Products in Functional Additives

STEPOSOL® C-65 is a blend of methyl palmitate and methyl oleate methyl esters, offering a naturally-derived and biodegradable solvent suitable for household, industrial, and institutional applications. It is utilized as a solvent replacement, co-solvent, or lubricity additive. One of its notable features is its high solvency.

STEPANTEX® VM 85 G is a cationic surfactant suited for the formulation of household and industrial fabric softeners from 3% viscous to 20% fluid-active concentrations. This ester quat can also be used in many other applications, such as metal cleaning and polishing compounds, cutting oils, textile auxiliaries, leather conditioners, water repellents, shoe polishes, emulsifiers, paper treatment, and clays.

STEPANOL® WA-EXTRA is an anionic surfactant notable for its excellent foaming and viscosity characteristics. It's utilized in personal care and detergent formulations, spanning shampoo, hand soap, bath products, light-duty liquids, and fine fabric wash. It's also employed as a textile scouring and foaming additive in industrial contexts.

BIO-TERGE® AS-90 COARSE is a versatile, highly active anionic surfactant providing excellent wetting, foaming, and deterrent properties in alkaline, acidic, or neutral media and in the presence of metallic salts commonly found in hard waters. These characteristics make it suitable for a variety of personal care, household, and industrial applications, such as shampoo (bar soap), handsoap, bath products, and cleaning products, but it can also be used as a firefighting foamer or air-entraining agent for mortar and plaster.

AMPHOSOL® CDB-HP-E is a preservative-free mild surfactant that enhances the viscosity response of sulfate-free and traditional anionic surfactant systems. It is designed for easy handling and cold processing, serving as a secondary surfactant, foam booster, or static control agent. Compatible with anionic, nonionic, and cationic surfactants, this amphoteric surfactant offers flexibility in selecting a preservative for the final formulation.

STEPANATE® SCS-40-E is a product that serves as a solubilizer, coupling agent, and cloud point depressant in heavy-duty cleaners, wax strippers, dishwashing detergents, and applications within the oil field and metalworking sectors. It is kosher-certified and serves markets including home care, industrial products, and institutional and industrial cleaning.

STEOL® CS-170 UB is a 70% active, 1-mol sodium laureth sulfate recognized for its high activity, flowable paste form, excellent foaming, and mildness properties. Its applications are wide-ranging, encompassing shampoos, bath products, cleansing formulations, detergents, dishwashers, laundry, institutional and industrial cleaners, textile detergents, and wet processing.

STEPANATE® SCS-40A serves as a solubilizer, coupling agent, and cloud point depressant in liquid detergent formulations. Its hydrotropic property enables the incorporation of incompatible materials, while also lowering the cloud point or crystallization temperature of complex blends. Notably, STEPANATE® SCS-40A contains no alcohol, thus preserving the flash point of your formulation.

NINOL® COMF-N is available in a flaked form of coconut MEA amide, providing properties such as foam boosting, stabilization, and viscosity enhancement. This nonionic surfactant holds value in personal care applications such as shampoos, personal cleansers, liquid dish detergents, and laundry detergents.

AMPHOSOL® PK-30, extracted from refined coconut oil, stands out as a low-odor betaine renowned for its mildness and gentle touch. Its versatility extends across a spectrum of applications, ranging from liquid cleansing to pet care, where its exceptional properties ensure an effective yet gentle cleansing experience, catering to a diverse range of needs with unparalleled efficacy and reliability.

STEPANTEX® ST-90 is a diester fabric softener quaternary that excels in providing softening, antistatic, and rewetting properties. It's suitable for household and institutional fabric softeners, as well as textile softening additives, with the capacity to create formulations ranging from 3% to 20% solid dispersions.

STEPANOL® WA-EXTRA PCK is a liquid anionic surfactant that provides excellent foaming and was designed for higher viscosity formulations. It is utilized in a variety of personal care, household detergent formulations, and textile applications. This product meets the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.Org.

