Products in Fluids & Lubricants: Phosphate Esters

STEPAN® MWA-310 is a phosphate ester and can be used as an emulsifier and extreme pressure agent in synthetic and semi-synthetic metalworking fluids. It can be used as a component of lubricants, gear and chain oils, metalworking fluids, hydraulic fluids, and plasticizers. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in oil, yielding very low surface tension and cmc values. It can improve corrosion inhibition and also provide protection for aluminum.

MERPOL® A is an alcohol phosphate that offers attributes such as low foam generation, effective wetting, and reliable emulsification. It serves a range of applications, including metal processing, composite handling, printing ink manufacturing, and coatings. Classified within the chemical group of alcohol phosphate esters, its functions encompass being a plastic anti-static agent, pigment dispersant, and textile lubricating agent.

ZELEC® UN is a powerful agent that combines antistatic properties with mold release capabilities. Its use spans metalworking, textile applications, and pultrusion molding. In metalworking, it aids in polyester resin molding operations involving external heat, like matched metal die, compression, and pultrusion processes.

STEPAN® MWA-395 is a phosphate ester and can be used as an emulsifier and extreme pressure agent in synthetic and semi-synthetic metalworking fluids. It can be used as a component of lubricants, gear and chain oils, metalworking fluids, hydraulic fluids, and plasticizers. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in oil, yielding very low surface tension and cmc values.

T-Mulz® 565-2 is a blended anionic surfactant designed primarily for making emulsifier systems for agricultural, latex, and industrial formulations. It provides coupling ability, emulsification power, and rapid wetting to the formulation. As supplied, it is a free acid and will react readily with basic compounds.

T-Mulz® A 139 PE is an APE free anionic surfactant primarily used for acrylic, stirene/acrylic and vinyl/acrylic latexes in emulsion polymerization. It can be used as a primary surfactant, or post-added to improve gloss retention, provide particle size control, corrosion inhibition and improved adhesion.

T-Mulz® 810 is an alcohol-based phosphate ester designed for use in alkaline cleaners, yarn lubricants, and concentrated electrolyte solutions to improve salt tolerance. This product is also used as a hydrotrope that provides detergency, wetting, and coupling. It is compatible with both anionic and nonionic surfactants.

T-Mulz® 1227 is an alcohol-based phosphate ester designed for use as a hydrotrope that provides detergency, coupling, and improved salt tolerance in alkaline cleaners, yarn lubricants, and concentrated electrolyte solutions. This product is especially effective in removing heavier soils. It has a very fast Draves wetting time, which can enhance the wetting performance of the finished formulation.

T-Mulz® 565 is a blended anionic surfactant that is designed primarily for use in emulsifier systems for agricultural and industrial formulations. The chemical properties of this product are similar to T-Mulz® 598, except that it is more hydrophilic. It is compatible with both anionic and nonionic surfactants.

T-Mulz® Z 900 is a modified aliphatic amine and a clear to light yellow-colored, low-viscosity epoxy curing additive. The incorporation of T-Mulz® Z 900 into epoxy systems allows for less critical mix ratios and excellent solvent resistance. It can be used across a wide range of applications, including tooling compounds, laminates, automotive body patching compounds, and metal and plastic adhesives.

T-Mulz® 800 is an alcohol ethoxylate-based phosphate ester designed for use in alkaline cleaners, yarn lubricants, and concentrated electrolyte solutions. This product is compatible with anionic and nonionic surfactants. It provides improved salt tolerance, functions as a hydrotrope, and gives excellent detergency, wetting, and coupling.

T-Mulz® ADP is an additive used to improve the adhesion of paint film on non-ferrous substrates such as aluminum, zinc, copper, brass, and electroplated steel. It is typically used in stoving paints and promotes adhesion of stoving paints on difficult non-ferrous substrates. Additionally, it improves the paint films flexibility and impact resistance.

T-Mulz® 596 is a complex, ester-free organic phosphate acid that is recommended for use in areas of emulsion polymerization. This product is compatible with anionic and nonionic surfactants but should not be mixed with concentrated oxidizing or reducing agents, as the mixture of these compounds with organic compounds forms a potentially explosive mixture.

T-Mulz® 786-1 is a phosphate ester that is designed primarily for making emulsifier systems for metal processing, solvent cleaners, and dry cleaning. This non-hazardous surfactant has good dispersion properties and good solubility. It is soluble in perchloroethylene, xylene, ethanol, and kerosene and is readily dispersible in water.

T-Mulz® A 181-4.5 PE is a complex organic phosphate ester that is compatible with anionic and nonionic surfactants. It is highly effective as a lubricant, wetting agent, corrosion inhibitor, dispersant or emulsifier and is often used in lubrication oils, polishing fluids and cutting fluids.

T-Mulz® HP is the phosphate ester of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate. It is a reactive monomer that copolymerizes with a wide variety of monomer systems. This product is inhibited with 400 ppm of hydroquinone. It is used to improve latex stability, promote polymer adhesion to various metal substrates, improve film tensile strength, impart antistatic properties to polymers, and improve corrosion resistance.

T-Mulz® ESHF is the ammonium ether sulfate of a mid-range carbon chain ethoxylate. It is the higher-flash-point version of Foamer ESLF. It has an equally fast wetting time and is supplied as a 58% active product. The active ingredient is supplied in a water/propylene glycol solvent system.

