Products in Industrial Additives & Materials: Latex Manufacturing

Lupragen® N 100 is a liquid tertiary aliphatic amine known for its catalytic properties in polyurethane and rubber applications. Acts as a gel catalyst in rigid foam and finds roles in NBS, natural rubber, latex, and as a fuel additive in rubber-related fields.

USALCO Mannich Polymer is a highly viscous liquid solution that consists of high- to very high-molecular-weight polymer components. This amino-methylated polyacrylamide is an effective tool in wastewater treatment. It functions as a coagulant aid for flocculants in clarification processes and as a drainage and retention aid in sludge dewatering processes.

POLYSTEP® A-16-22 serves as an anionic surfactant with a primary focus on latex production. Its effectiveness shines, particularly when used in conjunction with vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride. Its use extends to the manufacture of styrene butadiene rubber (sbr) and styrene acrylic latexes.

MAKON® L101 is a nonionic eo/po block copolymer distinguished for water-in-oil emulsification, low foaming, defoaming, and fast wetting attributes. Its usage spans metalworking, paints and coatings, agriculture, and industrial applications. Its core applications include anti-foaming, defoaming, oil cutting, dispersants, water-in-oil emulsifiers, emulsion polymerization, and textiles. It is a low-ash product.

POLYSTEP® A-15/30K holds significance in latex manufacture, particularly with vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, and styrene-butadiene. Its exceptional thermal and hydrolytic stability makes it a reliable choice for latex production within the emulsion polymerization market. Its application finds its place in latex manufacturing.

POLYSTEP® OP-9 PE is an octylphenol ethoxylate phosphate ester used as an emulsifier and post-additive in paints and coatings, especially in emulsion polymerization processes. It is also kosher certified. This product is relevant to the industrial market and applicable processes such as emulsion polymerization and latex manufacturing.

POLYSTEP® TD-6 is a nonionic surfactant designed to collaborate with anionic surfactants for latex production. POLYSTEP® TD-6 is added after the initial latex formulation, thereby improving mechanical stability and application formulations. This liquid form surfactant offers an appealing APE-free option.

BIO-SOFT® N1-9 is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a high hlb, strong water solubility, and high cloud point, making it well-suited for general-purpose cleaning and fragrance solubilization. It offers emulsification, moderate to high foam, detergency, and moderate to fast wetting. Like other mentioned products, it complies with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

POLYSTEP® B-330S is an anionic surfactant integral to latex manufacture, aiding in particle size control. Its advantages extend to various polymer systems, particularly those involving vinyl chloride and styrene-butadiene emulsions. Derived from fatty alcohols, ethoxylated to an average of 3 moles, and sulfated via stepan's continuous so3 process.

POLYSTEP® P-12 offers a phosphate ester composition that contributes to particle size control, low coagulum, shear stability, and freeze-thaw stability in coating production. It serves as an emulsifier, commonly found in latex additives and manufacture. Notably, it holds a kosher certification.

POLYSTEP® A-16-17 is a branched sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate with a central role as an emulsifier in latex production. Its kosher certification underlines its alignment with dietary needs. In the domain of emulsion polymerization, it supports the creation and stability of latex emulsions, resulting in the production of high-quality latex-based products.

POLYSTEP® C-OP3S is an anionic surfactant that plays a pivotal role in enhancing mechanical and freeze-thaw stability within latex systems. It also assists in controlling latex particle size and functions as an emulsifier across a variety of systems, particularly those involving vinyl acetate copolymers. It contributes to the mechanical and freeze-thaw stability of latex systems.

POLYSTEP® B-40 stands as a mild anionic surfactant suited for diverse latex systems, potentially replacing ape surfactants. Belonging to the alkyl ether sulfates chemical group, it functions as an emulsifier. It holds kosher certification and finds its place in the market for emulsion polymerization, particularly in latex manufacture.

POLYSTEP® TD-9 PE is an ethoxylated phosphate ester, serving as both an emulsifier and a post-additive in paints and coatings. This surfactant is categorized as a kosher-certified product, aligning with kosher dietary laws. Its versatile applications include the manufacturing of latex, offering benefits in terms of emulsification and performance.

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.

STEPAN-MILD® SL3-BA is a 30% active disodium salt of a 3-mole ethoxylated lauryl sulfosuccinate. It stands as a mild cleansing agent that finds its way into shampoos, hand soaps, baby shampoos, bubble baths, cleansing products, creams, lotions, and even the manufacture of latexes.

POLYSTEP® J-927 is a surfactant blend designed for use in emulsion polymerization and as an additive in latex manufacturing, with a focus on acrylics and vinyl acrylics that have a high concentration of acrylic monomer. It plays a pivotal role in achieving desired polymerization processes and latex properties within the emulsion polymerization market.

G-3300 operates as an anionic surfactant with versatile applications. It is employed as a pigment dispersant in both water- and oil-based paints. Additionally, it serves as an effective wetting agent suitable for waterborne coatings. Its integration can take place during the letdown phase of production or through post-addition to the final formulation. The potential positive effects encompass gloss enhancement, improved color acceptance, and enhanced washability.