BTC® 12 SPECIAL functions as a quaternary biocide in swimming pool applications. Belonging to the adbac chemical group, this kosher-certified product finds a place in the antimicrobials, home care, and institutional and industrial cleaning markets. It is categorized under the product families of microbial control and preservers.

STEPANOL® DX-AS165N is a high-active anionic surfactant with excellent foaming properties. It contributes to formulations like bubble baths, liquid hand soaps, shampoos, bath products, and detergents. Derived from natural and plant-based sources, it holds kosher certification and caters to markets encompassing home care, institutional and industrial cleaning, and personal care.

BTC® 8358 is a quaternary that can be formulated into a variety of applications, similar to btc® 824. This product is kosher-certified and finds application in algaecides, deodorizers, disinfectants, fungicides, preservatives, sanitizers, and water treatment. It serves the antimicrobial market as well as the home care, institutional, and industrial cleaning sectors.

BTC® 85-RT is a quaternary for formulation into a wide variety of institutional and industrial cleaning applications, including water treatment, gas and oil drilling muds and packer fluids, gas and oil recovery injection water systems, gas and oil fracturing fluid systems, and wood preservation. This biocidal active is associated with a u.S. Epa-registered end-use formulation that meets the criteria for applications against emerging viral pathogens. End-use formulations meeting this criteria may be considered for use as hard surface disinfectants against sars-cov-2, the novel coronavirus that causes the disease covid-19.

BTC® 1010-80% is a quaternary for formulation into antimicrobial products used in a variety of institutional and industrial cleaning applications, water treatment applications, gas and oil drilling muds and packer fluids, gas and oil recovery injection water systems, gas and oil fracturing fluid systems, and wood preservatives. This biocidal active is associated with a u.S. Epa-registered end-use formulation that meets the criteria for applications against emerging viral pathogens. End-use formulations meeting this criteria may be considered for use as hard surface disinfectants against sars-cov-2, the novel coronavirus that causes the disease covid-19. The product is kosher-certified.

BIO-TERGE® AS-40A is a benzoic acid preserved alpha-olefin sulfonate. This anionic surfactant provides excellent viscosity, foam characteristics, and mildness. It is an ideal surfactant for use in a variety of hi&i cleaning and personal care applications. The product is sulfate-free.

BTC® 1010 is a quaternary for formulation into antimicrobial products used in a variety of institutional and industrial cleaning applications, water treatment applications, gas and oil drilling muds and packer fluids, gas and oil recovery injection water systems, gas and oil fracturing fluid systems, and wood preservatives. The product is kosher-certified.

MAPROSYL® 30-MP is a mild, soap-like detergent renowned for its outstanding wetting and foaming characteristics. MAPROSYL® 30-MP delivers efficient detergency and good rinsing properties, displaying compatibility with anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants. This product is particularly suited for apac formulations.

AMPHOSOL® 2CSF-AF is an alcohol-free disodium cocoamphodipropionate. This mild amphoteric surfactant is used as a secondary surfactant, foam booster, and viscosity builder in personal care and h&i cleaning. The product is bio-based, kosher-certified, naturally derived, plant-derived, salt-free, sulfate-free, and eo/po-free.

STEPOSOL® SC is a blend of soy and corn esters, making it an ideal choice for a multitude of solvent cleaning applications. It can function as a partial or drop-in replacement for halogenated hydrocarbons. This blend proves to be versatile across various industrial contexts. Its applications include degreasers, truck wash solutions, grease trap cleaners, graffiti removers, adhesive removers, metal cleaners, engine cleaners, institutional cleaners, car wash products, paint strippers, parts cleaners, concrete cleaners, tank cleaners, and industrial cleaners.

BTC® 2125 M 80 E is a broad-spectrum quaternary used in the formulation of disinfectants, deodorizers, and sanitizers for household, institutional, and industrial applications. BTC® 2125 M 80 E's usage extends to swimming pools and industrial water treatment applications. This product is kosher-certified.