T-Mulz® A 136 PE is an APE-free anionic surfactant that is primarily used for acrylic, styrene/acrylic, and vinyl/acrylic latexes in emulsion polymerization. It can be used as a primary surfactant or as a post-additional surfactant to improve gloss retention. This product also provides particle size control, corrosion inhibition, and improved adhesion.

T-Mulz® 66H is the potassium salt of an aromatic phosphate ester. It exhibits good solubility in highly alkaline liquid formulations and functions as an efficient hydrotrope for coupling nonionic surfactants into alkaline systems while simultaneously adding detergency and wetting properties. This product is recommended for use in heavy-duty liquid detergents, all-purpose hard surface cleaners, dry cleaning fluids, agricultural formulations, and textile products.

T-Mulz® A 263 PE is a versatile surfactant known for its excellent wetting and lubricating properties. It exhibits high detergency and offers corrosion resistance, making it ideal for industrial applications in the oil, gas, and mining sectors, particularly in exploration and upstream processes.

T-Mulz® 844 M is a phosphate ester designed for use in alkaline cleaners, yarn lubricants, and wet processing. It demonstrates excellent salt tolerance, especially under alkaline conditions. This product also functions well as a hydrotrope and can couple solvent, electrolyte, and surfactant mixtures. Additional benefits of using T-Mulz® 844 M include improved wetting and detergency. This product also finds application as a primary emulsion polymerization surfactant and is well suited to acrylic latexes.

T-Mulz® BP-PE is the phosphate ester of a block polymer. It is a low-foaming surfactant that has a cloud point slightly above room temperature. This phosphate ester surfactant can be used in formulations for the metal cleaning and metalworking industries.

T-Mulz® 734-2 is a blended anionic surfactant designed primarily for making emulsifier systems for agricultural and industrial formulations. This product is an excellent emulsifier for a wide range of solvents. It is particularly good as a solvent emulsifier when hard water is the main problem.

T-Mulz® P-4LF is a phosphate ester designed for use in alkaline cleaners and hard surface detergents. This product is excellent for metal cleaner formulations due to its low foaming characteristic. This clear, yellow, viscous liquid has a surface tension (0.05% aqueous) of 70 dynes/cm.

T-Mulz® 844 is a phosphate ester designed for use in alkaline cleaners, textiles in yarn lubricants, and wet processing. This product is used in concentrated electrolyte solutions to improve salt tolerance and as a hydrotrope that provides detergency, wetting, and coupling properties.

Armolube® AW 101 anti-wear agent provides good ashless anti-wear performance, acting as a good corrosion inhibitor for iron (Fe) and aluminum (Al). It is a reasonably good emulsifier with improved solubility benefits in emulsion for less-sticky soaps.

Phospholan PHB14 is an anionic surfactant of a complex phosphate ester, free acid.

Phospholan PS-131 is ethoxylated phosphate ester mainly used as dispersing and wetting agent as well as emulsifier in several applications.

DePHOS™ H-66-872 is the potassium salt of an anionic phosphate ester derived from an aromatic ethoxylate. It is a highly effective, very low-foaming hydrotrope for both acid and alkaline systems. Please submit a document request or general inquiry form if you’d like to access an SDS in another language.

DePHOS™ RA-60 is an anionic phosphate ester derived from aliphatic ethoxylated alcohols, consisting of a mixture of mono and diesters, and supplied in free acid form. It can be easily converted to an alkali metal or amine salt by neutralizing with the appropriate base. Please submit a document request or general inquiry form if you’d like to access an SDS in another language.

DeCAL 2155 is a powerful non-aqueous wetting and dispersing agent that can be utilized across a wide variety of industries. It is used as a dispersing and wetting agent in non-aqueous organic and inorganic pigment preparations. DeCAL 2155 finds applications in solvents based paints, coatings, inks, pigment dispersions, agrochemical suspensions, lubricants, and adhesives.

Lanphos PE310 is a phosphate ester manufactured with phosphorous pentoxide and contains both mono and diesters. Its main advantage lies in its excellent stability in high concentrations of acid, alkali, and electrolyte. Key properties include hydrotrope, high electrolyte stability, and resistance to acids and alkalis.

Lanphos PE245 is a phosphate ester manufactured with phosphorous pentoxide, resulting in a product containing both mono- and di-esters. Its notable features include excellent stability in high concentrations of acid, alkali, and electrolytes. Supplied in free acid form, when neutralized, the product finds use in various applications such as textiles as a lubrication aid and/or emulsifier, metalworking cutting fluids (especially when amine neutralized), as well as in leather, household, IandI, agrochemicals, and emulsion polymerization.

Lanphos PE35, a phosphate ester manufactured using phosphorous pentoxide and is characterized by excellent stability in high concentrations of acid, alkali, and electrolyte. Its key properties include acting as a hydrotrope, high electrolyte stability, and resistance to acids and alkalis.

Lanphos PET11 is a phosphate ester manufactured with phosphorous pentoxide, containing both mono- and di-esters. Its primary advantage lies in its excellent stability in high concentrations of acid, alkali, and electrolyte. This product finds applications in cutting fluids, leather processing, agrochemicals, emulsion polymerization, and pigment dispersion.

Lanphos PE36, a potent emulsifier applicable across diverse polymer systems, is particularly valued as a primary emulsifier, eliminating the necessity for a secondary surfactant for system stabilization. It serves as the top preference for formulators due to its versatility. Apart from yielding remarkably small particle sizes, it incorporates an inherent stabilizer system, preventing polymer particle re-agglomeration.