Products in Agrochemicals: Soluble Liquids (SL)

Librel® Cu14 is a micronutrient formulation designed for fertilizers with a primary function in agriculture and feed markets. Formulated as a powder, Librel® Cu 14 provides versatility for incorporation into various fertilizer formulations. With a focus on delivering essential copper micronutrients, this product enhances the nutrient profile of plants and contributes to overall agricultural and feed industry needs.

Lutensol® AT 11 is a potent nonionic surfactant, boasting about 100% activeness. Derived from a C16-C18 fatty alcohol and 11 moles of ethylene oxide, it's adept at emulsifying, dispersing, wetting, and aiding in compatibility processes, all while ensuring low toxicity.

Librel® Zn 15, a micronutrient formulation specifically designed for use in fertilizers, is primarily applied to foliage. In its physical form as a powder, Librel® Zn 15 offers versatility for incorporation into various formulations. With application techniques focused on foliage, this product enhances the nutrient profile of plants.

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.

Agnique® PG 8105-C is a versatile product designed to function as a wetting agent, solubilizer, and surfactant. It belongs to the chemical family of alkyl polyglucosides. This product is available in various formulation types, including granules, microencapsules, soluble liquids (SL), suspension concentrates, and suspoemulsions. Its multifunctional nature makes it suitable for a wide range of applications, offering effective wetting, solubilizing, and surfactant properties. Whether incorporated into granular formulations or liquid suspensions, Agnique® PG 8105-C provides flexibility and performance across different formulations in various industries.

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.

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.

STEPGROW® CT is a tank mix compatibility adjuvant designed to help eliminate the challenges of complex tank mixes and deliver superior performance in spray applications compared to other commercial products. It was scientifically engineered to enable the combination of a wide variety of pesticides with liquid fertilizers.

TOXIMUL® AOA is a tallow-amine-free glyphosate adjuvant that provides improved spreading and stickiness on the target surfaces to increase contact time and absorption in agricultural applications. The product TOXIMUL® AOA is designed for use as a pre-blend in glyphosate-soluble liquid formulations.

STEPANOL® WA-100, derived through Stepan's advanced sulfation process of fatty alcohol with SO3, is a high-quality, spray-dried sodium lauryl sulfate powder with remarkable purity. Its versatility shines through, as it serves as an excellent foaming agent and mouth dispersant in dentifrices. Notably, its low levels of unsulfated material eliminate the bitter taste often associated with other sodium lauryl sulfates, enhancing the overall sensory experience in toothpaste formulations.

TOXIMUL® TA-20 surfactant, an ethoxylated tallow amine boasting approximately twenty moles of ethylene oxide, is designed as an emulsifier and adjuvant for diverse pesticide formulations. Whether utilized independently or in conjunction with other surfactants, this clear amber liquid ensures effective formulation support.

Sokalan® HP 20 is an 80% liquid multifunctional polymer that enhances the detergency of LAS and reduces clay re-deposition while also improving the detergency on oxidizable stains. It is highly effective at moderate pH levels and provides these multifunctional benefits for boosting detergency of LAS, reducing clay re-deposition, and improving detergency on oxidizable stains.

Lutensol® XP 90 is a 100% active nonionic surfactant that enhances the wetting and degreasing power of foam cleaners. With its fast dynamics and excellent detergency on oily soils, it finds application in various fields, including dishwashing, laundry, hard surface cleaning, food and beverage processing, food service and kitchen hygiene, commercial and institutional laundry, and industrial cleaning.

Pluronic® 31R1 is a 100% active product with a cloud point of 25°C. It is suitable for machine floor cleaning as an excellent foam controlling agent and provides very good defoaming properties. The final surfactant choice depends on the formulation. It is listed on EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List and is suitable for institutional cleaning and sanitation as well as food and beverage processing and kitchen hygiene.

Lutensol® XP 50 is an excellent wetting agent composed of C10 Guerbet Alcohol Ethoxylate POE (5) with 100% active content. It is a highly effective substitute for NP-6. The product is synthetically derived and readily degradable. Lutensol® XP 50 is suitable for a wide range of formulation types, including emulsifier concentrates, oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, microemulsions, suspension concentrates, suspo-emulsions, soluble liquids, and wettable powders.

