Products

BIO-TERGE® AS-40 SUPER is an anionic blend developed from sodium olefin sulfonate produced via stepan's falling film process. It is an ideal surfactant for various detergent and home care applications, including dishwashing detergents, laundry detergents, and all-purpose cleaning products. It offers excellent synergistic cleaning properties, particularly when combined with dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid, resulting in enhanced product performance and potential cost savings. Moreover, it exhibits greater stability than alcohol sulfates across a wide ph range.

STEOL® CS-230 HP MZ is a sodium lauryl ether sulfate derived from fatty alcohols, ethoxylated to an average of two moles, and sulfated via Stepan's continuous SO3 process. This continuous sulfation process ensures consistent, high purity, affording excellent reproducibility in formulations utilizing STEOL® CS-230 HP MZ.

BIO-SOFT® DR-13 is a versatile nonionic surfactant ideal for degreasing, wetting, and solubilization. It is well-suited for outdoor cleaners in applications like car and boat washes. Approved for direct release according to the u.S. Epa safer choice standard, it adheres to safety and environmental standards.

ZELEC® TY is a neutralized alcohol phosphate that offers efficient antistatic properties for polyolefin fibers, plastics, films, and carpet applications. It lowers electrical resistivity, particularly in environments with higher moisture content. It serves as a wetting and antistatic agent, particularly when water repellency properties are desired. It can be used in conjunction with fluorochemical water-repellent products.

STEPCOTE® W-700 is another potent wetting agent tailored for waterborne coatings. It can be incorporated during the letdown phase of production or after final formulation. Despite its core function as a wetting agent, it possesses the potential to positively affect properties such as low foaming, color acceptance, and washability.

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.

BIO-TERGE® PAS-8S E is a high-quality, light-colored, aqueous solution of primary alkane sulfonate, known for its low-foaming, biodegradable anionic surfactant properties. It offers excellent coupling and hydrotropic properties across a wide pH range. With exceptional solubility in acidic and alkaline systems, it's versatile for formulating industrial and institutional cleaners, ensuring compatibility with detergent builders and bleach.

BIO-SOFT® N1-73B is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a low pour point, providing rapid wetting, emulsification, and detergency. Its hlb of 11.6 makes it suitable for oil-in-water formulations. It's applicable to laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning.

MAKON® L62 is a nonionic eo/po block copolymer with properties like low foaming and good oil-in-water emulsification. Its versatility covers an array of markets, including household, industrial, institutional, agriculture, paints and coatings, pulp and paper, and textiles. It finds its niche in metal cleaning, spray washing, warewashing, rinse aids, general-purpose cleaning, textile wetting, and agricultural pesticide formulations. As with other makon® products, it maintains the characteristic of being a low-ash product.

NACCONOL® 40G is a powdered, 40% active sodium salt of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid that boasts high foaming, rapid wetting, and emulsification properties. It is a versatile choice for various cleaning formulations where foam is desirable. Its powdered nature lends itself well to high-active and powder formulations, as well as applications in construction products like concrete admixtures, firefighting foams, and dust control additives.

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.

TOXIMUL® TAAS-5 functions as a replacement for anionic surfactants, with its usage extending across various agricultural formulations. It falls under the chemical group of alkyl ether sulfates sulfates and serves as an emulsifier and adjuvant. Its application scope includes concentrated emulsions (ew), emulsifiable concentrates (ec), fumigants, microemulsions (me), oil dispersants (od), oil in water emulsions (ew), ready-to-use (rtu) products, soluble liquids (sl), suspension concentrates (sc), suspoemulsions (se), tank mix adjuvants, water dispersible granules (wg), and wettable powders (wp).

MAKON® NF-180 is a nonionic surfactant designed for low-foaming and defoaming applications, including rinse aids and warewash formulations. It also serves as a dispersant and wetting agent. Its solubility in various solvents, such as ethanol, isopropanol, methanol, toluene, xylene, and perchloroethylene, makes it versatile.

NACCONOL® 90G is a high-active sodium salt of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid, renowned for its high foaming, fast wetting, and emulsification attributes. It finds use in cleaning formulations where foam is desirable and is versatile enough to be used in high-active, powder formulations, as well as construction products like concrete admixtures, firefighting foams, and dust control additives.

STEPGROW® GP 102 is a specially formulated blend of surfactants designed for use in soluble liquid (sl) formulations, functioning as an adjuvant and blend. It finds its market in agricultural solutions, applicable in soluble concentrates (sl), water dispersible granules (wg), wettable powders (wp), and ready-to-use (rtu) formulations.

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.

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.

STEOL® TSP-16N is an anionic surfactant used as an emulsifier or dispersant in a variety of agricultural applications. Steol tsp-16n can be used as an anionic emulsifier or dispersant in a variety of agricultural applications, including suspension concentrates and other liquid and dry formulations. Steol tsp-16n is expected to be biodegradable. The product is kosher-certified.

MAKON® TD-30 is a nonionic surfactant with applications across a wide range of household and institutional (h&i) and agricultural formulations. Similar to other makon® products, it can be utilized as an hlb variable and belongs to the category of tridecyl alcohol etheroxylates. Its functions include being an emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. This product is kosher-certified.

