Products in Other Home Care Applications: Detergency

Kemsurf PWS is an isopropylamine dodecylbenzene sulphonate based on a linear, high-β-phenyl-based alkylate. Isopropylamine salts, featured in this product, exhibit improved solubility in hydrocarbon solvents when compared to sodium salts. At 25°C, Kemsurf PWS appears as a clear brown liquid, free from foreign matter. It is slightly soluble in water, and it possesses a characteristic odor.

Amphoterge® K-2 is salt-free coco-substituted imidazoline amphoteric surfactants used in a broad number of industrial applications where mildness, foaming and compatibility are important.

Cola®Teric MSC is a low foaming, biodegradable, amphoteric surfactant with excellent detergency, designed for use in either low or high temperature alkaline and acid cleaners. While some foaming occurs in both alkaline and acid cleaners when used in spray tanks, it is fast breaking and does not accumulate. This property can also prove advantageous when formulating "scrub-vac" cleaners such as those used on indoor-outdoor carpeting or hard surfaces. Cola®Teric MSC is an anhydrous, 100% active, liquid material that is ideally suited for use in dry products containing high percentages of caustic, such as heavy duty all-purpose industrial cleaners. In contrast to low foaming nonionic surfactants, Cola®Teric MSC exhibits low foaming properties even at low temperatures while still maintaining good detergent properties. In addition, it has been determined that up to equal parts of nonionics can be combined with ColaTeric MSC without losing these foaming properties. While ColaTeric MSC can be incorporated directly into aqueous alkaline systems, it neutralizes slowly and may take hours to achieve pH equilibrium. Cola®Teric MSC is readily soluble in aqueous acid systems.

Cola®Teric LFM is a low foaming amphoteric surfactant that provides outstanding wetting properties in alkaline detergent formulations and effectively solubilizes conventional ethoxylated nonionics into a wide range of electrolyte systems. Additionally, ColaTeric LFM contributes to detergency and rinsibility. It is ideal for use in wax strippers, heavy-duty degreasers, and CIP cleaners.

Cola®Teric 2-COSF is a caprylic imidazoline derived amphoteric surfactant that provides excellent wetting, detergency, rinsibility, and effective hydrotroping properties in a wide range of electrolyte systems. This low to moderate foaming amphoteric is ideally suited for use in household and industrial cleaners, alkaline degreasers, transportation cleaners, and textile/carpet care formulations.

Cola®Wet surfactants, chemically classified as dialkyl sulfosuccinates, are anionic surfactants that provide a wide variety of functional properties that include surface and interfacial tension reduction, wetting, dispersing, emulsifying, penetrating, and solubilizing. Cola®Wet surfactants are suitable for use in a broad range of applications such as wetting agents, in cosmetics, detergents, agricultural, mining and textile products, as well as emulsifiers/dispersants in water treatment, paint, ink and polymerization formulations.

Cola®Terge FACC is a fatty acid amido complex, which provides excellent wetting and detergency properties in medium and high electrolyte-based cleaning formulations. This detergent concentrate offers superior cost/effectiveness versus systems requiring the use of hydrotropes. Its foaming characteristics are low to moderate, producing a lower and less stable foam than ethoxylated nonionics. Cola®Terge FACC is ideal for use in heavy-duty floor cleaners and wax strippers. Product should be stored between 40°F and 120°F to maintain stability. Based upon chemical composition the product is expected to be completely biodegradable.

Cola®Teric MSC-NA is a mixed, short chain length imidazoline-derived amphoteric surfactant that provides effective wetting, detergency, and rinsibility in acid and alkaline systems. Its foaming properties are low and fast breaking. This amphoteric is ideal for use in high pressure spray cleaners, alkaline degreasers, acid cleaners, transportation cleaners, and various other hard surface detergent formulations.

Cola® Det 190 is a highly concentrated, proprietary blend of anionic and nonionic surfactants that can be used as a base for a wide range of dishwash, laundry and other household cleaning products, covering the range from economy to premium formulations.

