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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Industrial Additives Functions
- Product Families
- Surfactant Type
Nonionic.
Features & Benefits
- CASE Ingredients Features
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Home Care Applications
- I&I Cleaning Applications
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Applications
MERPOL SE is an effective nonionic wetting agent and emulsifier with low foaming properties. Utilized best when detergency is not required. Use levels of 0.01-0.1% are adequate for most applications. Use of >0/1% MERPOL SE (in water) may cause surfactant separation due to limited solubility.
- Wetting agent for textiles
- Wetting agent for asbestos
- Wetting agent for paper processing (repulping, tissue and toweling rewetting)
- Washing paper machine felts
- Product Applications
- Clean-In-Place (CIP).
- Ware Washing.
- Automatic Dishwash Detergents.
- Metal Cleaning.
- Machine Floor Scrubbing.
- Cleaning in Food and Beverage Production.
- Parts Washing.
- Industrial and Commercial Laundry.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Colorless to Pale Yellow liquid
- Insoluble in
- Polar Solvents (at 25 °C)
- Soluble 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) | 0.97 | g/ml | — |
| Actives Content | 95 | % | — |
| Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) | 0.006 | % | — |
| Viscosity (at 25°C) | 60 | cPs | — |
| Flash Point | min. 93 | °C | PMCC Flash Point Tester |
| pH (10% in aqueous solution) | 7 | — | — |
| HLB | 10.5 | — | Calculated |
| Cloud Point | 59 | °C | — |
| Draves Wetting (% product required for 25 sec, at 25°C) | 0.02 | % | — |
| Draves Wetting (% product required for 25 sec, at 25°C) | 0.03 | % | — |
| Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Soft Water, Initial) | 40 | mm | — |
| Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Soft Water, 10 min) | 20 | mm | — |
| Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Hard Water, Initial) | 35 | mm | — |
| Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Hard Water, 10 min) | 15 | mm | — |
| Surface Tension (in 0.01% aqueous solution) | 28 | dynes/cm | — |
| Surface Tension (in 0.10% aqueous solution) | 27 | dynes/cm | — |
| Surface Tension (in 1% aqueous solution) | 27 | dynes/cm | — |
| Solubility (25 °C, Water) | 0.1 | % | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
- Clearances
All components of MERPOL SE are listed in the following countries: United States (TSCA), Europe (EINECS – polymer exempt), Canada (DSL), Australia (AICS), Korea (ECL), Philippines (PICCS),China (EICS) and Japan (ENCS).
Packaging & Availability
- Standard Packaging
MERPOL SE is available in bulk and 55 gallon drums (net weight 375 lbs).
Storage & Handling
- Storage & Handling
MERPOL SE 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 SE. Contact with the eyes and prolonged contact with the skin should be avoided.