POLYSTEP® B-5-N serves as an anionic surfactant useful in latex manufacture, especially in polymer systems like styrene butadiene or vinyl chloride. It's also applicable to fine particle-size acrylics and styrene acrylics. This product, when combined with nonionic surfactants, can yield satisfactory acrylic emulsions. Notably, POLYSTEP® B-5-N contains no formaldehyde.

POLYSTEP® B-5A is an alkyl sulfate with an emulsifying function in latex production. It falls within the surfactant category and serves as an emulsifier in the manufacturing process of latex. Its role is crucial in forming and stabilizing latex emulsions, ensuring high-quality latex-based products. Its primary market is emulsion polymerization, where it plays a vital role in the production of latex materials.

POLYSTEP® TSP-2580 is a nonionic surfactant providing mechanical and freeze-thaw stability, water resistance, and adhesion in emulsion polymerization systems. Polystep tsp-2580 is a polyarylphenol-ethoxylated surfactant that is 80% active in water. Polystep tsp-2580 is expected to be biodegradable. The product is kosher-certified.

BIO-SOFT® N91-6 is a c9-11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a low pour point and high hlb, excelling in fast wetting, moderate foam, emulsification, and detergency. Applications include laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning. It satisfies the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

STEPWET® DOS 70-EA is a high-quality wetting agent designed for use in aqueous systems and mineral dispersions. It offers strong emulsifying properties, particularly for creating oil-in-water emulsions. Due to these emulsifying capabilities, it finds applications in various fields, including emulsion polymerization and agricultural applications. This product is manufactured in North America, which can be an important consideration for customers seeking local sourcing and support. Its emulsifying and wetting properties make it valuable for industries that require effective dispersion of oil-based substances within water-based systems, as well as enhanced wetting of surfaces for improved coverage and performance.

POLYSTEP® B-5 is an anionic surfactant primarily utilized in latex production, specifically well-suited for manufacturing acrylics and styrene acrylics with fine particle sizes. It can be combined with nonionic surfactants to create efficient acrylic emulsions. The product POLYSTEP® B-5 is biodegradable.

POLYSTEP® A-18-S is an economical and versatile biodegradable surfactant supplied at a high ph. It finds use in the manufacture of vinyl chloride latex, acrylics, and styrene acrylic latexes. It exhibits better hydrolytic stability than sls (sodium lauryl sulfate) and performs effectively at low levels.

BIO-SOFT® N23-5 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.

POLYSTEP® TD-189 is a nonionic surfactant from the alcohol ethoxylates category, specifically tridecyl alcohol ethoxylates. It serves as an emulsifier in latex manufacturing, contributing to the formation and stabilization of latex emulsions, ultimately producing high-quality latex materials. Kosher certification assures compliance with dietary requirements.

STEPWET® DOS 70-PG stands out as an exceptional wetting agent, showcasing impressive performance even at low concentrations in mineral dispersions and aqueous systems. It boasts multiple functions, such as being a latex frothing agent, emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent, with particular effectiveness in emulsifying oil-in-water emulsions in the emulsion polymerization, textile, and agricultural industries.

POLYSTEP® A-15 F stands as an anionic surfactant known for its remarkable thermal and hydrolytic stability. Primarily utilized in latex production, it belongs to the chemical group of alkyl benzene sulfonates and finds its place in the emulsion polymerization market.

POLYSTEP® P-12A is a phosphate ester that plays a pivotal role in coating production by controlling particle size, coagulum, shear stability, and freeze-thaw stability. Within emulsion polymerization of various compositions, it demonstrates advantages like low coagulum formation, stable particle size, shear stability, and resistance to various degradations.

POLYSTEP® B-11 stands as an anionic surfactant, predominantly employed in latex manufacturing. Its efficacy is evident in latex particle size control, and it extends its value to various agricultural applications. It is particularly effective in systems involving vinyl chloride and styrene-butadiene emulsions.

POLYSTEP® LAS-40 is a linear sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate that acts as an emulsifier. Its versatility extends to applications in paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, paper, and nonwoven textiles. Importantly, it is kosher certified. This product caters to the industrial market, with relevance in processes such as emulsion polymerization and latex manufacturing.\

POLYSTEP® B-19PS is a highly ethoxylated anionic surfactant that provides good freeze-thaw stability along with mechanical stability for use in the manufacture of latex. This surfactant provides steric and electrostatic barriers between latex particles. POLYSTEP® B-19PS. The product functions as an emulsifier.

POLYSTEP® B-1 stands as an anionic surfactant integral to latex production for particle size control, particularly in agricultural contexts. With its kosher certification, it aligns with dietary requirements. Its capabilities encompass acting as a dispersant, emulsifier, and adjuvant. It proves valuable in capsule suspensions (cs), concentrated emulsions (ew), latex manufacturing, microemulsions (me), and more.

POLYSTEP® TD-507 is a nonionic surfactant capable of working alongside anionic surfactants to produce latexes. It's also post-added to improve mechanical stability and application formulations after latex formation. Available as a 70% active liquid solution, it offers potential as an ape (alkylphenol ethoxylates)-free alternative.

POLYSTEP® A-18K is a sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate that functions as an emulsifier in latex production. Its kosher certification attests to its compliance with dietary requirements. In the domain of emulsion polymerization, it plays a key role in forming and stabilizing latex emulsions, contributing to the production of top-quality latex-based products.