Products in Home Care: Alcohol Alkoxylates

Plurafac® LF 711 is a liquid nonionic surfactant from the alcohol alkoxylates chemical family. With a dual function as a surfactant, this versatile solution is crafted to elevate the performance of various formulations. In its liquid form, Plurafac® LF 711 ensures easy incorporation and handling. Notably, it holds ISO 9001 certification, underscoring its commitment to quality and compliance standards.

Plurafac® LF 120 is a low foaming nonionic surfactant consisting of fatty alcohol alkoxylates. Its versatility spans across industries, finding use in dishwashing, food processing, commercial laundry, and institutional cleaning.

Degressal® SD 21 is a versatile petrochemical-derived liquid with functions encompassing surfactancy, nonionic surfactancy, and anti-foaming. This ingredient finds application in a myriad of end uses, such as liquid detergents, acid cleaners, powder cleaners, and laundry detergents. Belonging to the alcohol alkoxylates chemical family, Degressal® SD 21 stands out for its efficacy in various cleaning formulations.

Dehypon® LT 104 L is a low foaming surfactant with a well developed wetting power.

Lutensol® AT 80 Powder is a C16–C18 fatty alcohol ethoxylate primarily used as a dispersant. Lutensol® AT 80 Powder is manufactured under specific conditions for high performance and low toxicity.

Plurafac® LF 305 is a versatile liquid surfactant with a dual function as a rinse aid and surfactant. Tailored for various applications, it finds utility in dishwash detergents, alkaline cleaners, hand dishwash, institutional cleaners, dairy cleaners, metal cleaners, spray cleaners, and acid cleaners. In its liquid form, Plurafac® LF 305 ensures easy integration into diverse formulations.

Dehypon® LS 54 functions as a surfactant primarily used in metal, paper, and textiles manufacturing. It's also applied in dish care, surface care, industrial cleaning, and in the production of coated paper and paperboard. Its versatility supports various manufacturing and cleaning processes.

Lutensol® AT 25 Flakes acts as a viscosity enhancer, primarily for dispersing systems. Key in ensuring mechanical and electrolyte stability while maintaining small particle sizes. Lutensol® AT 25 Flakes is a versatile ingredient serving as an emulsifying agent, co-surfactant, and dispersant.

Lutensol® AT 25 Powder serves as a fatty alcohol ethoxylate that enhances viscosity, promoting stability and small particle size in dispersions. Lutensol® AT 25 Powder functions as an emulsifying agent and additive in various formulations.

Dehypon® LS 24 is available in liquid form, is a versatile surfactant applicable across various industries. Its effectiveness extends to dish care, surface care, industrial cleaning, and textile manufacturing. It's also employed in coated paper and paperboard manufacturing, showcasing its adaptability across different processes.

Dehypon® LT 104 functions as a surfactant primarily used in metal, paper, and textiles manufacturing. It's also applied in dish care, surface care, industrial cleaning, and in the production of coated paper and paperboard. Its versatility supports various manufacturing and cleaning processes.

Plurafac® LF 600 a nonionic surfactant, serves a multifaceted role. Its low foaming property makes it an ideal choice for various applications such as surface care, industrial cleaning, textile manufacturing, and coated paper production. This versatile solution offers improved wetting for agrochemicals, aids in industrial processes like metal and paper manufacturing, and supports the textile industry with its beneficial properties.

Plurafac® LF 223 offers distinctive features across various sectors. In agrochemical applications, it enhances wetting properties while maintaining low foam levels. In Home, Institutional and Industrial (household, institutional, and industrial) care, it showcases emulsifying and solubilizing properties, particularly beneficial for surface care in both home and institutional and industrial settings. Additionally, it serves as an industrial additive with excellent wetting properties and low foaming characteristics. It finds use in industrial settings, specifically in leather and textiles for textile manufacturing and in paper and pulp for coated paper and paperboard. In agriculture and feed, it contributes to pest control in agricultural settings. Its versatility extends to metal manufacturing, paper manufacturing, and textile manufacturing processes. Available in liquid form, it serves various applications, including detergents for home care and cleaning agents for IandI (industrial and institutional) cleaning.

Plurafac® LF 300 a nonionic surfactant, serves a multifaceted role. Its low foaming property makes it an ideal choice for various applications such as surface care, industrial cleaning, textile manufacturing, and coated paper production. This versatile solution offers improved wetting for agrochemicals, aids in industrial processes like metal and paper manufacturing, and supports the textile industry with its beneficial properties.

Plurafac® LF 401 a nonionic surfactant, serves a multifaceted role. Its low foaming property makes it an ideal choice for various applications such as surface care, industrial cleaning, textile manufacturing, and coated paper production. This versatile solution offers improved wetting for agrochemicals, aids in industrial processes like metal and paper manufacturing, and supports the textile industry with its beneficial properties.

MERPOL® SE is a nonionic surfactant known for its effective wetting properties and low foaming characteristics. It finds application in textile and paper processing, including automatic dishwashing detergents, brewery cleaners, floor cleaners, laundry aids, laundry detergents, and meat packing plant cleaners. Its market reach includes home care, industrial products, and institutional and industrial cleaning.

