ECO Cirrasol PE1185

1 of 2 products in this brand
ECO Cirrasol PE1185 is an effective hydrophilic, semi-durable finish, specifically designed for polyester, polypropylene, and bi-component fibers and nonwovens. It serves as an excellent wicking agent for absorbent applications in the food and hygiene industries. With its low viscosity, it allows for higher loadings in spray formulations, maximizing its effectiveness.

Functions: Anti-Static Agent, Surface Protectant, Surfactant, Surfactant (Nonionic)

Certifications & Compliance: EPA Registered, EU Ecolabel, RSPO Certified Sustainable Palm Oil, Safer Choice, USDA BioPreferred, USDA Certified Biobased

End Uses: Fabric Cleaners

Knowde Enhanced TDS

Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

100% Bio-based ECO Range

Sustainability is in our DNA. It is integral to everything we do From the raw materials we source and the way we use them, to the ingredients we create, we believe in being a responsible company. We are pleased to introduce our new ECO range of 100% bio-based surfactants. Over 50 products make up the ECO range made by using bio-based ethylene oxide (EO) which we manufacture from biomass ethanol. Coupling the use of bio-based EO with the high proportion of renewable energy used at the manufacturing plant, leads to a significant reduction in carbon footprint for the ECO product range. Formulators can now access 100% renewable surfactants without sacrificing performance to help meet increasingly demanding sustainability targets.

The new range of ECO surfactants

  • 100% renewable
  • Performance identical to petrochemicalbased options
  • Lower carbon footprint than petrochemically derived ingredients
  • USDA BioPreferred®Program third party certification
  • RSPO Supply Chain Certified via Mass Balance
  • Made using renewable energy.
ECO Range Multi-layered Renewable Benefits

The ECO range provides multi-layered renewable benefits and value for our customers. Not only will formulators be able to replace petrochemical-based non-ionic analogs while experiencing “zero sacrifice” in performance, they will be able to replace less-effective “natural” market alternatives as well.

Bio-based & Sustainable

  • Sustainable palm sourcing, RSPO supply chain certified via Mass Balance†
  • Biomass raw material for 100% bio-based ethylene oxide and derivatives

Low Carbon Footprint

  • Made using energy sourced from landfill gas and solar energy
  • Cradle-to-gate carbon footprint

ECO Range

  • 100% bio-based surfactants

Community Benefit

  • 30 new full time employees
  • Reduced rail freight miles of highly flammable petrochemical EO from the Gulf of Mexico

Green Labeling

  • EPA Safer Choice recognized for biodegradability and low toxicity
  • USDA BioPreferred® third party certification of C14 measurements

Applications & Uses

Home Care Applications
I&I Cleaning Applications

Properties

Physical Form
Improved Bio-based Content

Chemically equivalent to petrochemical-based ethoxylates, Table 1 shows the improvement in bio-based content for key surfactant chemistries when produced using our bio-based EO.

Surfactant Bio-based content
with synthetic EO (%)
Bio-based content
with Bio-EO (%)
Laureth-6 50 100
Laureth-7 46 100
PEG-40 castor oil 42 100
Polysorbate 20 31 100
Trideceth-9 0 58
C9-C11 + 6EO 0 55

Table 1: Comparison of percentage bio-based content between using petrochemical based EO versus bio-based EO*.

* Calculated using ASTM D6866 which is validated by carbon 14 testing.
† RSPO Grades - Certified sustainable palm oil grades by mass balance (minimum)

Regulatory & Compliance

Technical Details & Test Data

Making Ethylene Oxide Sustainable

With increasing consumer demand for renewably sourced and sustainable products, we are pleased to introduce our new ECO range of 100% bio-based surfactants. In recent years, “greener” non-ethoxylated ingredients have been used in the pursuit of more renewable formulations, but the performance has not met the levels achieved when using traditional ethoxylates. With significant investment at our Atlas Point manufacturing site, located in Delaware, USA, our plant is the first of its kind in the US to produce bio-based EO from bio-ethanol (Figure 3). This development enables the production of sustainable and bio-based ethoxylates (Figure.1)

Croda ECO Diversaclean CS Making Ethylene Oxide Sustainable

Figure 1: The petroleum and bio-based production pathways of ethylene oxide.

Certified Bio-based Content

Our new ECO range helps formulators meet renewability targets. Table 2 lists the BioPreferred bio-based content requirement of a finished formulation under a product category. Replacing petrochemical based surfactants for ECO range products will improve bio-based content of the formulation. All ECO products are being registered on the USDA BioPreferred Program.

Product Category % Bio-based
Bathroom Cleaner 74
Bathroom Cleaner 58
Laundry Product 34

Table 2: Examples of USDA BioPreferred product categories and associated minimum bio-based content to be eligible for certification.

Carbon Footprint of ECO Range

We have used SimaPro software to model the cradle-to-gate life cycle analysis (LCA) of our ECO product families, focused on the climate change impact category, following the technical specification ISO 14067. The high proportion of renewable energy available at Atlas Point, along with the use of bio-based EO, leads to a significant reduction in carbon footprint for a typical ECO product family, when compared to traditional ethoxylates made using petrochemical-based EO and without renewable energy (Figure 4).

ECO Cirrasol PE1185 - Carbon Footprint of Eco Range

Figure 4: Carbon footprint example for Tween 20. Demonstrates the unique carbon footprint reduction moving from petrochemical-based EO to bio-based EO, plus the plant's use of renewable energy for these ingredients.

Δ Atlas Point renewable energy calculated for the 2018 sustainability report.
ΔΔ Group 1 emissions are direct emissions. Group 2 emissions are indirect emissions from the generation of of purchased power

Renewable Energy at Atlas Point

In 2012, we invested in a renewable energy project at our Atlas Point manufacturing site located in Delaware, USA (Figure 3). This investment saw the installation of a 3.5 mile pipeline from a local landfill site so that we could purchase local landfill gas. The gas feeds two combined heat and power (CHP) units and a multi-fuel boiler to generate electricity and steam for the plant. In 2014, we further invested in solar panels at the site, which reduced our annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 11,600 tons CO2e. By quarter two of 2020, a third CHP unit will be installed, increasing our capacity for generating electricity and steam from landfill gas and increasing the estimated percentage of the site’s energy being renewably sourced to above 30%.

Avoidance of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

Converting landfill gas to electricity and steam avoids the release of methane into the atmosphere, which has a global warming potential 25 times greater than CO2 when measured over 100 years. Our use of landfill gas since 2012, combined with the reduction in our usage of natural gas, has led to an aggregate reduction in GHG emissions of close to 1 million tons CO2e. Annually, the amount of avoided emissions is a figure equivalent to our total combined Group 1 and 2 emissions.

Packaging & Availability

Regional Availability
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • North America