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STEPWET® DOS 70 functions as a potent wetting agent for aqueous systems and mineral dispersions. STEPWET® DOS 70 also serves as an emulsifying agent for oil-in-water emulsions. Its applications encompass emulsion polymerization and agriculture, and its production is centered in Europe.

POLYSTEP® OPA is an anionic surfactant with effective wetting and low foaming properties, finds application in latex manufacture. Belonging to the sulfonates chemical group and certified kosher, it serves markets like emulsion polymerization and institutional and industrial cleaning. Its application focuses on latex manufacturing.

STEPWET® DOS 70-PG stands out as an exceptional wetting agent, showcasing impressive performance even at low concentrations in mineral dispersions and aqueous systems. It boasts multiple functions, such as being a latex frothing agent, emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent, with particular effectiveness in emulsifying oil-in-water emulsions in the emulsion polymerization, textile, and agricultural industries.

STEPANOL® EHS is an anionic surfactant known for its exceptional wetting and penetration properties. It falls under the chemical group of alkyl sulfates and effectively functions as a latex frothing agent, catering to markets like emulsion polymerization, home care, industrial products, and institutional and industrial cleaning. Its applications include bathroom cleaners, fabric pre-treaters, and both dilutable and ready-to-use hard surface cleaners.

POLYSTEP® P-12A is a phosphate ester that plays a pivotal role in coating production by controlling particle size, coagulum, shear stability, and freeze-thaw stability. Within emulsion polymerization of various compositions, it demonstrates advantages like low coagulum formation, stable particle size, shear stability, and resistance to various degradations.

MAKON® NF-12 is a nonionic surfactant renowned for its low foaming characteristics and excellent wetting capabilities. Its versatility is evident in applications like mechanical dishwashing, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting and scouring, and as an adjuvant for agricultural products.

STEPAN-MILD® SL3-BA is a 30% active disodium salt of a 3-mole ethoxylated lauryl sulfosuccinate. It stands as a mild cleansing agent that finds its way into shampoos, hand soaps, baby shampoos, bubble baths, cleansing products, creams, lotions, and even the manufacture of latexes.

STEPWET® DOS 70-EA is a high-quality wetting agent designed for use in aqueous systems and mineral dispersions. It offers strong emulsifying properties, particularly for creating oil-in-water emulsions. Due to these emulsifying capabilities, it finds applications in various fields, including emulsion polymerization and agricultural applications. This product is manufactured in North America, which can be an important consideration for customers seeking local sourcing and support. Its emulsifying and wetting properties make it valuable for industries that require effective dispersion of oil-based substances within water-based systems, as well as enhanced wetting of surfaces for improved coverage and performance.

MAKON® NF-12 E is a nonionic surfactant valued for its low foaming properties and excellent wetting action. It's employed across applications like mechanical dishwashing, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting and scouring, and as an adjuvant for agricultural products.

POLYSTEP® B-29 is an anionic surfactant that plays a crucial role in latex manufacturing with its alkyl sulfate chemical group. This product is suitable for industrial foaming applications and holds kosher certification, serving the emulsion polymerization, home care, and institutional and industrial cleaning markets.

MAKON® NF-5 stands as a nonionic surfactant, providing excellent wetting and low foaming traits. Its utility is broad, spanning mechanical dishwashing, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting, and scouring, as well as an additive for agricultural products.

POLYSTEP® B-27 is an anionic surfactant, contributes to latex manufacturing as an emulsifier. Falling under the alkyl phenol ether sulfates nonyl phenol ethoxylate sulfates chemical group, it holds kosher certification and caters to markets such as emulsion polymerization, home care, institutional cleaning, and industrial cleaning.

POLYSTEP® A-18-S is an economical and versatile biodegradable surfactant supplied at a high ph. It finds use in the manufacture of vinyl chloride latex, acrylics, and styrene acrylic latexes. It exhibits better hydrolytic stability than sls (sodium lauryl sulfate) and performs effectively at low levels.

POLYSTEP® A-16 is an anionic surfactant employed in latex manufacture, compatible with vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, and styrene-butadiene. In combination with nonionic surfactants like polystep® f-6, it complements styrene-butadiene. In acrylic latexes, it pairs with higher nonionic surfactants such as polystep® f-9. It finds relevance in vinyl acetate latexes, especially those rich in protective colloid, contributing to the formation and stabilization of latex emulsions.

POLYSTEP® B-19PS is a highly ethoxylated anionic surfactant that provides good freeze-thaw stability along with mechanical stability for use in the manufacture of latex. This surfactant provides steric and electrostatic barriers between latex particles. POLYSTEP® B-19PS. The product functions as an emulsifier.

POLYSTEP® A-15/30K holds significance in latex manufacture, particularly with vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, and styrene-butadiene. Its exceptional thermal and hydrolytic stability makes it a reliable choice for latex production within the emulsion polymerization market. Its application finds its place in latex manufacturing.

POLYSTEP® TD-189 is a nonionic surfactant from the alcohol ethoxylates category, specifically tridecyl alcohol ethoxylates. It serves as an emulsifier in latex manufacturing, contributing to the formation and stabilization of latex emulsions, ultimately producing high-quality latex materials. Kosher certification assures compliance with dietary requirements.

POLYSTEP® A-16-22 serves as an anionic surfactant with a primary focus on latex production. Its effectiveness shines, particularly when used in conjunction with vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride. Its use extends to the manufacture of styrene butadiene rubber (sbr) and styrene acrylic latexes.

MAKON® P104 is a nonionic eo/po block copolymer that excels in oil-in-water emulsification. Its application spans across multiple industries, including agriculture, industry, paints, and coatings. Its contribution is prominent in agricultural pesticide formulations, as well as serving as a dispersant and oil-in-water emulsifier.