Lutensol® XL 100 is a synthetically derived, readily biodegradable C10 guerbet alcohol alkoxylate POE (10) with 100% active content. This product is a highly effective solubilizer and offers excellent emulsification properties. It complies with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 on detergents and has been tested for biodegradability and emulsifying properties according to the methods listed in Annex III.

Lutensol® XP 80 is a 100% active product with very fast wetting and effective cleaning. It is readily biodegradable and has a lower tendency to form gels compared to longer-chain alcohol ethoxylates. Additionally, it is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List. The final surfactant choice would be formulation-dependent.

Lutensol® AO 8 is a nonionic surfactant with approximately 100% activity, based on C13C15 oxo alcohol with 8 moles of ethylene oxide and consisting of about 67% C13 and 33% C15. It is a high-performance surfactant with low toxicity, providing excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties.

Lutensol® TDA 3 is an ethoxylated tridecyl alcohol POE (3). It is a good emulsifier with good wetting, dispersing, and solubilizing properties and relatively low foaming. It has a wide range of applications, including its use in emulsifier concentrates, emulsions (oil and water), microemulsions, suspension concentrates, suspo-emulsions, soluble liquids, and wettable powders.

Sokalan® HP 96 is a clear to rarely slightly cloudy, yellow liquid at room temperature, available as a 70% active liquid. It tends to form sediment when cold and can help reduce the level of anionic surfactants in laundry formulations while providing anti-graying benefits.

Lutensol® XP 30 is a dynamic wetting agent with a C10 Guerbet Alcohol Ethoxylate POE (3) composition and 100% active content. It is synthetically derived and readily degradable. This product is suitable for various formulation types, including emulsifier concentrates, oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, microemulsions, suspension concentrates, suspo-emulsions, soluble liquids, and wettable powders.

Lutensol® XL 70 is a 100% active product with very fast dynamics and excellent detergency on oily soils. It has a lower tendency to form a gel compared to longer-chain alcohol ethoxylates due to its fast-acting nature, which is attributed to its superior wetting profile.

Lutensol® AO 7 is a nonionic surfactant, approximately 100% active, that is based on C13C15 oxo alcohol with 7 moles of ethylene oxide that consists of ca. 67% C13 and ca. 33% C15. It is a high-performance surfactant with low toxicity. It also offers great emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties.

Plurafac® LF 431 offers excellent caustic stability and does not yellow when in direct contact with NaOH beads. The choice of final surfactant depends on the formulation and temperature of the cleaning process. Its essential properties include wetting, low-foaming, or even defoaming.

Lutensol® XL 79 is an easy-to-handle wetting agent and emulsifier with a C10 guerbet alcohol alkoxylate POE (7) composition and 85% active content. It provides enhanced performance compared to IDA. This product is synthetically derived and readily degradable. Lutensol® XL 79 is suitable for various formulation types, including emulsifier concentrates, oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, microemulsions, suspension concentrates, suspo-emulsions, soluble liquids, wettable granules, and wettable powders.

Plurafac® LF 403 is a low-foaming nonionic surfactant composed of predominantly unbranched fatty alcohols alkoxylated with higher alkene oxides and ethylene oxide. Its most important properties are wetting, low-foaming, or even defoaming, making it an excellent choice for controlling foam, particularly when used in combination with Glucopon® surfactant and Deriphat® 160 C.

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.

Lutensol® XL 40 is available as a 100% active product and is suitable for machine floor cleaning as a foam controlling and degreasing agent. The level of residual alcohol is comparatively very low when compared to regular alcohol ethoxylates with the same degree of ethoxylation. It has a HLB value of 10.5 and is listed on the Safer Choice label. The final surfactant choice will be dependent on the formulation.

Lutensol® XP 40 is a nonionic surfactant manufactured by causing a C10-alcohol to react with ethylene oxide in stoichiometric proportions. It is a cloudy liquid at room temperature and tends to form sediment. The numeric code in the product name indicates the general degree of ethoxylation.

Lutensol® XP 89 is a nonionic surfactant manufactured by causing a C10-alcohol to react with ethylene oxide in stoichiometric proportions. It is an alkyl polyethylene glycol ether based on C10-guerbet alcohol and ethylene oxide and is a clear liquid at room temperature. The numeric code in the product name indicates the general degree of ethoxylation.

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.

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® 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.