Products in Functional Additives: Surfactant

Hydropalat® WE 3437 serves as a wetting agent and emulsifier, offering excellent substrate wetting, emulsification capabilities, gloss improvement, and pigment wetting. It functions as an anionic surfactant and is presented as a colorless to slightly yellowish liquid. It serves as a surfactant, wetting agent, anionic surfactant, and emulsifier. Notably, it carries labeling claims of being silicone-free, solvent-free, and APEO-free. Hydropalat® WE 3437 proves to be an effective anionic wetting agent and emulsifier specifically tailored for waterborne coatings and inks.

Hydropalat® WE 3437 ED is a versatile liquid that functions as an emulsifier, anionic surfactant, and wetting agent. Formulated with alkyl ether sulfates, sodium salts, and fatty alcohols, this product boasts features such as improved substrate wetting, good pigment wetting, and high gloss. With a commitment to environmental considerations, it is labeled as solvent-free and APEO-free, making it an ideal choice for applications where these qualities are crucial.

BIO-SOFT® N1-5 is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a low pour point that provides fast wetting, detergency, and low to moderate foam. This product finds application in laundry detergents, textiles, paint, and hi&i 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.

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® N25-9 is a c12–15 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a high hlb, offering emulsification, moderate foam, detergency, and excellent wetting. Its high cloud point promotes formulation clarity. This product is commonly used in laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning applications.

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® N23-6.5 is a c12-13 linear alcohol ethoxylate that provides fast wetting, moderate foam, emulsification, and detergency. This product finds application in laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning applications. The product is kosher-certified and preservative-free.

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.

BIO-SOFT® N91-8 is a c9-11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with an hlb of 13.9, suitable for oil-in-water formulations. It offers fast wetting and high foam, even in high-temperature cleaning, due to its elevated cloud point. With applications spanning laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning, it complies with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® N25-7 is a c12–15 linear alcohol ethoxylate boasting fast wetting, excellent detergent, and emulsification attributes. Its low interfacial tension and low cmc make it particularly suitable for laundry detergents and prespotters, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning. It adheres to the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® N1-7 is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate delivering fast wetting, moderate to high foam, emulsification abilities, and effective detergency. Its application spans laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning. It meets the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and cleangredients listing, ensuring environmental and safety compliance.

CARBOWET® GA-100 is a surfactant meticulously crafted through the optimal blend of non-ionic additives. Its purpose is to offer multifaceted advantages in various aqueous formulations, including wetting, stabilization, and compatibilization. This remarkable surfactant excels in providing exceptional low-foam pigment wetting and milling efficiency, all without the typical issues related to water sensitivity, foam generation, and rheological problems commonly associated with APE surfactants. The versatility of CARBOWET® GA-100 extends its performance to a wide spectrum of applications and formulations, where its dynamic wetting capabilities combined with compatibilization and stabilization can yield unique benefits. Importantly, CARBOWET® GA-100 is formulated without added APEs or solvents, making it an easily incorporable liquid additive. Notably, it shines brightest in architectural paint mills, where it delivers its peak performance. 2

Berol 185 is a nonionic, readily biodegradable surfactant that offers improved surface wetting, paint stability and color acceptance properties in water borne paints. It is a non label product, easy to handle and with good foam control.

Ethylan BCD42A is a zero VOC freeze thaw agent in water-based coatings.

Armac C is a organic amine salt, acetate of coco amine.

Ethomid HP-60 is an ethoxylated amide used in a variety of applications.

Ethylan EF-60 is a VOC-free additive used to promote storage stability, especially at low temperatures. It acts as an anti-freezing agent, dispersant, wetting agent and freeze-thaw (FT) stabilizer in premium-grade waterborne latex paints and adhesive systems. Ethylan EF-60 can be used to replace propylene glycol, PEG and EG in these formulations to meet regulatory requirements without compromising on processability and other latex binder performance. Benefits: Lower-odor, safer formulations Better appearance and finish Compliance with environmental regulations High efficacy FT performance for a wide range of waterborne formulations Features: APEO-free VOC-free Excellent FT stability Maintains open time to impart processability Better pigment wetting and dispersion compared to traditional FT agents

Arquad 16-29 is an alkyl trimethylquaternary ammonium compound - hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride.

Amphoteen 24T is an amphoteric surfactant.

AFCONA 3771 is a paint additive classified and labeled according to the CLP regulation. It is an acrylic-modified fluorocarbon, containing carboxylic acid groups to increase the polarity of the polymer, providing excellent compatibility with most common resins used in coatings.

AFCONA 3773 is a leveling and surface tension reduction agent for non-aqueous industrial coatings. It is an acrylic-modified fluorocarbon designed to provide anti-crater, substrate wetting, and leveling performance. Compared to AFCONA 3777, AFCONA 3773 has better compatibility and leveling performance. It offers a well-balanced combination of defoaming and leveling performance, making it an ideal choice for use as a universal leveling agent.