BTC® 8358 F operates as a quaternary compound suitable for formulation across a wide range of institutional and industrial cleaning applications, water treatment, and wood preservation. It belongs to the adbac chemical group and holds its place within the antimicrobial market. Its application extends to disinfectants and sanitizers.

STEPFAC™ 8170 is an acid phosphate ester serving as a hydrotrope for nonionic surfactants in alkali cleaners. Its efficacy extends to high-electrolyte systems, making it an asset in applications like agriculture, metalworking, and textiles. This versatile product finds utility in diverse markets, including home care, industrial products, institutional cleaning, and industrial cleaning.

BTC® 50 is a quaternary for formulation into a wide variety of applications such as household, institutional, and industrial cleaning, wood preservation, algaecides, deodorizers, disinfectants, fungicides, sanitizers, and water treatment. The product is kosher certified and categorized as a surfactant, which belongs to the adbac chemical group.

STEOL® CS-230 is a low-active, 2-mol sodium laureth sulfate lauded for its excellent foam properties regardless of water hardness and low skin irritation characteristics. It's a versatile anionic surfactant that extends its applications beyond cleansing. It finds use as a gypsum additive, scouring agent, and additive in textile processing.

STEOL® CS-230 PCK is a low-active, 2-mol sodium laureth sulfate preserved with cit or mit. It delivers mildness alongside excellent foaming and viscosity responses. This surfactant is readily utilized in formulations ranging from shampoos and body washes to bath products and hand soaps, especially when enhanced viscosities are sought.

AMPHOSOL® MLB is a mild amphoteric surfactant that provides foam boosting and viscosity building for applications in personal care, home care, and industrial products. This surfactant is bio-based, naturally derived, sulfate-free, and eo po-free. Its primary function is to enhance foam and thicken formulations.

DREWPLAST® 154 is a nonionic surfactant that serves as a release agent and antistatic agent for plastics and films. Its chemical group aligns with lauramide dea, and it functions as a textile antistatic agent. Notably, the product is derived from plants and is bio-based.

STEPANOL® SLS PASTE™ is a low-active, high-viscosity sodium lauryl sulfate, providing excellent foaming and viscosity-building properties. It can be formulated into a wide variety of personal care and detergent formulations, such as shampoos, liquid hand soaps, bath products, dishwashing detergents, fine fabric washes, and carpet cleaning products.

BTC® 1218-50 operates as a quaternary compound formulated for a wide range of household, institutional, and industrial cleaners, as well as products within water treatment and swimming pool systems. It's placed within the adbac chemical group and holds kosher certification.

STEPANOL® AMV is an ammonium lauryl sulfate that offers excellent foam and viscosity characteristics. It's widely used in various applications, including shampoos, liquid hand soaps, bath products, household and industrial detergents, and rug and upholstery cleaners. It's particularly well-suited for acidic shampoo systems and gel products.

STEPANOL® ALS 25 serves as an anionic surfactant with remarkable foam and viscosity traits. Its applications span liquid hand soaps, bath products, carpet and upholstery cleaners, and textile scouring. Being bio-based, kosher certified, naturally derived, and plant-derived, it's an environmentally friendly choice.

BIO-TERGE® AS-40 CG-K is an anionic surfactant produced through continuous sulfonation of alpha-olefins using stepan's falling film process. It's an ideal ingredient for personal care formulations like hand soap, shampoo, facial cleanser, and body wash. Additionally, it's found in hard surface all-purpose cleaning and textile scouring products.

BTC® 818-80% operates as a dialkyl quat suited for formulation into disinfectant, sanitizer, and fungicidal products, spanning household, institutional, and industrial applications. Similar applications include algaecides, disinfectants, fungicides, sanitizers, and water treatment. It aligns with the ddac chemical group and is kosher-certified.