Products in Cleaning Ingredients: Laundry Detergents

Rheovis® TTA is a liquid product with a 30% concentration of solids. It is an anionic, high shear thinning, associative rheology modifier with an optimal pH range of 6-11. This shear thinning thickener can be used to formulate no-drip hard surface cleaners, such as a glass cleaner.

Lutensol® XL 50 is a 100% active product with a comparatively lower level of residual alcohol than regular alcohol ethoxylates with the same degree of ethoxylation. It is suitable for use as a foam control and degreasing agent in machine floor cleaning.

Sokalan® HP 20 is an 80% liquid multifunctional polymer that enhances the detergency of LAS and reduces clay re-deposition while also improving the detergency on oxidizable stains. It is highly effective at moderate pH levels and provides these multifunctional benefits for boosting detergency of LAS, reducing clay re-deposition, and improving detergency on oxidizable stains.

Lutensol® XP 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.

Sokalan® CP 7 Granules NL is a polymeric dispersing agent that has the potential to inhibit incrustation and scale formation. This is due to its ability to disperse suspended solids, which boosts detergent efficacy and overcomes deficiencies seen when phosphates are removed from formulations.

Rheovis® AT 120 offers detergent formulators multiple benefits, such as its high thickening efficiency, improved rheology profile (shear thinning), and its ability to be post-added in a typical manufacturing process. It can effectively produce transparent liquid detergents, improve the pumping response of liquid detergents, and is highly compatible with other detergent components.

Dehyquart® AU-38 C is recommended for fabric softening as an antistatic agent and for its good rewetting capacity. It is highly biodegradable, and, as it is developed with dipropyleneglycol, it is suitable for customers who do not want the smell of IPA or the risk of working with flammable products.

Lutensol® XL 80 is a 100% active product. It has very fast dynamics and excellent detergency on oily soils. Even when used at low levels, it can boost the degreasing power of the detergent without reducing the foam. It has a lower tendency to form gel compared to longer-chain alcohol ethoxylates.

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.

Sokalan® CP 12 S is a dispersing ingredient that functions as a performance booster and is available as an approximately 50% unneutralized liquid. The applications of Sokalan® CP 12 S include dishwashing, food service and kitchen hygiene, and commercial laundry.

Sokalan® CP 10 is a dispersing ingredient that functions as a performance booster and is available as a fully neutralized version (pH approximately 8.5) in approximately 45% liquid form. This product finds applications in hard surface cleaning, food and beverage processing, food service and kitchen hygiene, commercial laundry, institutional cleaning and sanitation, and vehicle and transportation care.

Texapon® K-30 UP is an anionic surfactant that appears as a slightly yellow liquid to slightly pasty substance with a concentration of approximately 29%. It has the ability to generate a very high initial foam and does not contain any preservatives. It is commonly used in the formulation of shampoos, shower and bath preparations, and skin cleansers.

Sokalan® PA 15 is a performance booster and dispersing ingredient that can be used in dishwashing applications. It prevents the redisposition of suspended soils back onto surfaces with good dispersancy. The product helps to enhance cleaning efficiency and reduce spotting and streaking.

Sokalan® PA 30 CL PN Granules are partially neutralized and available as granules with a concentration of approximately 49.5%. The product exhibits excellent performance properties, including scale inhibition and good dispersancy, and helps prevent the re-deposition of suspended soils back onto surfaces.

Glucopon® 50 G is an alkyl polyglycoside on an inorganic and organic carrier. This product is a granular APG® for the detergent and cleaner market, manufactured using fluidized bed technology, which produces a granule structure that allows for the easy addition of Glucopon 50 G into tablet or powder formulations. It is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List.

Sokalan® HP 56 K is a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole that is available in both liquid (approximately 30% concentration) and granular (minimum 95% concentration). It offers significantly better performance compared to PVP, thanks to the additional functionality provided by vinylimidazole.

Texapon® 842 UP is a highly effective hydrotrope, available as a 40% liquid. It is up to 8 times more efficient than SXS in some systems and has moderate foam that dissipates quickly. It is listed on the Safer Choice list.

