Products in Industrial Cleaning: Good Compatibility

BTC Europe GmbH APG 325 UP is an aqueous solution of alkyl polyglucosides based on synthetic fatty alcohol C9 - C11. It is a nonionic alkyl polyglucoside surfactant that combines the formulation ease of typical nonionics with the foam characteristics of anionics. Unpreserved and carrying the Safer Choice designation, APG® 325 UP provides excellent detergency and stability benefits in various cleaning products, exhibiting superior wetting, dispersing, and interfacial tension reduction properties for increased soil removal, especially on hard surfaces.

Rheovis® AT 120 functions as a thickener, finding its place in various cleaning formulations like commercial laundry detergents, fabric softeners, and acid cleaners. Rheovis® AT 120 liquid form ensures ease of handling and a creamy texture, contributing to superior cleaning efficiency.

BIO-SOFT® S-118 D is an alkylbenzene sulfonic acid that boasts excellent detergency and compatibility with anionic, amphoteric, and nonionic surfactants. It finds use in bathroom cleaners and degreasers within the home care, institutional, and industrial cleaning markets. Its chemical family is linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid (labsa).

STEOL® CS-330 HA is a low-active, 3-mole sodium laureth sulfate offering skin compatibility, foaming, and viscosity characteristics. It finds application in a range of personal care and cleaning products, including shampoos, body washes, liquid hand wash, dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent, car wash, and industrial cleaning applications. Its excess alkalinity-based preservation provides flexibility for preservative selection.

STEPANOL® WA-EXTRA HP is an anionic surfactant providing excellent foaming and viscosity characteristics. It can be utilized in personal care and detergent formulations such as shampoos, hand soaps, bath products, liquid dishwashing, liquid laundry detergents, and fine fabric washes. It is preserved with excess alkalinity, which allows the formulator flexibility when choosing a preservative for their finished formulation. This product also meets the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.Org.

STEOL® CS-170 UB is a 70% active, 1-mol sodium laureth sulfate recognized for its high activity, flowable paste form, excellent foaming, and mildness properties. Its applications are wide-ranging, encompassing shampoos, bath products, cleansing formulations, detergents, dishwashers, laundry, institutional and industrial cleaners, textile detergents, and wet processing.

IGEPAL CA-720 serves as a nonionic surfactant, finding application across various phases of detergent compounding and aqueous processing in industries like textiles, paper, industrial metal cleaning, acid cleaning, floor cleaning, detergent sanitization, and waterless hand cleaning. It's classified within the chemical group of octyl phenol ethoxylates.

BIO-TERGE® PAS-8S is a low-foaming anionic surfactant with excellent coupling and wetting properties. Its versatility shines in formulating hi&i cleaners, covering areas like hard surface cleaning, carpet cleaning, machine dishwashing, and glass cleaning. Its compliance with the u.S. Epa safer choice program and cleangredients.Org adds to its appeal.

BIO-SOFT® S-120 is a c12.0 linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. Its anionic surfactant attributes include excellent detergency and compatibility with other anionic, amphoteric, and nonionic surfactants. Its high 2-phenyl content aids in maintaining clarity in liquid formulations with higher salt and active levels. Designed for a variety of hi&i cleaners, including acidic formulations, it extends its application to emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated emulsions, and suspoemulsions within the agricultural sphere.

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.

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-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® S-118 90 HV is a linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. This anionic surfactant provides excellent detergency and compatibility with other anionic, amphoteric, and nonionic surfactants. It finds application in a variety of household and industrial cleaning applications, including acidic formulations. It can also be used in emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated emulsions, and suspoemulsions for agricultural applications.

STEOL® CS-330 is a low-active, 3-mole sodium laureth sulfate known for its excellent skin compatibility, foam, and viscosity characteristics. This anionic surfactant finds a wide array of applications, ranging from personal care products like shampoos, body washes, and liquid hand washes to household cleaning products like dishwashing liquids, laundry detergents, and car wash solutions. It also has roles in agricultural applications and textile processing as a scouring, leveling, coupling, and foaming agent.

BIO-SOFT® S-101 is a c11.3 linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid that delivers excellent detergency and compatibility with other anionic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants. Its versatile application encompasses various hi&i cleaning scenarios, including acidic formulations. This surfactant's utility extends to emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated emulsions, and suspoemulsions within agricultural contexts. Compliant with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen, it also makes an appearance on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® N-600 is a nonionic surfactant blend with an hlb (hydrophilic-lipophilic balance) value of 10.6. It serves purposes such as wetting, emulsification, and as a degreasing booster within industrial cleaners, detergents, and paint additives. In comparison to np-6 (nonylphenol ethoxylate), BIO-SOFT® N-600 demonstrates faster wetting properties and can serve as a replacement for nonylphenol ethoxylates. It meets the stringent requirements of the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

STEPANQUAT® 2125M-P40 is a blend of two quaternary surfactants, serving purposes such as deodorization, odor control, and general surfactant properties within the context of hard surface cleaning. Its chemical group is linked to quaternary compounds, and the product holds kosher certification.