Cola®Terge LFD-C is a low foaming detergent concentrate offering outstanding detergency, wetting and rinsibility properties in acid and alkaline cleaners. Additionally, Cola®Terge LFD-C can be utilized to boost the detergency and rinsability of alkaline metal cleaner formulations based on capped low foam nonionic surfactants. Typical applications include spray, steam, and soak tank cleaning. Cola®Terge LFD-C has been tested according to Method OECD 301D and determined to be readily biodegradable.

Cola®Teric AV is an alkyl betaine that effectively thickens HCl as well as mixtures of HCl and other mineral acids. As a surfactant, Cola®Teric AV also provides wetting and detergency properties in acid formulations. Due to its viscosity building efficiency, ease of formulation and long-term stability in mineral acids, Cola®Teric AV is ideal for use in acid bowl cleaners, dairy cleaners and a variety of applications where viscous acid solutions are required. For easiest results, add the ColaTeric AV to the water and then add the acid.

Cola®Teric AP is a salt-free organophosphate amphoteric that provides hydrotroping properties in high alkaline built systems that are formulated with conventional and capped low foaming nonionics. Cola®Teric AP improves the rinsibility of these systems by providing less streaking and redeposition of soil on the cleaned surface. Cola®Teric AP also enhances the detergency of nonionics. Cola®Teric AP is suited for use in industrial detergent cleaners, such as alkaline metal cleaning, high pressure spray cleaners, alkaline degreasers, scrubbing compounds, acid cleaners, transportation cleaners and various other hard surface detergent formulations. Detergency Enhancement - In alkaline metal cleaning tests, Cola®Teric AP, when mixed at equal activity with all ethoxylated nonionics, provides dramatic improvement of hard surface detergency properties. Blends containing Cola®Teric AP significantly outperformed blends containing similar concentrations of sodium xylene sulfonate.

Cola®Mulse C-356 and Cola®Mulse D-356 are effective emulsifiers for aromatic solvents, kerosene, and mineral spirits. They provide excellent wetting, detergency, and rinsing properties to solvent-based cleaners. These products are ideally suited for use in paint strippers, heavy-duty degreasers, and oil rig cleaners.

Cola®Wet sulfosuccinates, chemically classified as dialkyl sulfosuccinates, are anionic surfactants that provide a wide variety of functional properties that include surface and interfacial tension reduction, wetting, dispersing, emulsifying, penetrating, and solubilizing. Cola®Wet sulfosuccinates are suitable for use in a broad range of applications such as wetting agents, in cosmetics, detergents, agricultural, mining and textile products, as well as emulsifiers/dispersants in water treatment, paint, ink and polymerization formulations.

Colonial Chemical’s ZF Series is a line of surfactant products made to be easily soluble in concentrated alkaline solutions at room temperature but which exhibit low foaming nonionic behavior at elevated temperatures after dilution to end use concentrations. They are designed to provide superior detergency characteristics in the presence of strong electrolytes used in soak tanks, sprays, pipeline cleaners, and low-foaming scrubbers.

Colonial Chemical’s ZF Series is a line of surfactant products made to be easily soluble in concentrated alkaline solutions at room temperature but which exhibit low foaming nonionic behavior at elevated temperatures after dilution to end use concentrations. They are designed to provide superior detergency characteristics in the presence of strong electrolytes used in soak tanks, sprays, pipeline cleaners, and low-foaming scrubbers.

Cola®Teric BW is a low foam alkyl betaine effective in cleaning metals and stain prevention. The composition is free of silicates and suitable for soft metals such as copper, aluminum, or brass. Cola®Teric BW is used in producing highly built cleaners with good detergency and high cloud points.

Cola®Zolines, chemically described as 1–hydroxyethyl 2–alkyl imidazolines, are classified as cationic surface active agents. Cola®Zolines and their acid salts offer the following functional properties: wetting, emulsifying, detergency, thickening, moisture displacing, corrosion inhibiting, and antistatic effects. These functional properties are useful in agricultural emulsions, industrial cleaners, paints/coatings, plastics, and petroleum applications.

