Products in Commercial Laundry: Metal Cleaners

BIO-SOFT® N1-3 is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a low hlb value, offering emulsification, low foam, detergency, and wetting properties. Its versatility shines in oil-in-water formulations, making it suitable for textiles, automatic dishwashing detergents, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning.

BIO-SOFT® N91-2.5 is a c9-11 linear alcohol ethoxylate featuring a low hlb. This versatile product offers rapid wetting, low foam, emulsification, and detergency. Its applications span laundry, textiles, hard surface cleaning, machine-based cleaning, paints, carpet cleaning, and institutional and industrial cleaning contexts.

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.

STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET presents a solution composed of steposol® met-10u, citrus terpenes, and emulsifiers, surpassing petroleum-based solvents in cleaning and solvency with minimal voc content and a bio-based source. It's applicable to various cleaner types, from home-market multi-surface cleaners to industrial cleaners.

STEPANATE® SCS takes on multiple roles as a solubilizer, coupling agent, and cloud point depressant. It's used in various applications, including heavy-duty cleaners, wax strippers, dishwashing detergents, and metalworking. Its chemical group belongs to hydrotropic sulfonates, and it holds kosher certification.

MAKON® TD-3 is a nonionic surfactant with broad utility in various agricultural formulations and is adjustable based on hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (hlb). The product, certified kosher, is applicable in agricultural solutions, home care, institutional, and industrial cleaning. Its use spans automatic dishwashing detergents, brewery cleaners, capsule suspensions (cs), and concentrated emulsions (ew).

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.

STEPANQUAT® ML is a quaternary compound intended for use in hair conditioners, hair styling aids, creams, and lotions. Its functions include conditioning, static control, and emulsification for both oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions. It finds application across various markets including Food & Nutrition, Household, Industrial & Institutional Care, and Personal Care.

MERPOL® A is an alcohol phosphate that offers attributes such as low foam generation, effective wetting, and reliable emulsification. It serves a range of applications, including metal processing, composite handling, printing ink manufacturing, and coatings. Classified within the chemical group of alcohol phosphate esters, its functions encompass being a plastic anti-static agent, pigment dispersant, and textile lubricating agent.

STEPANATE® SXS is an anionic surfactant that functions as a solubilizer, coupling agent, and cloud point depressant. Its applications span liquid detergents, heavy-duty cleaning products, wax stripping formulations, dishwashing detergents, and textile applications. It adheres to the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® TA-2 is a nonionic tallow amine ethoxylate surfactant with functions that encompass wetting, foam generation, emulsification, and corrosion inhibition. Its primary use is as an acid thickener, making it valuable in cleaners intended for vertical surfaces like toilet bowls, dairy, brewery, and food processing equipment.

STEPANATE® AXS is an anionic surfactant providing hydrotropic/solubilizing and coupling properties. It is used in light-duty cleaners, heavy-duty cleaners, wax strippers, and dishwashing detergents. STEPANATE® AXS can also be used in agricultural and industrial textile applications. The product is kosher-certified.

BIO-SOFT® N25-3 is a c12-15 linear alcohol ethoxylate with low hlb. It provides emulsification, moderate foam, detergency, and wetting. This product finds application in laundry prespotters, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, machine cleaning, and institutional and industrial cleaning applications. The product is kosher-certified and preservative-free.

BIO-SOFT® N23-3 is a c12-13 linear alcohol ethoxylate that provides moderate wetting, low foam, emulsification, and detergency. With a low hlb, this product can be used in textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning applications. The product is kosher-certified and preservative-free.

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.

Dehypound® HDG is a non-ionic surfactant blend that provides excellent multi-soil heavy-duty cleaning and degreasing performance. Its compatibility with a wide variety of home care and I&I blends, nonionic, anionic, cationic (including quaternary) and amphoteric surfactants, as well as strong acids and strong alkalis, gives you great formulating flexibility and allows you to create products for a wide range of applications, from industrial to food service and many more. Dehypound® HDG offers exceptional performance, easy formulating, and new opportunities.

Glucopon® 425 N is a mid-chain APG surfactant with moderate hydrotrope ability and high foam with good primary cleaning properties that is 100% derived from renewable resources. It has excellent gloss retention, low to no streaking, and excellent plastic compatibility, and won't damage even floor finishes. Furthermore, it is stable at high alkaline conditions and is an excellent option for wetting, although a defoamer may need to be used.

Inoterra™ DWE is a clear liquid of 85% concentration, which utilizes the synergy between natural alcohol ethoxylates and 2-PH surfactants. Water is present to provide better phase stability. It has a cloud point of 53°C and an HLB of 12.4. It is listed on Safer Choice, although the final surfactant choice depends on the formulation.

Glucopon® 420 UP is 100% derived from renewable resources. It is mild to the skin and can synergistically reduce the skin irritation caused by anionic surfactants. It has excellent gloss retention, little to no streaking, and excellent plastic compatibility. This product contains no biocide for preservation and is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List.

Berol 611 is a low foaming NPEO-free surfactant with excellent wetting and dissolving properties at room temperature. Suitable as replacers for NP 9/NP 10 surfactants.