SILFOAM® SE 36 is an antifoam emulsion that exhibits excellent compatibility with surfactants. Unlike conventional antifoam emulsions, SILFOAM® SE 36 maintains stability over extended periods. It is particularly effective in preventing cloudiness in surfactant-based solutions. We advise conducting preliminary trials, as these systems can vary significantly.

SILFOAM® SD 650 is an anhydrous antifoam agent based on organofunctional silicone fluids, which exhibit high compatibility with organic systems. It is a self-dispersing product that spontaneously forms a fine dispersion when added to water. It is recommended for all organic systems that require a highly compatible antifoam agent.

SILFOAM® SRE is a versatile antifoam that contains 20% active ingredients and 33% solids. It is relatively rich in emulsifier but has a low viscosity, making it easy to measure accurately. SILFOAM® SRE also demonstrates high resistance to alkalis and acids, allowing for its application in a wide range of pH-sensitive scenarios.

SILFOAM® SE 39 is a low-viscosity antifoam emulsion known for its long-lasting efficiency. It is especially well-suited for surfactant-rich formulations like liquid detergents and textile auxiliaries. SILFOAM® SE 39 is particularly effective in applications where high surfactant concentrations or intense product movement would quickly render conventional antifoam emulsions ineffective.

Glucopon® 600 UP is a long-chain APG surfactant available as an approximately 50% viscous liquid. It works in combination with fatty soap to act as a mild degreaser and a foaming/stabilizing surfactant. It is mild to the skin and can synergistically reduce the skin irritation caused by anionic surfactants. It has a synergistic effect with lactic acid to increase the clean plate count. Furthermore, it contains no biocide for preservation and is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List.

Plurafac® SL 62 is a moderately low-foaming surfactant with a cloud point of 62°C. It is suitable for high-temperature cleaning applications above 60°C, especially in food and beverage processing and industrial cleaning, offering cleaning with low foam as a significant benefit.

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.

Glucopon® 625 UP is a long-chain APG surfactant available as an approximately 50% viscous liquid. It functions as a mild degreaser and foaming/stabilizing surfactant, is listed on Safer Choice, and is 100% natural carbon. It is mild to the skin and can synergistically reduce skin irritation caused by anionic surfactants. It has synergy with lactic acid to increase the dish clean plate count and contains no biocide for preservation. Additionally, it is listed on the EPA's Safer Chemical Ingredients List.

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.

Pluronic® 25R2 is a 100% active product suitable for use in low-temperature commercial dishwashing machines. It provides good defoaming and wetting properties and is heavily used in the industry as a rinse aid for low-temperature commercial dish machines. It is also suitable for machine floor cleaning as a foam controlling agent.

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.

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.

Plurafac® S 505 LF is a low-foaming surfactant composed of fatty alcohol alkoxylates with a cloud point of 47°C. The final choice of surfactant depends on the formulation and cleaning process temperature. It provides excellent wetting and low foaming, making it suitable for rinse aid applications.

Lutensol® A 9 N Surfactant is a 100% active nonionic surfactant made up of a linear lauryl myristyl alcohol with a nine-mole ethylene oxide adduct. It has outstanding detergency and wetting power and produces moderate foam. It is highly compatible with other nonionic, cationic, and anionic surfactants. Lutensol® A 9 N is suitable for use in light-duty liquids, heavy-duty laundry powders and liquids, as well as industrial and household cleaners. The product is also readily biodegradable.

Demelan® VPC is a thickener for acidic systems that is highly effective on mineral acids, has shown excellent primary cleaning on certain soils, and mixes into solution up to three times faster than other competitive thickeners, providing improved processing time. It is also compatible with all types of anionic, cationic, and amphoteric surfactants.

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.

Sokalan® HP 30 Booster is a multifunctional, alkoxylated polyethylene imine for the detergents and cleaners industry. It can be formulated into highly concentrated formulations, including liquid monodoses, providing an oily/fatty stain removal boost even at low temperatures. It is easy to formulate in liquid laundry detergent and liquid unit dose packs.

Glucopon® 225 DK is a 70% liquid short-chain APG available as a hydrotrope. It provides high foam with good primary cleaning, is unbleached and supplied as a dark liquid, and is 100% derived from renewable resources. It is very mild to the skin and can synergistically reduce the skin irritation caused by anionic surfactants while also providing excellent gloss retention with little to no streaking and excellent plastic compatibility. It is listed on the EPA's Safer Chemical Ingredients List, approved for direct release to the environment, and contains no biocide for preservation.

Lutensol® LA 60 is a low-foaming solubilizer and penetrating agent that can also act as a co-solvent or co-surfactant. It is commonly used for its detergency in various cleaning formulations and is useful for wetting, dispersing, emulsifying, and providing detergency.