Products in Cleaning Aids: Detergency Booster

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.

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.

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®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®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®Mine 1-76 is a modified 2:1 fatty acid diethanolamide that provides effective detergency and wetting while demonstrating controlled foaming. It is ideal for use in hard surface cleaners, chain lubricants, and vibratory finishing compounds.

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®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 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®Mid AL is a premium 100% active, liquid "super" amide. It is highly recommended for use in all types of shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths, and liquid detergents formulations where quality performance, extreme mildness and maximum ease of handling are required. This product is an outstanding solubilizer and coupler for essential oils and other additives, and offers excellent stability in systems ranging from pH 4 to 11.

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®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®Mine 1281 is a unique 2:1 modified alkanolamide. This product is finding wide use in industrial hard surface cleaners, such as strippers and degreasers. ColaMine 1281 is biodegradable and is well suited for formulating "Green Cleaners".

Cola®Mine CDM is a modified 2:1 cocamide diethanolamide that functions as an excellent detergent and emulsifier. The amide, diethanolamine, and soap content vary in each Cola®Mine product depending on the intended function. Cola®Mine CDM provides excellent soil dispersing, potent wetting, good lubricity, and rust inhibition characteristics in hard surface cleaners, chain lubricants, and vibratory finishing compounds.

Cola®Liquid DC-2 is a (modified 2:1 fatty acid diisopropanolamide) DEA-free fatty amide designed for effective detergency and wetting while demonstrating controlled foaming.

Cola®Liquid FACD is a fully biodegradable DEA-free fatty acid amido complex which is exceptionally soluble and stable in systems containing high concentrations of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium and potassium phosphates, sodium silicates and sodium carbonates. Cola®Liquid FACD offers excellent detergency and wetting properties, particularly silicate containing formulations. In most heavy-duty detergent systems, it offers superior performance and economy when compared to systems requiring the use of hydrotropes such as amphoterics and/or phosphate esters.Cola®Liquid FACD is a low to moderate foamer, producing lower and less stable foam than ethoxylated nonionics and significantly less foam than LAS. Straight aqueous solutions or alkaline solutions which contain up to 15% aqueous solutions of Cola®Liquid FACD show no appreciable increase in the viscosity, even under alkaline conditions.

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®Terge 6411 is a high foaming anionic surfactant that provides effective detergency and dries completely to a friable powder. Cola®Terge 6411 displays lower dermal/ocular irritation than traditional alkyl sulfates, yet exhibits comparable detergency and foam properties. The benefits of Cola®Terge 6411 are useful in both personal care and industrial applications. In personal care formulations, it can be utilized as the primary surfactant in shampoos, skin cleansers, and bubble baths. In industrial formulations, it can be used as the primary surfactant in high foaming cleaners, hand dishwashes, and carpet cleaners.

Cola®Det L116N is is a mild, non-alkanolamide, high-foaming concentrate. It displays multifunctional properties including good detergency and high foaming even at low active levels. Cola®Det L116N generates excellent viscosity and is ideal for use in non-alkanolamide shampoos, bath products, skin cleansers, and light-duty laundry detergents.

Cola®Lux CAO-35 is an amine oxide that provides good detergency, exceptionally high foaming, and viscosity control properties. When combined in the proper ratio with alkyl sulfates or alkyl ether sulfates, Cola®Lux CAO-35 can be used to develop clear, mild, low pH shampoos/cleansers with substantial conditioning properties. It is useful in a variety of personal care and household applications.

Cola® Mine 11CM-MOD is Coconut Diethanolamide, Modified.

Cola®Quat C15 is a naturally-derived ethoxylated quaternary amine at nearly 100% active. When used with other surfactants - especially nonionic surfactants - Cola®Quat C15 will greatly boost degreasing and cleaning performance. It will also help stabilize foam and improve streak-free rinsing. The ethosulfate quats will help reduce the corrosivity found with chloride quats. Cola®Quat C15 may not be compatible with anionic surfactants at high concentrations.

Cola®Dol 173B is a moderate foam nonionic performance blend of ethoxylated alcohols effective in transportation cleaning and industrial degreasing. The combination of ethoxylates provides excellent wetting, emulsification and detergency.

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®Teric SC is a biodegradable amphoteric surfactant for cleaning applications at both high and low pH. This high-foaming hydrotrope provides superior cleaning performance over a majority of amphoteric surfactants. In addition to industrial and institutional cleaning, the mildness of Cola®Teric SC makes it a good fit for household and personal care applications.

DePHOS QSA-90 is an anionic, high foaming phosphate ester in free acid form. This economical surfactant provides detergency, emulsification and wetting.

DeTERGE CS-45LF Chlorine Stable Low Foam Surfactant is a specialized product designed for both home care and industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaning applications. Notably, it excels in drain cleaners for both residential and industrial use. The key features of this surfactant include being chlorine-stable, providing effective detergency, excellent emulsifying properties, and improving detergent action.

DeIONIC 100-VLF is a unique, very low foaming, modified alkoxylated alcohol. This nonionic surfactant exhibits multifunctional characteristics including wetting and dispersing properties.

MACKAM® 168L is a versatile ingredient for I&I cleaning and home care applications. It enhances formulations in aircraft, automotive, and bathroom cleaners, boosting foaming and providing color protection. Ideal for body wash and bubble bath formulations, it acts as a detergency booster and ensures excellent stability. With good foaming properties, it is suitable for fire-fighting foams and skin care products like face wash and micellar water.

DePHOS P-6LF-AS Low Foam Phosphate Ester is a versatile solution designed for a variety of applications. In industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaning, it finds utility in acid and alkaline cleaners, including specialized applications like aircraft cleaners and industrial cleaners. In home care applications, it excels in acid and alkaline cleaners, as well as serving in aluminum cleaners and automatic dishwash formulations.

Dequest® FS0536N is a specialty phosphonate that has been designed to support cleaning performance and provide effective scale inhibition in the broad range of pH and chemical composition in the I&I cleaners. Dequest® FS0536N is a high-performance alternative to Aminocarboxylates thanks to its high efficiency at low dosage and performance profile.

Mona™ AT-1200 is a highly effective thickening agent that provides viscosity build in both mineral and organic acids. It is suitable for hard surface cleaning and industrial & institutional cleaning applications. Mona AT-1200, a proprietary surfactant, not only thickens but also exhibits high foaming properties, contributes to detergency, and offers corrosion inhibition.