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Identification & Functionality
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Surfactant Type
Cationic / Nonionic Blend.
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Features
Preservative Free
- Functional Properties
- Used as a solvent replacement
- Used in water-based cleaning and degreasing formulations
- Benefits
Preservative Free.
- Product Advantages
- Great at cutting grease, dirt and oil
- Solvent alternative
- Acid and alkaline stable
- Ease-of-use and handling
- Water-soluble
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Home Care Applications
- I&I Cleaning Applications
- End Product Uses
Cleaners and Degreasers for
- Concrete Floors
- Engines
- Compressors
- Valves
- Highway Structures
- Motors
- Castings
- Vehicles
- Product Applications
Typical end-use applications
- Highway structures
- Asphalt
- Valves Exhaust hoods
- Castings
- Windows
- Dies
- Engines
- Concrete floors
- Motors
- Tanks
- Compressors
- Stampings
- Industrial equipment.
Typical soils removed
- Oil
- Soot
- Carbon deposits
- Fuel
- Grease
- Mud
- Wax
- Tar
- Cutting Oils
- Grime
- Road salt
- Lubricants
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Clear liquid (at 25°C)
- Insoluble in
- Kerosene
- Soluble in
- Water, Methanol, Xylene
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Boiling Point | 222 | °C | — |
| pH (1% in aqueous solution) | 6 | — | — |
| Cloud Point | 1 | °C | — |
| Viscosity (at 25°C) | 66 | cPs | — |
| Color | 488 | — | Apha Scale |
| Color | max. 7 | — | Gardener Scale |
| Density (at 25°C) | 1.06 | g/ml | — |
| Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) | 200 | mg/L | — |
| Actives Content | min. 98 | % | — |
| Evaporation Rate (Butyl Acetate = 1) | max. 0.01 | — | — |
| Kauri-Butanol Value | 43 | — | — |
| Freeze Point | -8.7 | °C | — |
| Melting Point | -3.8 | °C | — |
| Pour Point | -24 | °C | — |
| Flash Point | min. 94 | °C | PMCC Flash Point Tester |
| Refractive Index (at 20 °C) | 1.455 | — | — |
| Surface Tension (at CMC) | 27.3 | dynes/cm | — |
| Vapor Pressure (at 20°C) | max. 0.01 | mm Hg | — |
| Volatile Organic Compound | 23.7 | % | CARB Method 310 |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
- Clearances
All components of STEPOSOL DG are listed in the following countries: United States (TSCA), Australia (AICS), Canada (NDSL), Korea (ECL) and China (IECSC).
Technical Details & Test Data
- Efficacy Testing
Based on Gardner Straight-line Washability Test Results, STEPOSOL® DG performs as well as the competitive surfactant blends sold in the market today.
Packaging & Availability
- Standard Packaging
Available in 450 lb steel open head lined drums or bulk.
Storage & Handling
- Storage & Handling
Normal safety precautions (i.e. gloves and safety goggles) should be employed when handling STEPOSOL DG. Contact with eye and skin should be avoided.
Bulk Storage Information
STEPOSOL DG can be stored in 316 stainless steel vessels, but carbon steel is adequate. Material should be stored between 50-90°F (10-32°C). Wash thoroughly after handling materials.
- Workplace Exposure
Occupational exposure can occur primarily through skin contact or via inhalation of vapors and mists. Engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and other workplace practices should be used to control these exposures.