Products in Cleaning Aids: Degreasing

Demelan® VPC, classified within the ethoxylates chemical family, is available in a liquid physical form. Its applications encompass chemical manufacturing within the industrial sector, surface care in-home care, and industrial cleaning in both institutional and industrial care under the home, institutional and industrial (household, industrial, and institutional) sector.

BIO-SOFT® N1-3 is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a low hlb value, offering emulsification, low foam, detergency, and wetting properties. Its versatility shines in oil-in-water formulations, making it suitable for textiles, automatic dishwashing detergents, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning.

BIO-SOFT® N25-9 is a c12–15 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a high hlb, offering emulsification, moderate foam, detergency, and excellent wetting. Its high cloud point promotes formulation clarity. This product is commonly used in laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning applications.

BIO-SOFT® N-900 is a nonionic surfactant blend renowned for its cleaning, degreasing, and detergent properties. It can serve as a replacement for np-9 and be formulated into both concentrates and ready-to-use products. This versatile product remains stable in aqueous acidic and alkaline solutions. It also aligns with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.Org.

BIO-SOFT® DR-13 is a versatile nonionic surfactant ideal for degreasing, wetting, and solubilization. It is well-suited for outdoor cleaners in applications like car and boat washes. Approved for direct release according to the u.S. Epa safer choice standard, it adheres to safety and environmental standards.

BIO-SOFT® N91-2.5 is a c9-11 linear alcohol ethoxylate featuring a low hlb. This versatile product offers rapid wetting, low foam, emulsification, and detergency. Its applications span laundry, textiles, hard surface cleaning, machine-based cleaning, paints, carpet cleaning, and institutional and industrial cleaning contexts.

BIO-SOFT® N25-12 is a c12-15 linear alcohol ethoxylate with moderate wetting and moderate foam. It also provides emulsification, detergency, and excellent wetting. It can be used in laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial applications. The product is kosher-certified and preservative-free.

BIO-SOFT® N91-8 is a c9-11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with an hlb of 13.9, suitable for oil-in-water formulations. It offers fast wetting and high foam, even in high-temperature cleaning, due to its elevated cloud point. With applications spanning laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning, it complies with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® N25-7 is a c12–15 linear alcohol ethoxylate boasting fast wetting, excellent detergent, and emulsification attributes. Its low interfacial tension and low cmc make it particularly suitable for laundry detergents and prespotters, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning. It adheres to the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

MAKON® UD-6 is a c11 branched alcohol ethoxylate with good emulsification properties across a wide hlb range. As a degreaser, it suits various hard surface cleaning tasks, laundry cleaning, and acting as a functional additive for wetting. Its compliance with the u.S. Epa safer choice program and clean ingredients ensures its adherence to environmental and safety standards.

BIO-SOFT® 35-7, renowned for its nonionic surfactant properties, excels in delivering superior detergency, emulsification, and solubilization functionalities. As a highly versatile product, it serves as a potent degreaser and wetting agent, addressing a wide array of application requirements across various industries with remarkable efficiency and effectiveness.

BIO-SOFT® N23-6.5 is a c12-13 linear alcohol ethoxylate that provides fast wetting, moderate foam, emulsification, and detergency. This product finds application in laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning applications. The product is kosher-certified and preservative-free.

MAKON® UD-7 is a c11 branched alcohol ethoxylate suitable for institutional and industrial laundry, as well as various hard surface cleaning applications. It acts as a fragrance solubilizer and wetting agent. Its branched structure allows it to serve as a replacement for tridecyl alcohol ethoxylates and nonylphenol ethoxylates, avoiding gel phase formation in water.

BIO-SOFT® N23-5 is a c12-13 linear alcohol ethoxylate that provides moderate wetting, low foam, emulsification, and detergency. With a low hlb, this product can be used in textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning applications. The product is kosher-certified and preservative-free.

BIO-SOFT® N1-9 is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a high hlb, strong water solubility, and high cloud point, making it well-suited for general-purpose cleaning and fragrance solubilization. It offers emulsification, moderate to high foam, detergency, and moderate to fast wetting. Like other mentioned products, it complies with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

MAKON® UD-5 is a c11 branched alcohol ethoxylate with a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (hlb) of 10.9. It fits oil- and water-based formulations alike and proves valuable in hard surface cleaning applications. Its role goes beyond mere wetting, serving as a functional additive for solubilization. Its branched structure and low gel curve make it a viable replacement for tridecyl alcohol ethoxylates and nonyl phenol ethoxylates.

BIO-SOFT® N25-3 is a c12-15 linear alcohol ethoxylate with low hlb. It provides emulsification, moderate foam, detergency, and wetting. This product finds application in laundry prespotters, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, machine cleaning, and institutional and industrial cleaning applications. The product is kosher-certified and preservative-free.

BIO-SOFT® N23-3 is a c12-13 linear alcohol ethoxylate that provides moderate wetting, low foam, emulsification, and detergency. With a low hlb, this product can be used in textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning applications. The product is kosher-certified and preservative-free.

BIO-SOFT® N1-5 is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a low pour point that provides fast wetting, detergency, and low to moderate foam. This product finds application in laundry detergents, textiles, paint, and hi&i cleaning applications. The product is kosher-certified and preservative-free.