Dissolvine GL Premium is an industry-leading high-activity (55%) GLDA chelating agent designed for various liquid cleaning applications, including unit dose formats. It contains constituents like glutamic acid, N-diacetic acid, and tetrasodium salt (GLDA) and is available in the form of a clear liquid.

T-Det® A 107 C is an anhydrous liquid surfactant produced through the reaction of an alcohol with seven moles of ethylene oxide. It has a wide range of applications, including textile processing, metal degreasing, clay soil removal, firefighting, and as a cleaner for industrial, institutional, and household use. This product is highly effective as a detergent due to its excellent ability to penetrate, wet, solubilize, disperse, and emulsify.

T-Det® A 106 is an anhydrous liquid surfactant produced through the reaction of an alcohol with 6 moles of ethylene oxide. It has a wide range of applications, including textile processing, metal degreasing, clay soil removal, fire fighting, and as a cleaner for industrial, institutional, and household use. This product is highly effective as a detergent due to its excellent ability to penetrate, wet, solubilize, disperse, and emulsify.

T-Det® A 91-8 is an anhydrous liquid surface-active agent produced by the reaction of an alcohol with 8 moles of ethylene oxide. This product is useful in many applications, such as textile processing, metal degreasing, clay soils, fire fighting, and industrial, institutional, and household cleaners. It is considered a great detergent due to its superb ability to penetrate, wet, solubilize, disperse, and emulsify.

T-Det® A 139 is an anhydrous liquid surface-active agent produced by the reaction of tridecyl alcohol with 9 moles of ethylene oxide. Its nonionic structure makes it compatible with anionic and cationic surfactants, and it is stable in the presence of acids, bases, and salts.

T-Det® A826 is a biodegradable, linear alcohol alkoxylate surfactant that is liquid at room temperature and tends not to form surfactant/water gels. It is useful as an emulsifier, wetting agent, detergent, solubilizing agent and dispersant and is principally used in household detergents and industrial products. Additionally, it is an excellent emulsifier and solubilizer of essential oils and has other applications such as textile processing, metal cleaning, and automotive cleaners.

T-Det® A610 EPO is a biodegradable, linear alcohol alkoxylate surfactant. It is liquid at room temperature and tends not to form surfactant/water gels. This product is an environmentally friendly surfactant with good detergent properties. The lack of gelling characteristics makes it suitable for a wide range of products.

T-Det® A 1312 is a non-ionic surfactant that is produced through the reaction of iso-tridecyl alcohol with 12 moles of ethylene oxide. This product can be used in a variety of applications, including textiles, metal degreasing, and household cleaners, due to its ability to penetrate, wet, solubilize, disperse, and emulsify effectively.

T-Det® LF 505 is a low-foaming nonionic surfactant that is soluble in water at temperatures below its cloud point. Additionally, it is soluble in polar solvents such as alcohols and glycol ethers, as well as in aromatic solvents like xylene, toluene, and benzene. It is designed for low-foaming applications such as rinse aids, metal cleaners, cold phosphate cleaners, and hard surface cleaners.

T-Det® EPO 62 is an anhydrous, clear liquid (at 35 °C), nonionic surface-active agent produced by the reaction of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. It is soluble in water and is a low foaming surfactant. It can be used in machine dishwashing formulations, laundry detergents, metal cleaners, textile processing and automotive cleaners.

T-Det® A 91-6 is an anhydrous liquid surface-active agent produced by the reaction of an alcohol with 6 moles of ethylene oxide. It is an excellent detergent for textile processing, metal degreasing, clay soils, fire fighting, and industrial, institutional, and household cleaners due to its superb ability to penetrate, wet, solubilize, disperse, and emulsify, making it a great detergent.

T-Det® A 109 is an anhydrous liquid surfactant produced through the reaction of an alcohol with nine moles of ethylene oxide. This product is highly effective as a detergent due to its excellent ability to penetrate, wet, solubilize, disperse, and emulsify. It is versatile and has a range of applications, including textile processing, metal degreasing, clay soil removal, fire fighting, and as a cleaner for industrial, institutional, and household use.

T-Det® EPO 62 LF is a difunctional block copolymer product used in various applications such as inks, paint, coatings, adhesives, pigment manufacturing, pigment dispersion, dye processing, and agriculture. Its nonionic structure makes it compatible with anionic and cationic surfactants and stable in the presence of acids, bases, and salts.

T-Det® A 133 is an anhydrous liquid surface-active agent produced by the reaction of tridecyl alcohol with 3 moles of ethylene oxide. Its nonionic structure makes it compatible with anionic and cationic surfactants and it is stable in the presence of acids, bases, and salts.

T-Det® A 107 C-9 is an anhydrous liquid surfactant produced through the reaction of an alcohol with 7 moles of ethylene oxide, with the activity of the product cut to 90%. It has a wide range of applications, including textile processing, metal degreasing, clay soil removal, fire fighting, and as a cleaner for industrial, institutional, and household use. This product is highly effective as a detergent due to its excellent ability to penetrate, wet, solubilize, disperse, and emulsify.

T-Det® A 1216-9 is a solid, anhydrous surfactant produced by the reaction of a C12-16 linear alcohol with nine moles of ethylene oxide. Due to its ability to penetrate, wet, solubilize, disperse, and emulsify, it is effectively used in applications such as textile processing, metal degreasing, clay soil removal, firefighting, and industrial, institutional, and household cleaning.