Cola®Zolines, chemically described as 1–hydroxyethyl 2–alkyl imidazolines, are classified as cationic surface active agents. Cola®Zolines and their acid salts offer the following functional properties: wetting, emulsifying, detergency, thickening, moisture displacing, corrosion inhibiting, and antistatic effects. These functional properties are useful in agricultural emulsions, industrial cleaners, paints/coatings, plastics, and petroleum applications.

Cola®Teric CA-35 is a high foaming amphoteric surfactant with a low toxicity profile, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. It produces high foam and dense lather. This product is recommended for liquid soaps, shampoos, car washes, and foaming caustic cleaners.

Cola®Trope SC-45 is a high foaming, chlorine stable, caustic soluble surfactant and hydrotrope. Cola®Trope SC-45 is an aqueous solution of an anionic surfactant containing both sulfonate and carboxylate functionality. It is stable to hypochlorites, and soluble in caustic and electrolytic solutions. It also wets rapidly, and has excellent detergent properties. Cola®Trope SC-45 is used in applications in alkaline spray foam cleaners containing chlorine, and in other formulations where high foam and excellent detergency are required.

Cola®Fax 3375 is a 95% active phosphate ester. Cola®Fax 3375 is effective as a low foam detergent and hydrotrope. Any foam that is generated in use is fast breaking. Cola®Fax 3375 is especially effective in coupling low foam or capped nonionics into liquid alkaline cleaners.

Unlike some conventional surfactants used in 50% Caustic Soda solutions, Cola®Trope AHS is readily soluble and requires no prolonged mixing or heating. It is also stable in mineral acids (i.e., 25% HCl, 20% HNO3, and 85% H3PO4). Suggested uses are in the area of industrial and household products where high performance and low foam are required. Metal cleaning, bottle washing concentrates, heavy duty steam cleaning, wax striping, etc., are only a few of the areas where Cola®Trope AHS deserves evaluation

Cola®Teric 2CM-40CG is a salt-free, methanol-free amphoteric surfactant with mild characteristics useful in a variety of formulations. Cola®Teric 2CM-40CG is used to couple conditioning agents into cleaners such as shampoos and body washes, and provides high foam for body washes, baby shampoos and other mild personal care products. It also has the potential to reduce irritation in other surfactants used in the formulation. Cola®Teric 2CM-40CG is also used in industrial cleaners to couple nonionic surfactants into high levels of electrolytes. Cola®Teric 2CM-40CG has broad pH range stability and ideal for systems where sodium chloride would harm the performance of the final product or present potential corrosion issues.

Cola® Det DEF-100 is a DEA-free, MEA-free anionic all-purpose detergent concentrate that can be easily modifi ed to produce a wide range of low cost high performance products for household and industrial use. Cola® Det DEF-100 is a biodegradable surfactant concentrate that offers maximum cleaning efficiency and excellent physical properties. It is 100% active content, clear and with a low freeze point.

Cola®Cap MA139 is a 100% active, low-foaming surfactant that provides excellent product color and chemical stability over a wide pH range. Cola®Cap MA139 offers optimization of detergency, wetting and food soil defoaming characteristics. Cola®Cap MA139 incorporates a capping group that provides unique functionality, greater biodegradability and does not interfere with wetting, detergency or surface activity. It is also structurally sufficient to provide good food soil defoaming properties. Cola®Cap MA139 develops low foaming properties without the use of propylene oxide capping that potentially could inhibit biodegradation.

Cola®Teric EHP is a low foaming hydrotropic detergent with good cleaning properties used in metal cleaning formulations. Cola®Teric EHP has excellent acid and alkaline stability properties and is compatible with anionic, cationics, and nonionics.

