Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Name
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Industrial Additives Functions
- Product Families
- Surfactant Type
Nonionic.
Features & Benefits
- Functional Properties
- Surface Tension reduction
- Wetting agent/emulsifier in spin finishes and textile applications
- Stability improvement for resin and softener formulations
- Wetting agent for bleaching liquors
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- I&I Cleaning Applications
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Applications
MERPOL HCS is an effective nonionic wetting agent and emulsifier with a cloud point >100°C so it is effective when many other surfactants are not. Dilution in warm water (60°C) will prevent gel formation.
- Textile scouring agent: 1-3% to remove finish oils, sizing agents including starch, PVA and PAA. Also used as a dye leveling agent for cotton, wool and synthetics.
- Paper manufacturing: as a bleach liquor penetrating agent to reduce chlorine and peroxide use.
- Emulsifier for mineral oil, fatty oils, or fatty acids.
- Stabilizer for natural and synthetic rubber latexes.
- Stabilizer in water emulsion paints.
- Used in cutting oils.
- Dispersant for pigments and printing inks.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Pale yellow viscous liquid (at 25°C)
- Soluble in
- 10% aqueous solution (at 71 °C), Polar Solvents (at 25 °C)
- Miscible in
- Polar Solvents (at 25 °C)
- Insoluble in
- Polar Solvents (at 25 °C)
- Stable in
- Acids (at 25°C), Bases (at 25°C)
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Density (at 25°C) | 1.03 | g/ml | — |
| Actives Content | 60 | % | — |
| Viscosity (at 25°C) | 365 | cPs | — |
| Flash Point | min. 100 | °C | PMCC Flash Point Tester |
| Boiling Point (760 mm Hg) | 100 | °C | — |
| pH (10% in Deionized Water at 25 °C) | 6 - 8 | — | — |
| Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) | 0.005 | % | — |
| HLB | 15.3 | — | Calculated |
| Cloud Point | min. 100 | °C | — |
| Cloud Point (1% in 5% NaCl) | 88 - 92 | °C | — |
| Draves Wetting (% product required for 25 sec, at 25°C) | 0.13 | % | — |
| Draves Wetting (% product required for 25 sec, at 25°C) | min. 1 | % | — |
| Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Soft Water, Initial) | 180 | mm | — |
| Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Soft Water, 10 min) | 50 | mm | — |
| Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Hard Water, Initial) | 160 | mm | — |
| Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Hard Water, 10 min) | 50 | mm | — |
| Surface Tension (in 0.01% aqueous solution) | 41 | dynes/cm | — |
| Solubility (25 °C, Water) | 40 | % | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
- Clearances
- All components of MERPOL HCS are listed in the following countries: United States (TSCA), Europe (EINECS), Canada (DSL), Australia (AICS), Korea (ECL), Philippines (PICCS), Japan (ENCS) and China (EICS).
- MERPOL HCS is cleared under FDA 21 CFR 175.105, 176.180 and 176.210.
Packaging & Availability
- Standard Packaging
MERPOL HCS is available in bulk and 55 gallon drums (net weight 400 lbs).
Storage & Handling
- Storage & Handling
MERPOL HCS should be stored in a cool, dry place in closed containers. Normal safety precautions (i.e. gloves and safety goggles) should be employed when handling MERPOL HCS.