AMPHOSOL® LB-HP is a lauramidopropyl betaine used in a variety of applications for personal care, home care, and institutional and industrial cleaning. This amphoteric surfactant can be used to boost foam and build viscosity in formulations. It is preserved with excess alkalinity, which allows the formulator flexibility when choosing a preservative for their finished formulation.

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.

MAKON® P105 is a nonionic eo/po block copolymer that exhibits good oil-in-water emulsification properties. It can be used in a variety of markets, including agriculture, industrial, and paints and coatings. Applications for best fit are agricultural pesticide formulations, dispersants, emulsifiers, and industrial cleaning.

STEPFAC™ 810, in its liquid form, stands out with its unique hydrotropic properties, meticulously designed to address compatibility challenges in aqueous and high-electrolyte formulations, such as microemulsions and fertilizers. With its specialized formulation, STEPFAC™ 810 ensures seamless integration into multiple applications

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.

STEPOSOL® ME is a methyl oleate/linoleate methyl ester used in a variety of agricultural formulations. Steposol me is a methyl ester derived from soybean oil. Steposol me is primarily a methyl oleate/linoleate methyl ester. Steposol me can be used as either a solvent or cosolvent, crop oil, or carrier oil in agricultural applications. The product is bio-based, kosher-certified, naturally derived, and plant-derived.

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.

STEPGROW® GP 101 appears as a surfactant blend tailored for agricultural adjuvant utilization within the agricultural solutions market. Its versatility extends to various agricultural formulations, encompassing soluble concentrates (sl), water dispersible granules (wg), wettable powders (wp), and ready-to-use (rtu) solutions.

AMPHOSOL® CG-50 is a 37% active form of cocamidopropyl betaine derived from coconut oil. This high-active, mild amphoteric surfactant functions as a secondary surfactant, foam booster, and viscosity builder across personal care products, hard surface cleaning, vehicle care, and specialty foaming applications. It aligns with the surfactant screen of the u.S. Epa safer choice program and is listed on cleangredients.

STEPCOTE® W-714 serves as a highly effective wetting agent designed for use in waterborne coatings. While its primary role is as a wetting agent, it's noteworthy that it can positively influence film properties such as washability, stain penetration, and corrosion resistance. Its application is commonly found within paint additives, and its market presence extends to c.A.S.E. Additives.

STEPSPERSE® 71 is a pigment dispersant designed for preparing colorants in waterborne architectural coating applications. This anionic polymeric dispersant is effective with both organic and inorganic pigments, ensuring good compatibility in formulations. It is available as a 30-35% active, aqueous-based dispersant.

STEPANTEX® CA-88E presents itself as a top-tier fabric softener featuring a quaternary esterquat formulation derived from vegetable canola sources. Tailored for household and industrial fabric softeners. Notably, it delivers superior softening effects while avoiding any greasy residue, ensuring a luxuriously soft feel without compromising quality. Its versatility extends to effortlessly creating aqueous dispersions at room temperature, enhancing convenience in various formulations. Beyond fabric softening, it serves diverse applications, including polish compounds, textile auxiliaries, leather conditioners, and water repellents.

STEP-FLOW® 2000 stands out as a versatile low HLB polymeric surfactant, meticulously designed to serve dual roles in various formulations. Its functionality extends to acting as a dispersant in oil dispersions (OD) and as an emulsifier in concentrated aqueous emulsions (EW) and oil-in-water (W/O) emulsions. With its specialized composition, STEP-FLOW® 2000 ensures optimal dispersion and emulsification, promising consistent performance and reliability across different applications, making it a valuable asset for formulators seeking versatile surfactant solutions.

STEP-FLOW® 24 is a nonionic surfactant that finds application across a diverse range of agricultural formulations. Classified within the chemical group of alkylphenol alkoxylates, it operates as an emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. Its usage spans adjuvant additives, capsule suspensions (cs), emulsifiable concentrates (ec), microemulsions (me), oil dispersants (od), oil in water emulsions (ew), soluble concentrates (sl), suspension concentrates (sc), suspoemulsions (se), tank mix adjuvants, and water dispersible granules (wg).

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.

BIO-SOFT® E-678 is a nonionic fatty alcohol ethoxylate surfactant known for its moderate and stable foam, high detergency, and versatility. It finds use in detergents, dishwashing, and hand soaps. This water-soluble surfactant is remarkably effective even at low concentrations and performs well in both warm and hot water applications. It can also function as a dyeing assistant, emulsifier, and wetting agent.

TOXIMUL® TA-2 serves as a nonionic surfactant employed in agricultural formulations, available for standalone usage or combined with other surfactants. Classified within the chemical group of amine ethoxylates, tallow amine ethoxylates, it functions as an emulsifier and adjuvant. Its versatile application spans concentrated emulsions (ew), emulsifiable concentrates (ec), fumigants, microemulsions (me), oil dispersants (od), oil in water emulsions (ew), ready-to-use (rtu) products, soluble concentrates (sl), suspension concentrates (sc), suspoemulsions (se), tank mix adjuvants, water dispersible granules (wg), and wettable powders (wp).