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.

Plurafac® LF RA-P is an excellent rinse aid surfactant for plastics, providing a superior drying profile that minimizes spotting and filming on plastics in industrial and institutional wash applications. By reducing manual and mechanical drying times, it saves costs for manual labor and energy.

Plurafac® D 250 is a non-ionic emulsifier that is suitable for oily soils, with a cloud point of 59°C and moderate foaming properties. It belongs to the EO/PO alcohol surfactant category and functions as a good non-ionic emulsifier for oily soils.

Plurafac® LF 400 is a surfactant composed of predominantly unbranched fatty alcohols, including higher alkene oxides and ethylene oxide. The product is a low-foaming surfactant that offers excellent performance in terms of spotting and filming and has wetting and low-foam properties.

Dehypon® LT 104 is a low-foaming surfactant with marked wetting power. It can be used in low-foaming industrial cleaners, machine-dishwashing agents, and formulations based on sodium hydroxide or phosphoric acid where conventional fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers are not sufficiently stable during storage.

Lutensol® AO 11 is a nonionic surfactant that is approximately 100% active. It is derived from C13C15 oxo alcohol with 11 moles of ethylene oxide, consisting of approximately 67% C13 and 33% C15. This high-performance surfactant exhibits low toxicity and offers excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties.

Lutensol® AO 3 is a nonionic surfactant that is approximately 100% active. It is derived from C13C15 oxo alcohol with 3 moles of ethylene oxide, consisting of approximately 67% C13 and 33% C15. This high-performance surfactant exhibits low toxicity and offers excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties.

Plurafac® LF 221 is a surfactant that consists of alkoxylated, mostly unbranched fatty alcohols and higher alkene oxides, in addition to ethylene oxide. It is suitable for use in low-temperature cleaning applications, specifically those at or below 45°C. It can be easily incorporated into highly acidic cleaners.

Lutensol® XL 50 is a 100% active product with a comparatively lower level of residual alcohol than regular alcohol ethoxylates with the same degree of ethoxylation. It is suitable for use as a foam control and degreasing agent in machine floor cleaning.

Lutensol® XL 80 is a 100% active product. It has very fast dynamics and excellent detergency on oily soils. Even when used at low levels, it can boost the degreasing power of the detergent without reducing the foam. It has a lower tendency to form gel compared to longer-chain alcohol ethoxylates.

Dehypon® GRA is a low foam surfactant specifically designed for powder and solid formulations. It exhibits excellent wetting behavior that allows for a "detergent plus rinse aid claim," making it suitable for use in both the wash and rinse cycles.

Plurafac® S 405 LF is a low-foaming surfactant composed of fatty alcohol alkoxylates with a cloud point of 28°C. It offers benefits in wetting and low foam properties. The product is commonly used in rinse aids and is listed on the EPA's Safer Chemical Ingredients List.

Lutensol® TO 7 is a nonionic surfactant with an approximate 100% active ingredient content based on a saturated iso-C13 alcohol ethoxylated with 7 moles of ethylene oxide. It is a high-performance surfactant known for its low toxicity. Lutensol® TO 7 exhibits excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties, making it a versatile choice for various applications.

Plurafac® LF 500 is a low-foaming nonionic surfactant that provides excellent foam control for Glucopon® surfactant and Deriphat® 160 C. It is mainly used for its wetting, low-foaming, or even defoaming properties. Plurafac® LF 500 finds applications in various industries, such as food and beverage processing, food service and kitchen hygiene, commercial laundry, institutional cleaning and sanitation, and industrial cleaning.

Plurafac® RA 300 is a surfactant composed of fatty alcohol alkoxylates with a cloud point of 37°C. It is a low-foaming product and is listed on the EPA's Safer Chemical Ingredients List. It is suitable for use in a variety of applications, including bottle wash, rinse aid, and cleaning in place.

Plurafac® S 305 LF is a low foaming surfactant with a cloud point of 19°C. The final surfactant choice will depend on the formulation and cleaning process temperature. It provides benefits such as defoaming and foam control, as well as wetting and low foam properties.

Lutensol® TO 12 is a type of C13 oxoalcohol ethoxylate with low toxicity that functions as a wetting agent. It has emulsifying properties and can effectively emulsify different types of oils and water, including paraffinic, naphthenic, aromatic, triglycerides, silicone, and resins. Furthermore, it provides emulsifier salt and water hardness stability and can modify surfaces by hydrophilizing them. Lutensol® TO 10 exhibits medium foam behavior and wetting dynamics and can wet various substrates, such as cotton, glass fiber, metal, and hydrophobic surfaces.

Lutensol® ON 30 is a nonionic surfactant and 100% active alkyl polyethylene glycol ether made from a saturated synthetic short-chain fatty alcohol with approximately 3 moles of ethylene oxide. It is a high-performance surfactant with low toxicity and great emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties.

Dehypon® LS 36 is a low foaming non-ionic surfactant with a cloud point of 10°C. It is excellent for extraction cleaning and suitable for low temperature cleaning (Less than or equal to 45°C). The product exhibits good performance for cleaning and foam control.