Dehypon® LS 36 is a low foaming non-ionic surfactant with a cloud point of 10°C. It is excellent for extraction cleaning and suitable for low temperature cleaning (Less than or equal to 45°C). The product exhibits good performance for cleaning and foam control.

Sokalan® PA 30 is an acrylic acid homopolymer with excellent performance properties. The product has good dispersancy, helping to prevent the redisposition of suspended soils back onto surfaces, and is a dispersing agent that can be used for both organic and inorganic solids.

Sokalan® PA 25 CL PN is an acrylic acid homopolymer (partially neutralized, around 49% active) with excellent performance characteristics. It has excellent dispersing properties and helps to prevent the re-deposition of suspended soils onto surfaces. This dispersing agent is suitable for organic and inorganic solids.

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.

Dehyquart CSP is a biodegradable cationic surfactant, ideal for vehicle polish, shine, and protection in wax-type formulations. It provides a quick and easy drying effect that can be easily observed in wind tunnel installations, making the vehicle surface more hydrophobic. It also leaves a long-lasting gloss effect on vehicles, resulting from water and spot-repelling agents.

Sokalan® CP 7 is a copolymer of methacrylic acid and acrylic acid. Polymeric dispersing agents have the potential to inhibit incrustation and scale formation due to their ability to disperse suspended solids. Furthermore, Sokalan® CP 7 boosts detergent properties, thereby overcoming deficiencies seen when phosphates are removed from formulations.

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.

Trilon® M Liquid T is a readily biodegradable liquid product with an approximately 40% active concentration. It improves cleaning performance with stubborn stains such as natural fats, sebum, blood, milk, ink, and dingy soils. It also shows excellent stain removal performance in laundry detergents and can be used in both alkaline and acidic formulations.

Trilon® BX Liquid is used to soften water and to remove alkaline earth and heavy metal impurities. It is often incorporated in detergents and cleaners for household and industrial uses. Available both as 40% active liquid and 85% active powder.

Dehypon® LS 24 is a low-foaming non-ionic surfactant. It is an EO/PO derivative used for detergents and cleaners in which foaming has to be kept to a minimum. It appears as a yellowish liquid, clear to slightly cloudy at room temperature.

Sokalan® CP 5 is a polymeric dispersing agent that has the potential to inhibit incrustation and scale formation. This is due to its ability to disperse suspended solids, which boosts detergent efficacy and overcomes deficiencies seen when phosphates are removed from formulations.

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.

Dehyton® PK 45 is an amphoteric surfactant that is suitable for universal application in cosmetic and pharmaceutical surfactant preparations. When combined with anionic surfactants, synergistic effects are achieved, resulting in a dermatological improvement of the consumer product. Its application properties are comparable to those of conventional cocamidopropyl betaine types.

Sokalan® CP 9 is a hydrophobically modified polyacrylate, available as an approximately 25% solids liquid. It has the potential to inhibit incrustation and scale formation as a result of its ability to disperse suspended solids. It boosts detergent effectiveness by overcoming deficiencies seen when phosphates are removed from formulations.

Sokalan® CP 42 is a scale inhibitor for automatic dish wash detergents, particularly effective agianst Ca-phosphate. It is composed of modified polycarboxylate and is appears as clear to turbid liquid of 40% concentration. The product boosts detergency overcoming deficiencies seen when phosphates are removed from formulations.

Sokalan® CP 5 Granules are available as granules with a concentration of approximately 92%. It has a high charge density and is ideal for powdered detergents. Its mean molar weight (Mw) is 70,000, and its calcium carbonate dispersion capacity (mg/g active polymer) is 280 at 60°C, pH 11. The residue is friable and thus will not promote re-soiling.

Lutensol® XL 70 is a 100% active product with very fast dynamics and excellent detergency on oily soils. It has a lower tendency to form a gel compared to longer-chain alcohol ethoxylates due to its fast-acting nature, which is attributed to its superior wetting profile.

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.

Sokalan® HP 96 is a clear to rarely slightly cloudy, yellow liquid at room temperature, available as a 70% active liquid. It tends to form sediment when cold and can help reduce the level of anionic surfactants in laundry formulations while providing anti-graying benefits.