures and in short contact time. The MGDA trisodium salt is fully REACH registered. Excellent low toxicity and low eco-toxicological permit non-dangerous labelling. MGDA-Na3 is listed on EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List in the United States. As an ingredient in cleaning formulations, the MGDA in Dissolvine M-X improves the descaling and cleaning capabilities. This includes whiteness and color care benefits in laundry and stain removal abilities in automatic dish washing (ADW). Since MGDA is also a strong chelating agent for heavy metal ions, such as Fe and Cu, it enhances product stability and prevents negative effects of transition metals.

Dissolvine 100-S is a powerful sequestering agent that can form stable, water-soluble chelates with polyvalent metal ions across a wide pH range. It is a versatile product used in various industries to control the levels of hardness and heavy metal ions.

All-Plus Chemicals APF200G is a highly effective dispersant and encrustation inhibitor designed to combat carbonate, silicate, and phosphonate scales in automatic dishwashing and laundry applications. It offers exceptional dispersal properties across a wide range of formulations and exhibits excellent performance in inhibiting filming on glasses and dishes. Additionally, its superior tableting ability and dry powder mixability make it an ideal choice for various formulations. With optimized characteristics such as particle size distribution and bulk density, it ensures ease of handling, characterized by low hygroscopicity and the absence of dust generation.

CepSinol® - es (MB*) 1216/2S (70) LD10 is an exceptional surfactant, well-regarded for its remarkable surface activity, high foam-producing capacity, favorable response to viscosity adjustments, low potential for causing irritation, and its impressive ability to withstand the challenges of hard water. In addition to these advantageous qualities, it is readily biodegradable, contributing to environmental sustainability. This surfactant finds primary application in cosmetic and personal care products, where it serves as a key ingredient in items such as shampoos, shower gels, and liquid hand soaps. It also plays a significant role in various household products, including laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, and cleaning solutions. A notable feature of this surfactant is its compatibility with other surfactants, enabling easy formulation and delivering a synergistic effect that enhances product performance.

CepSinol® - es 1216/2S (70) LD10 is another fatty alcohol ether sulfate with high surface activity, strong foam-producing properties, good viscosity response, low irritation potential, and exceptional hard water resistance. Like the others, it is biodegradable and finds primary use as a surfactant in cosmetic and personal care products, including shampoos, shower gels, and liquid hand soaps. Additionally, it is widely employed in household products like laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, and cleaners, with the potential for creating synergistic effects when combined with other surfactants.

CepSinol® - es 1214/2S (70) LD10 is a fatty alcohol ether sulfate known for its high surface activity, robust foam-producing abilities, good viscosity response, low irritation potential, and excellent resistance to hard water. These biodegradable surfactants serve as primary surfactants in cosmetic and personal care products, including shampoos, shower gels, and liquid hand soaps. They are also prevalent in household products such as laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, and cleaners. Their compatibility with other surfactants allows for the creation of synergistic effects in formulations.

CepSinol® - e (MB*) 1216/3 is a fatty alcohol with a relatively low ethylene oxide content, which results in low solubility in water. It is primarily utilized in the production of ethoxy-sulfated alcohols. These ethoxy-sulfated alcohols, when they contain a higher ethylene oxide content, become water-soluble and are directly employed as non-ionic surfactants in various applications. This versatile range of surfactants finds use in a wide array of products, including laundry detergents, household cleaners, industrial and institutional cleaning formulations, and applications related to agriculture, textiles, and the oil industry. These surfactants play a critical role in enhancing the performance and cleaning properties of these products.

CepSinol® - es 1214/1S (70) is a fatty alcohol ether sulfate renowned for its high surface activity, excellent foam generation, good viscosity response, low irritation potential, and outstanding resistance to hard water. This readily biodegradable surfactant is primarily used as a primary surfactant in cosmetic and personal care products such as shampoos, shower gels, and liquid hand soaps. It is also extensively applied in household products like laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, and cleaners. Its compatibility with other surfactants enables it to contribute to synergistic effects in formulations.

CepSinol® - es (MB*) 1214/2S (70) is an exceptional surfactant, well-regarded for its remarkable surface activity, high foam-producing capacity, favorable response to viscosity adjustments, low potential for causing irritation, and its impressive ability to withstand the challenges of hard water. In addition to these advantageous qualities, it is readily biodegradable, contributing to environmental sustainability. This surfactant finds primary application in cosmetic and personal care products, where it serves as a key ingredient in items such as shampoos, shower gels, and liquid hand soaps. It also plays a significant role in various household products, including laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, and cleaning solutions. A notable feature of this surfactant is its compatibility with other surfactants, enabling easy formulation and delivering a synergistic effect that enhances product performance.

CepSinol® - es (MB*) 1216/2S (27) HP LD is an exceptional surfactant, well-regarded for its remarkable surface activity, high foam-producing capacity, favorable response to viscosity adjustments, low potential for causing irritation, and its impressive ability to withstand the challenges of hard water. In addition to these advantageous qualities, it is readily biodegradable, contributing to environmental sustainability. This surfactant finds primary application in cosmetic and personal care products, where it serves as a key ingredient in items such as shampoos, shower gels, and liquid hand soaps. It also plays a significant role in various household products, including laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, and cleaning solutions. A notable feature of this surfactant is its compatibility with other surfactants, enabling easy formulation and delivering a synergistic effect that enhances product performance.

CepSinol® - e 1216/2 is a fatty alcohol characterized by its low ethylene oxide content, rendering it relatively insoluble in water. This property is harnessed primarily in the synthesis of ethoxy-sulfated alcohols. In contrast, fatty alcohols with higher ethylene oxide content are water-soluble and serve as non-ionic surfactants. They are extensively utilized in laundry detergents, household cleaners, industrial and institutional cleaning products, and found applications in agriculture, textiles, and oil formulations.