Products

Plurafac® LF 400 is a surfactant composed of predominantly unbranched fatty alcohols, including higher alkene oxides and ethylene oxide. The product is a low-foaming surfactant that offers excellent performance in terms of spotting and filming and has wetting and low-foam properties.

Plurafac® D 250 is a non-ionic emulsifier that is suitable for oily soils, with a cloud point of 59°C and moderate foaming properties. It belongs to the EO/PO alcohol surfactant category and functions as a good non-ionic emulsifier for oily soils.

Plurafac® LF 500 is a low-foaming nonionic surfactant that provides excellent foam control for Glucopon® surfactant and Deriphat® 160 C. It is mainly used for its wetting, low-foaming, or even defoaming properties. Plurafac® LF 500 finds applications in various industries, such as food and beverage processing, food service and kitchen hygiene, commercial laundry, institutional cleaning and sanitation, and industrial cleaning.

Plurafac® SL 62 is a moderately low-foaming surfactant with a cloud point of 62°C. It is suitable for high-temperature cleaning applications above 60°C, especially in food and beverage processing and industrial cleaning, offering cleaning with low foam as a significant benefit.

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.

Pluronic® L 81 is a low-foaming surfactant that is 100% active and suitable for use in low-temperature commercial dishwashing machines. It provides good defoaming and wetting properties, making it suitable for use in food service and kitchen hygiene applications. The product is listed on Safer Choice. Pluronic® L 81 is commonly used in automatic dishwashing and bottle wash applications.

Pluronic® 25R2 is a 100% active product suitable for use in low-temperature commercial dishwashing machines. It provides good defoaming and wetting properties and is heavily used in the industry as a rinse aid for low-temperature commercial dish machines. It is also suitable for machine floor cleaning as a foam controlling agent.

Pluronic® 17R2 is a 100% active product and is suitable for use as a foam controlling agent in machine floor cleaning applications, such as in food and beverage processing, institutional cleaning, and sanitation. Its benefits include foam control, lubrication, and low foam detergency.

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.

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.

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.

Lutensol® TO 89 is suitable for both manual and machine floor cleaning. The hydrophobe is based on saturated iso-C13 alcohol with moderate branching. It is an effective NP-9 replacement in commercial laundry, with a cloud point of 60°C and moderate foam. Blends of Lutensol TDA 6 and 9 provide synergistic cleaning for dirty motor oil and dust sebum stains.

Lutensol® XL 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.

Lutensol® CS 6250 is a clear, colorless liquid with 100% activity that is a good solubilizer, penetrating agent, and low-foaming agent. It acts as a co-solvent or co-surfactant with a cloud point greater than 100 °C. It is a petroleum-based, non-ionic surfactant, and Lutensol® AO 7 is the main component in this category.

Lutensol® XP 80 is a 100% active product with very fast wetting and effective cleaning. It is readily biodegradable and has a lower tendency to form gels compared to longer-chain alcohol ethoxylates. Additionally, it is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List. The final surfactant choice would be formulation-dependent.

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.

Plurafac® SLF 180 is a low-foaming surfactant with a cloud point of 18°C and is listed on EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List. It is suitable for low temperature cleaning (45°C or lower) and has very good synergy with Pluronic N3, especially when used as a rinse aid in low temperature warewash machines. Final surfactant choice will be formulation dependent.

Plurafac® LF 403 is a low-foaming nonionic surfactant composed of predominantly unbranched fatty alcohols alkoxylated with higher alkene oxides and ethylene oxide. Its most important properties are wetting, low-foaming, or even defoaming, making it an excellent choice for controlling foam, particularly when used in combination with Glucopon® surfactant and Deriphat® 160 C.

Pluronic® N3 is a 100% active product suitable for low temperature commercial dishwashing machines. It provides excellent defoaming and wetting, with a low foaming surfactant and a cloud point of 28°C. It has very good synergy with Plurafac SLF 180 when used as a rinse aid in a low temperature dishwashing machine and is listed on EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List. Final surfactant choice is formulation dependent.

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.

Pluronic® L 61 is a 100% active product and suitable for low-temperature commercial dishwashing machines. It is a low-foaming surfactant that provides good defoaming and wetting. In addition to its use in dishwashing machines, it is also suitable for machine floor cleaning as a foam controlling agent.

Lutensol® XP 89 is a nonionic surfactant manufactured by causing a C10-alcohol to react with ethylene oxide in stoichiometric proportions. It is an alkyl polyethylene glycol ether based on C10-guerbet alcohol and ethylene oxide and is a clear liquid at room temperature. The numeric code in the product name indicates the general degree of ethoxylation.

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.

Plurafac® LF 431 offers excellent caustic stability and does not yellow when in direct contact with NaOH beads. The choice of final surfactant depends on the formulation and temperature of the cleaning process. Its essential properties include wetting, low-foaming, or even defoaming.

Pluronic® 31R1 is a 100% active product with a cloud point of 25°C. It is suitable for machine floor cleaning as an excellent foam controlling agent and provides very good defoaming properties. The final surfactant choice depends on the formulation. It is listed on EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List and is suitable for institutional cleaning and sanitation as well as food and beverage processing and kitchen hygiene.

Plurafac® LF 303 is a low-foaming nonionic surfactant composed of predominantly unbranched fatty alcohols alkoxylated with higher alkene oxides and ethylene oxide. Its most important properties are wetting, low-foaming, or even defoaming, making it an excellent choice for controlling foam, particularly when used in combination with Glucopon® surfactant and Deriphat® 160 C.

Lutensol® TDA 9 is a versatile non-ionic surfactant that serves as a workhorse for laundry applications. Its hydrophobe is derived from a natural fatty alcohol, and it is available as approximately 100% active. The cloud point of this surfactant is 60°C. It offers excellent rapid wetting properties, relatively low foaming levels, and good detergency. In addition, it has the ability to function as an emulsifier, dispersant, and solubilizer.