BIO-SOFT® N91-6 is a c9-11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a low pour point and high hlb, excelling in fast wetting, moderate foam, emulsification, and detergency. Applications include laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning. It satisfies the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® N-400 is a nonionic surfactant blend with a low hlb, serving purposes in emulsification and boosting degreasing alongside higher hlb surfactants. It finds its place in hard surface applications, industrial cleaners, and detergents. It exhibits rapid wetting characteristics in comparison to np-4 and can be a substitute for nonylphenol ethoxylates.

BIO-SOFT® N-901 is a nonionic surfactant blend with an hlb of 12, making it a remarkable cleaner and detergent for hi&i applications. Its degreasing capabilities render it suitable for heavy-duty cleaning tasks. Additionally, it can function as an np-9 replacement. This product aligns with the u.S. Epa safer choice program’s surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® N1-73B is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a low pour point, providing rapid wetting, emulsification, and detergency. Its hlb of 11.6 makes it suitable for oil-in-water formulations. It's applicable to laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning.

MAKON® UD-8 stands as a c11 branched alcohol ethoxylate with an hlb of 13.2, fitting water-based formulations well and excelling in particulate soil removal. It serves fragrance solubilization and functions as a wetting agent, while its branched structure allows it to replace tridecyl alcohol ethoxylates and nonylphenol ethoxylates.

BIO-SOFT® N1-7 is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate delivering fast wetting, moderate to high foam, emulsification abilities, and effective detergency. Its application spans laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning. It meets the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and cleangredients listing, ensuring environmental and safety compliance.

Glucopon® 625 UP is a long-chain APG surfactant available as an approximately 50% viscous liquid. It functions as a mild degreaser and foaming/stabilizing surfactant, is listed on Safer Choice, and is 100% natural carbon. It is mild to the skin and can synergistically reduce skin irritation caused by anionic surfactants. It has synergy with lactic acid to increase the dish clean plate count and contains no biocide for preservation. Additionally, it is listed on the EPA's Safer Chemical Ingredients List.

Lutensol® XP 79 is capable of producing very high initial foam, making it ideal for institutional cleaning and sanitation. It is available in both 85% active product and 85% aqueous solution forms. In solid form, it is slightly yellow, while in liquid form, it is slightly pasty. The product contains no preservatives and is recommended for use with Glucopon® surfactants to synergistically reduce skin irritation in food service and kitchen hygiene applications.

Lutensol® XP 70 is a 100% active product suitable for machine and manual floor cleaning as a low-foaming degreasing agent. It is readily biodegradable, has a lower tendency to form gel compared to longer-chain alcohol ethoxylates, and is listed on Safer Choice. The final surfactant choice, however, would be formulation-dependent.

Lutensol® XP 40 is a nonionic surfactant manufactured by causing a C10-alcohol to react with ethylene oxide in stoichiometric proportions. It is a cloudy liquid at room temperature and tends to form sediment. The numeric code in the product name indicates the general degree of ethoxylation.

Glucopon® 215 UP is a short-chain APG sold as a liquid of 63.5% concentration. This mid-chain APG surfactant has moderate hydrotropic ability and high foam, providing good primary cleaning. It is 100% derived from renewable resources and is used as a mild degreaser and foaming/stabilizing surfactant that won't damage even floor finishes. It has excellent gloss retention and plastic compatibility, and contains no biocide for preservation. It is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List and is approved for direct release to the environment.

Glucopon® 420 UP is 100% derived from renewable resources. It is mild to the skin and can synergistically reduce the skin irritation caused by anionic surfactants. It has excellent gloss retention, little to no streaking, and excellent plastic compatibility. This product contains no biocide for preservation and is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List.

ADM d-Limonene Technical Grade (301000) is derived from the peels of sweet oranges (Citrus sinensis). It is specifically recommended for use in adhesive resins, solvents, and degreasing agents. d-Limonene is the major component of the oil extracted from the citrus peel during the citrus juicing process. With its attractive citrus aroma, d-limonene is a naturally occurring biodegradable solvent and degreaser that can be used safely and effectively in a wide range of products.

ADM d-Limonene Food Grade (302000) is derived from the peels of sweet oranges (Citrus sinensis). It is specifically recommended for use in flavors, fragrances, solvents, and degreasing agents. d-Limonene is the major component of the oil extracted from the citrus peel during the citrus juicing process. With its attractive citrus aroma, d-limonene is a naturally occurring biodegradable solvent and degreaser that can be used safely and effectively in a wide range of products.

ADM d-Limonene High Purity (302001) is derived from the peels of sweet oranges (Citrus sinensis). It is specifically recommended for use in adhesive resins, flavors, fragrances, solvents, and degreasing agents. High-purity d-limonene is 99.4% pure, meaning it is considerably low in impurities. This leads to cleaner, more neutral products. It is most often used in fine fragrance applications.

ADM d-Limonene Ultra High Purity (302002) is derived from the peels of sweet oranges (Citrus sinensis). It is specifically recommended for use in adhesive resins, flavors, fragrances, solvents, and degreasing agents. High-purity d-limonene is 99.4% pure, meaning it is considerably low in impurities. This leads to cleaner, more neutral products. It is most often used in fine fragrance applications.

Berol SurfBoost AD15 is an amide ethoxylate.