MAKON® L101 is a nonionic eo/po block copolymer distinguished for water-in-oil emulsification, low foaming, defoaming, and fast wetting attributes. Its usage spans metalworking, paints and coatings, agriculture, and industrial applications. Its core applications include anti-foaming, defoaming, oil cutting, dispersants, water-in-oil emulsifiers, emulsion polymerization, and textiles. It is a low-ash product.

POLYSTEP® TD-9 PE is an ethoxylated phosphate ester, serving as both an emulsifier and a post-additive in paints and coatings. This surfactant is categorized as a kosher-certified product, aligning with kosher dietary laws. Its versatile applications include the manufacturing of latex, offering benefits in terms of emulsification and performance.

STEPWET® DOS 50NC is an anionic surfactant able to provide very good wetting properties for aqueous systems. It enables the reduction of surface tension to extremely low levels. It is suitable for emulsion polymerization as a primary emulsifier and/or post-additive to latex, as well as a paint additive for coatings.

SULFONIC 100 serves as an emulsifier intermediate for detergents in household, cleaner, and agricultural formulations. It can form both water-soluble and oil-soluble salts, offering flexibility in tailoring sulfonates to specific properties. Its utility extends to applications like drilling foamers, acid-catalyzed reactions, and catalysts in aqueous systems.

STEPSPERSE® 61 is a voc-free, high-performance polymeric dispersant and wetting agent for waterborne formulations. It is highly effective for dispersing and stabilizing organic pigments and carbon black. Dispersions prepared with STEPSPERSE® 61 exhibit excellent compatibility with various resin systems with a minimal impact on coating properties.

BIO-SOFT® EA 10-85 is a nonionic surfactant that exhibits low foaming properties and excellent wetting action. It is a good emulsifier for industrial applications. It may be readily formulated into highly alkaline liquid systems and can be used in a variety of applications, including mechanical dishwashing, rinse aids, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting and scouring, oil field additives, agricultural adjuvants, and non-foaming emulsions.

POLYSTEP® A-16-17 is a branched sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate with a central role as an emulsifier in latex production. Its kosher certification underlines its alignment with dietary needs. In the domain of emulsion polymerization, it supports the creation and stability of latex emulsions, resulting in the production of high-quality latex-based products.

POLYSTEP® B-5-N serves as an anionic surfactant useful in latex manufacture, especially in polymer systems like styrene butadiene or vinyl chloride. It's also applicable to fine particle-size acrylics and styrene acrylics. This product, when combined with nonionic surfactants, can yield satisfactory acrylic emulsions. Notably, POLYSTEP® B-5-N contains no formaldehyde.

POLYSTEP® TD-507 is a nonionic surfactant capable of working alongside anionic surfactants to produce latexes. It's also post-added to improve mechanical stability and application formulations after latex formation. Available as a 70% active liquid solution, it offers potential as an ape (alkylphenol ethoxylates)-free alternative.

POLYSTEP® B-5 is an anionic surfactant primarily utilized in latex production, specifically well-suited for manufacturing acrylics and styrene acrylics with fine particle sizes. It can be combined with nonionic surfactants to create efficient acrylic emulsions. The product POLYSTEP® B-5 is biodegradable.

POLYSTEP® LAS-40 is a linear sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate that acts as an emulsifier. Its versatility extends to applications in paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, paper, and nonwoven textiles. Importantly, it is kosher certified. This product caters to the industrial market, with relevance in processes such as emulsion polymerization and latex manufacturing.\

POLYSTEP® C-OP3S is an anionic surfactant that plays a pivotal role in enhancing mechanical and freeze-thaw stability within latex systems. It also assists in controlling latex particle size and functions as an emulsifier across a variety of systems, particularly those involving vinyl acetate copolymers. It contributes to the mechanical and freeze-thaw stability of latex systems.

POLYSTEP® HPE serves as a functional monomer in both emulsion and solution polymerization systems. Its incorporation enhances substrate adhesion, provides corrosion resistance, improves pigment dispersion, and imparts antistatic properties to polymers. Key features of this base chemical include excellent adhesion and corrosion resistance.

POLYSTEP® B-330S is an anionic surfactant integral to latex manufacture, aiding in particle size control. Its advantages extend to various polymer systems, particularly those involving vinyl chloride and styrene-butadiene emulsions. Derived from fatty alcohols, ethoxylated to an average of 3 moles, and sulfated via stepan's continuous so3 process.

POLYSTEP® B-5A is an alkyl sulfate with an emulsifying function in latex production. It falls within the surfactant category and serves as an emulsifier in the manufacturing process of latex. Its role is crucial in forming and stabilizing latex emulsions, ensuring high-quality latex-based products. Its primary market is emulsion polymerization, where it plays a vital role in the production of latex materials.

STEPFAC™ 8170-U is an acid-based phosphate ester, designed for application in high-electrolyte systems. Its utility extends to serving as a compatibility agent in liquid fertilizer systems, and it's also capable of integration into numerous emulsifier blends. Categorized within the chemical group of ethoxylated phosphate esters and phosphate esters, its functions span across dispersant, emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent roles.

STEPFAC™ 8181 stands as an ethoxylated phosphate ester that holds significance across a variety of agricultural applications. It belongs to the chemical group of ethoxylated phosphate esters and phosphate esters, functioning as a dispersant, emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. Its application scope encompasses capsule suspensions (cs), concentrated emulsions (ew), emulsifiable concentrates (ec), fumigants, metalworking cleaners, microemulsions (me), oil dispersants (od), oil in water emulsions (ew), soluble liquids (sl), suspension concentrates (sc), suspoemulsions (se), and tank mix adjuvants.