AFCONA 3772 is a leveling and surface tension reduction agent for aqueous and non-aqueous coatings. AFCONA 3772 is an acrylic modified fluorocarbon. It contains some carboxylic acid groups, which increase the polarity of the polymer to give good compatibility with most common resins used in coatings.

Emulgator E30 Solid, derived from paraffins, serves as an anti-static emulsifier and surfactant in textile manufacturing. With the physical form of pastilles, it facilitates textile fiber processing and fiber spinning. Packaged in bags, it's readily available for industrial applications, ensuring efficient textile production processes.

Leunapon -F 10/5/P2,5/E, a liquid solution derived from alcohols and ethoxylates, is tailored for textile manufacturing. With its low foaming and water-soluble features, it functions effectively as a surfactant. This versatile product is compatible with textiles and is packaged in bulk, drums, and totes for convenient industrial use.

Lansurf OA14 is a nonionic surfactant produced by the alkoxylation of ethylene oxide with oleic acid. This product has good compatibility with other nonionic, anionic, cationic and amphoteric surfactants. Lansurf OA14 finds application as a dispersing aid, antistatic agent and emulsifier for oils.

Lansurf TH30W is a nonionic surfactant produced by the alkoxylation of ethylene oxide with tallow amine. This product has good compatibility with other nonionic, anionic, cationic and amphoteric surfactants. Lansurf TH30W finds application in a variety of industries such as textiles, paints, metal working, agriculture and polish manufacture. In particular Lansurf TH30W is used in textile applications as a leveling agent and anti-precipitant and is used as a primary wetting agent in acid and alkaline formulations for metal cleaning and the stripping of surface coatings.

Lansurf TA15 is a nonionic surfactant produced by the alkoxylation of ethylene oxide with tallow amine. This product has good compatibility with other nonionic, anionic, cationic and amphoteric surfactants. Lansurf TA15 finds application in a variety of industries such as textiles, paints, metal working, agriculture and polish manufacture. In particular Lansurf TA15 is used in textile applications as a leveling agent and anti-precipitant and is used as a primary wetting agent in acid and alkaline formulations for metal cleaning and the stripping of surface coating.

Nonionic T9 is used as an emulsifier, a low foaming water dispersible surfactant, and a coating additive.

Lansurf AE36 is a biodegradable nonionic surfactant produced by the reaction of ethylene oxide on a synthetic primary alcohol. This product is compatible with soaps, anionic, cationic and other nonionic surfactants and exhibits good Oil/Water and Water/Oil emulsification, wetting and detergency. This particular nonionic is anhydrous in nature.

T-I 20K is a Polysorbate 20 and they are high HLB non-ionic surfactants made via the ethoxylation of sorbitan esters. Polysorbates reduce the surface tension of agricultural sprays.

I-MUL GMO K is a Glycerol Monooleate with 42% monoester and they are low HLB non-ionic surfactants derived from plant sources that function as emulsifiers and work in conjunction with higher HLB emulsifiers.

PEL-SIL™ CL330 is a silicone-based additive consisting of a siloxane backbone and polyethylene-oxide (EO) side chains. It is stable in neutral or mildly acid or alkaline aqueous solutions. The EO component gives PEL-SIL™ CL330 coatings additive its compatibility with water-borne systems. PEL-SIL™ CL330 has excellent wetting and recoatability. It can be used at low dosage levels. PEL-SIL™ CL330 can be recommended for use as a leveling and wetting agent in water-borne paints and coatings in automotive, transportation, construction and aerospace industries. It can also be used in solvent-based and high solid/UV curable coatings as leveling agent. For polyurethane foam coatings, PEL-SIL™ CL330 acts a surfactant and foam cell stabilizer. It is not compatible on the isocyanate side and must be added with the polyol. It exhibits excellent compatibility with most polyol premixes.

PEL-SIL™ CL340 is a nonreactive, acetate capped, silicone glycol copolymer surfactant supplied at 100 percent active concentration. It provides slip, gloss enhancement, pigment treatment and leveling for ink and coatings applications. Additionally, it provides mar resistance for coatings applications such as glossy printed materials. PEL-SIL™ CL340 is compatible with acrylic, epoxy, nitrocellulose, phenolic, polyester & polyurethane systems. With a low order of toxicity, this product acts as an anti-stick agent in printing ink applications. It is particularly useful for facilitating the slip of magazine covers over one another during printing and distribution. It is also used as a solubility aid to compatibilize blowing agents with isocyanates in the production of polyurethane foams. PEL-SIL™ CL340 is stable in neutral or mildly acidic or alkaline aqueous solutions. It Imparts anti-blocking and improves mar resistance of PU coatings. PEL-SIL™ CL340 is an effective leveling agent for synthetic leather top coatings.