BIO-TERGE® AS-90 COARSE

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BIO-TERGE® AS-90 COARSE is a versatile, highly active anionic surfactant providing excellent wetting, foaming, and deterrent properties in alkaline, acidic, or neutral media and in the presence of metallic salts commonly found in hard waters. These characteristics make it suitable for a variety of personal care, household, and industrial applications, such as shampoo (bar soap), handsoap, bath products, and cleaning products, but it can also be used as a firefighting foamer or air-entraining agent for mortar and plaster.

INCI Name: Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate

Functions: Foam Booster, Surfactant, Surfactant (Anionic), Surfactant (Nonionic)

Ingredient Origin: Natural Origin

Certifications & Compliance: ISO 16128, Kosher, Safer Choice

Synonyms: Alkenes, C14-16 α-, sulfonated, sodium salts, Sulfochem AOS-K, C14-C16-Alkanehydroxysulfonic Acids Sodium Salts

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Identification & Functionality

Chemical Name: Sulfonic acids, C14-16-alkane hydroxy and C14-16-alkene, sodium salts
INCI Name: Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Ingredient Origin: Natural Origin
Cleaning Ingredients Functions: Foam Booster,
Surfactant,
Surfactant (Anionic)
Cosmetic Ingredients Functions: Foam Booster,
Surfactant,
Surfactant (Anionic)
Industrial Additives Functions: Surfactant,
Surfactant (Nonionic)
CAS No.: 68439-57-6
EC No.: 270-407-8
Technologies: Cleaning Ingredients,
Cosmetic Ingredients,
Industrial Additives & Materials
Product Families: Industrial Additives & Materials — Construction Chemicals
Mortar & Gypsum Additives
Cleaning Ingredients — Functional Additives
Foam Control Agents
Cleaning Ingredients — Soaps & Surfactants
Anionic Surfactants
Cosmetic Ingredients — Surfactants & Cleansers
Anionic Surfactants
Chemical Group: Alpha Olefin Sulfonate, Sulfonates

Features & Benefits

Benefit Claims: Broad pH Stability,
Foam Enhancement,
Foaming,
High Quality,
Mild,
Viscosity Boosting
Labeling Claims: Bio-based,
Clean at Sephora,
Credo Clean Standard,
Ethylene Oxide-free,
Kosher,
Natural,
Naturally Derived,
PO-free,
Preservative-free,
Sulfate-free,
Sustainable,
Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty
HII Features: Foam Enhancement,
Foaming,
Increases Viscosity,
pH Stable
Industrial Additives Features: Fire Resistance
Functions: Foam Booster
Product Benefits: Preservative Free
Sulfate-Free
EO PO Free

Applications & Uses

Markets: HI&I Care,
Personal Care
Applications: Personal Care — Beauty & Care
Bath & Shower,
Hair Care,
Skin Care
HI&I Care — Home Care
Auto Care,
Dish Care,
Pet Care,
Surface Care
HI&I Care — Institutional & Industrial Care
Industrial Cleaning,
Institutional & Catering,
Vehicle & Machinery
Personal Care — Personal Hygiene
Hand Hygiene
Application Format: Bar,
Gel,
Rinse Off
Bath & Shower Applications: Bar Soaps,
Body Wash,
Shower Gels
Hair Care Applications: Shampoos & Rinses
Home Care Applications: Car Wash,
Hand Dishwash,
Hard Surface Cleaners
I&I Cleaning Applications: Car Wash,
Industrial Cleaners,
Truck Wash
Personal Hygiene Applications: Hand Soap
Skin Care Applications: Facial Cleanser
Applications: 2 in 1 Shampoo
Body Scrubs
Body Wash
Carwash - Automatic
Carwash - Hand
Facial Cleansers
Hand Dishwashing Detergents
Hand Soaps
Laundry Detergents
Men's Grooming
Shampoos
Shower Gel
Soap Bars
Truck Wash

Properties

Physical Form: Powder,
Solid
Typical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Actives Content	88	%	—
pH (in 5% aqueous)	9	—	—
Regulated Volatile Organic Chemicals	0	%	U.S. EPA
Solids Content	100	%	—

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance: ISO 16128,
Kosher,
Safer Choice
Chemical Inventories: AICS (Australia),
DSL (Canada),
ECL (Korea),
EINECS (EU),
ENCS (Japan),
IECSC (China),
NZIoC (New Zealand),
PICCS (Phillipines),
TCSI (Taiwan),
TSCA (USA)

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type: Bulk,
Drums,
Totes (IBC)