Cola®Zolines, chemically described as 1–hydroxyethyl 2–alkyl imidazolines, are classified as cationic surface active agents. Cola®Zolines and their acid salts offer the following functional properties: wetting, emulsifying, detergency, thickening, moisture displacing, corrosion inhibiting, and antistatic effects. These functional properties are useful in agricultural emulsions, industrial cleaners, paints/coatings, plastics, and petroleum applications. Cola®Zolines, chemically described as 1–hydroxyethyl 2–alkyl imidazolines, are classified as cationic surface active agents. Cola®Zolines and their acid salts offer the following functional properties: wetting, emulsifying, detergency, thickening, moisture displacing, corrosion inhibiting, and antistatic effects. These functional properties are useful in agricultural emulsions, industrial cleaners, paints/coatings, plastics, and petroleum applications.

Cola®Liquid DCM is a DEA-free fatty amide blend designed for incorporation into most water dilutable products. In addition to corrosion inhibition, Cola®Liquid DCM provides high detergency for effective cleaning, and prevents soil from re-depositing after being loosened. The unique wetting properties are intended to allow dispersion over oily surfaces without creeping under and loosening flooring adhesives. The high viscosity of Cola®Liquid DCM delivers a thick, pleasing consistency for formulations, and the controlled foam provides satisfactory suds without disproportionate volume.

Cola®Trope INC is a versatile, low foaming anionic surfactant/hydrotrope and designed for the use of coupling nonionics and other surfactants into products where high levels of electrolytes may be present. It is especially effective in formulating alkaline built liquid detergent concentrates. This product is not generally intended for low pH systems.

Cola®Teric HLA and Cola®Teric HFA are high foaming amphoteric surfactants that provide outstanding hydrotroping properties in high electrolyte systems. Additionally, they contribute to wetting, detergency, and rinsibility. These high foaming amphoterics produce a stable, slow draining, dense foam, and is ideally suited for use in household and industrial cleaners, mild personal care cleansers, and oilfield related foamers.

Cola®Teric CYAB is a low foaming amphoteric with excellent coupling properties for industrial products. It provides good detergency in systems that require high cloud points and acts as an effective hydrotrope to couple nonionic surfactants into systems containing moderate amounts of electrolyte. This lower chain length betaine offers low foam at high and low pH ranges is useful for improved detergency.

Cola®Terge APDC is a cost effective, 100% active, liquid detergent concentrate that can be readily diluted and modified to develop a wide range of low cost, yet high performance household and industrial products. Cola®Terge APDC contributes high foaming, detergency, low irritation and excellent hard water tolerance. It is ideal for use in hand soaps, all purpose cleaners, and solvent cleaners.

Cola®Cap MA259 is a 100% active, low-foaming surfactant that provides excellent product color and chemical stability over a wide pH range. Cola®Cap MA259 offers optimization of detergency, wetting and food soil defoaming characteristics. Cola®Cap MA259 incorporates a capping group that provides unique functionality, greater biodegradability and does not interfere with wetting, detergency or surface activity. It is also structurally suffi cient to provide good food soil defoaming properties. Cola®Cap MA259 develops low foaming properties without the use of propylene oxide capping that potentially could inhibit biodegradation.

Cola®Trope OD is a highly effective hydrotropes with excellent environmental attributes. Many hydrotropes currently on the market today are made from environmentally unfriendly materials. For the formulator who is formulating safer, "green" products, hydrotropes such as SXS and cresylic acid based hydrotropes are no longer safe and environmentally acceptable. Cola®Trope OD is derived from natural sources and are non-petroleum based materials. Cola®Trope OD is more effective than sodium xylene sulfonate and has excellent wetting and detergency properties and soluble in up to 20% KOH and 15% NaOH. Cola®Trope OD is a moderate foamer that is useful in developing vertical foaming cleaners. It is recommended for neutral to alkaline pH formulations and not to be used in acid pH formulations. Cola®Trope OD is listed on CleanGredients.

Cola® Det 100 is a biodegradable detergent concentrate made from linear alkylbenzene sulfonate, coconut diethanolamide, and mixed ethoxylated alcohols. These ingredients are blended in the proper ratio to provide maximum cleaning effi ciency and excellent physical properties.