Alcoguard H 5941

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Alcoguard® H 5941 is a readily biodegradable hybrid polymer based on natural and synthetic components for cleaning applications.

Functions: Builder, Descalant, Dispersant

Certifications & Compliance: EPA Registered, EU Ecolabel, Safer Choice

pH: 4.0 - 6.0

End Uses: Automatic Dishwash, Glass Cleaners, Hand Dishwash, Hard Surface Cleaners, Household Cleaners, Industrial Cleaners, Liquid Laundry Detergents

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Identification & Functionality

Cleaning Ingredients Functions
Chemical Name
Hybrid polymer

Features & Benefits

Product Highlights

A greener choice–Alcoguard H 5941 represents the next generation of hybrid polymers.

  • Hybrid polymers are a marriage of selected polysaccharides and synthetic monomers combined into one molecule to make the hybrid polymer.
  • Designed to prevent scale formation in detergent applications such as automatic dishwash, laundry and hard surface cleaning,
  • Alcoguard H 5941 hybrid polymer is particularly effective at minimizing filming and spotting in zero phosphate automatic dishwash formulations and works as effectively as synthetic copolymers.

Environmental benefits

  • Alcoguard H 5941 is primarily made from polysaccharides, not petrochemicals. This eco-premium technology performs similarly to widely available synthetic petrochemicals but is based on 75% renewable resources.
  • Alcoguard H 5941 has a significantly lower carbon footprint
  • Life cycle assessment available) than traditional petrochemical based polymers.
  • Hybrid polymers are significantly more biodegradable than typical synthetic polymers, which makes them an attractive environmentally friendly alternative to traditional polymers.

With Alcoguard H 5941:

  • Buy one ton of product, save more than 500 kg of CO2 from raw material manufacturing emissions
  • Renewable carbon index of 75%
  • Product is readily biodegradable – both aerobically and anaerobically following the OECD 301B and 311 TG protocols
  • Compliant with EU Ecolabel requirements

Alcoguard H 5941 in laundry detergents

  • The enhanced solubility of Alcoguard H 5941 makes it an excellent anti-redeposition polymer in laundry detergents. Alcoguard H 5941 powers the electrostatic stabilization of particulate soil, thanks to the steric hindrance of the polysaccharides parts, and is very effective in crystal growth inhibition.
  • All of this makes Alcoguard H 5941 a revolutionary polymer which performs as well as the standard polyacrylate based polymers.

Bio-based and readily biodegradable

  • Most polycarboxylates used as builders, antiscalants and dispersants in cleaning applications are synthetic polycarboxylates which have very limited biodegradation and no bio-based content.
  • Alcoguard H 5941 is different. It is majority biobased and is readily biodegradable in the environment – characteristics that are desired by today’s consumer.
  • A key deliverable in the development of this product was to achieve the same or enhanced technical performance in cleaning formulations as synthetic polycarboxylates, while being more sustainably sourced, with lower overall impact on the environment.
  • Alcoguard H 5941 has been reviewed by EPA’s Safer Choice Program and qualifies for use in Safer Choice-certified products. Alcoguard H 5941 also complies with EU Ecolabel requirements.

Applications & Uses

Markets
I&I Cleaning Applications

Properties

Physical Form
Appearance
Clear liquid
Soluble in
Water
Physical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Viscosity (at 23°C, Spindle 2)max. 200cps
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
pH Value4 - 6
Specifications
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Colormax. 1 Gardner
Solid Content39 - 41 %
Notes

Typical Data are based on our own measurements or derived from the literature. They do not constitute part of the delivery specification.

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance

Packaging & Availability

Regional Availability
  • Africa
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • North America