Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Features and Benefits
- Functions as a coupling agent in high electrolyte solutions; can couple nonionic surfactants into 40-50% active sodium hydroxide
- Excellent hydrotrope for nonionic surfactants in alkaline formulations
- Adds foaming, wetting and dispersant properties
- No cloud point
- Exhibits excellent surface tension reduction
- More soluble and stable than traditional nonionics under a wide range of conditions
- Unlike alcohol ethoxylates, readily dissolves in caustic solutions; stable in solutions containing up to 50% caustic soda or potash
- Reduces need for hydrotropes and foam builders
- Readily biodegradable
- Can be used in the formulation of “green” products compliant with Green Seal and EPA Design for the Environment (DfE) standards and similar “green” standards
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Home Care Applications
- I&I Cleaning Applications
- Formulation Guidelines
- Burco ECO-8170 can be used in both acidic and basic environments. The product is stable in solutions containing up to 50% caustic soda or potash. To avoid gel formation with caustic, premix ECO-8170 with water and other components before adding caustic.
- To couple a nonionic surfactant into caustic, use 5 - 6 parts of Burco ECO-8170 for one part of nonionic surfactant. The exact amount required will vary with the builder system and the nonionic surfactant being coupled.
- Use of solvents such as glycols, glycol ethers, and d-limonene in the formulation is possible.
- To increase the amount of foam generated, surfactants such as Burcoterge C2P-39 (amphoteric) or Burco COPB-35 (betaine) can be added to the formulation provided that they are soluble in the builder system being used.
- Formulation of DfE and Green Seal acceptable products should follow the guidelines published by the certifying bodies to ensure all standards are met for all materials in a given formulation.
- Recommended Uses
- Hard surface cleaners
- Food and beverage cleaners – bottle washing, brewery cleaning, juice pulp removal
- Laundry and dishwashing detergents
- Circuit board and associated electronics cleaners
Properties
- Appearance
- Viscous yellow liquid
- Soluble in
- caustic solutions
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Activity | 70 | % | — |
| pH Value | 11 | — | — |
| Density | 9.84 | lbs/gal | — |
| Flash Point | min. 200 | °F | CC |
| Pour Point | 20 | °F | — |
| Viscosity (25°C) | 3500 | cPs | — |
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging
Burco ECO-8170 is available in 441 lb. drums (net).