Products in Soaps & Surfactants: Alcohol Alkoxylates

Lutensol® AT 80 Powder is a C16–C18 fatty alcohol ethoxylate primarily used as a dispersant. Lutensol® AT 80 Powder is manufactured under specific conditions for high performance and low toxicity.

Plurafac® LF 305 is a versatile liquid surfactant with a dual function as a rinse aid and surfactant. Tailored for various applications, it finds utility in dishwash detergents, alkaline cleaners, hand dishwash, institutional cleaners, dairy cleaners, metal cleaners, spray cleaners, and acid cleaners. In its liquid form, Plurafac® LF 305 ensures easy integration into diverse formulations.

Plurafac® LF 120 is a low foaming nonionic surfactant consisting of fatty alcohol alkoxylates. Its versatility spans across industries, finding use in dishwashing, food processing, commercial laundry, and institutional cleaning.

Dehypon® LT 104 L is a low foaming surfactant with a well developed wetting power.

Dehypon® LS 54 functions as a surfactant primarily used in metal, paper, and textiles manufacturing. It's also applied in dish care, surface care, industrial cleaning, and in the production of coated paper and paperboard. Its versatility supports various manufacturing and cleaning processes.

Lutensol® AT 25 Flakes acts as a viscosity enhancer, primarily for dispersing systems. Key in ensuring mechanical and electrolyte stability while maintaining small particle sizes. Lutensol® AT 25 Flakes is a versatile ingredient serving as an emulsifying agent, co-surfactant, and dispersant.

Plurafac® LF 711 is a liquid nonionic surfactant from the alcohol alkoxylates chemical family. With a dual function as a surfactant, this versatile solution is crafted to elevate the performance of various formulations. In its liquid form, Plurafac® LF 711 ensures easy incorporation and handling. Notably, it holds ISO 9001 certification, underscoring its commitment to quality and compliance standards.

Degressal® SD 21 is a versatile petrochemical-derived liquid with functions encompassing surfactancy, nonionic surfactancy, and anti-foaming. This ingredient finds application in a myriad of end uses, such as liquid detergents, acid cleaners, powder cleaners, and laundry detergents. Belonging to the alcohol alkoxylates chemical family, Degressal® SD 21 stands out for its efficacy in various cleaning formulations.

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.

Dehypon® LS 24 is available in liquid form, is a versatile surfactant applicable across various industries. Its effectiveness extends to dish care, surface care, industrial cleaning, and textile manufacturing. It's also employed in coated paper and paperboard manufacturing, showcasing its adaptability across different processes.

Dehypon® LT 104 functions as a surfactant primarily used in metal, paper, and textiles manufacturing. It's also applied in dish care, surface care, industrial cleaning, and in the production of coated paper and paperboard. Its versatility supports various manufacturing and cleaning processes.

Plurafac® LF 300 a nonionic surfactant, serves a multifaceted role. Its low foaming property makes it an ideal choice for various applications such as surface care, industrial cleaning, textile manufacturing, and coated paper production. This versatile solution offers improved wetting for agrochemicals, aids in industrial processes like metal and paper manufacturing, and supports the textile industry with its beneficial properties.

Plurafac® LF 401 a nonionic surfactant, serves a multifaceted role. Its low foaming property makes it an ideal choice for various applications such as surface care, industrial cleaning, textile manufacturing, and coated paper production. This versatile solution offers improved wetting for agrochemicals, aids in industrial processes like metal and paper manufacturing, and supports the textile industry with its beneficial properties.

Plurafac® LF 600 a nonionic surfactant, serves a multifaceted role. Its low foaming property makes it an ideal choice for various applications such as surface care, industrial cleaning, textile manufacturing, and coated paper production. This versatile solution offers improved wetting for agrochemicals, aids in industrial processes like metal and paper manufacturing, and supports the textile industry with its beneficial properties.

Plurafac® LF 223 offers distinctive features across various sectors. In agrochemical applications, it enhances wetting properties while maintaining low foam levels. In Home, Institutional and Industrial (household, institutional, and industrial) care, it showcases emulsifying and solubilizing properties, particularly beneficial for surface care in both home and institutional and industrial settings. Additionally, it serves as an industrial additive with excellent wetting properties and low foaming characteristics. It finds use in industrial settings, specifically in leather and textiles for textile manufacturing and in paper and pulp for coated paper and paperboard. In agriculture and feed, it contributes to pest control in agricultural settings. Its versatility extends to metal manufacturing, paper manufacturing, and textile manufacturing processes. Available in liquid form, it serves various applications, including detergents for home care and cleaning agents for IandI (industrial and institutional) cleaning.

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.

MAKON® NF-12 E is a nonionic surfactant valued for its low foaming properties and excellent wetting action. It's employed across applications like mechanical dishwashing, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting and scouring, and as an adjuvant for agricultural products.

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® 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.

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® 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® 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.

Plurafac® SLF 180 is a low-foaming surfactant with a cloud point of 18°C and is listed on EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List. It is suitable for low temperature cleaning (45°C or lower) and has very good synergy with Pluronic N3, especially when used as a rinse aid in low temperature warewash machines. Final surfactant choice will be formulation dependent.

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.

Dehypon® LS 24 is a low-foaming non-ionic surfactant. It is an EO/PO derivative used for detergents and cleaners in which foaming has to be kept to a minimum. It appears as a yellowish liquid, clear to slightly cloudy at room temperature.

Lutensol® TO 5 is a nonionic surfactant with an approximate 100% active ingredient content based on a saturated iso-C13 alcohol ethoxylated with 5 moles of ethylene oxide. It is a high-performance surfactant known for its low toxicity. Lutensol® TO 5 exhibits excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties, making it a versatile choice for various applications.

Dehypon® LT 104 is a low-foaming surfactant with marked wetting power. It can be used in low-foaming industrial cleaners, machine-dishwashing agents, and formulations based on sodium hydroxide or phosphoric acid where conventional fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers are not sufficiently stable during storage.

Good performance for cleaning and foam control. Suitable for high-temperature cleaning (greater than 60°C). The cloud point is 30°C, so it has very low foaming above that temperature, which is ideal for carpet extraction operating temperatures (typically 35 to 50°C). Listed on the EPA's Safer Chemical Ingredients List, it is a low-foaming fatty alcohol EO/PO derivative.

Plurafac® LF 500 is a low-foaming nonionic surfactant that provides excellent foam control for Glucopon® surfactant and Deriphat® 160 C. It is mainly used for its wetting, low-foaming, or even defoaming properties. Plurafac® LF 500 finds applications in various industries, such as food and beverage processing, food service and kitchen hygiene, commercial laundry, institutional cleaning and sanitation, and industrial cleaning.

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.

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.

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.

Plurafac® LF 400 is a surfactant composed of predominantly unbranched fatty alcohols, including higher alkene oxides and ethylene oxide. The product is a low-foaming surfactant that offers excellent performance in terms of spotting and filming and has wetting and low-foam properties.

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® 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.