Berol LFG 61 is a versatile, low foaming nonionic surfactant blend, comprising alcohol ethoxylates and alkyl glucosides. This liquid surfactant package is designed for a variety of cleaning applications, particularly in very alkaline conditions. Key features of Berol LFG 61 include alkaline stability, defoaming, degreasing, ease of formulation, electrolytic stability, environmental friendliness, excellent solubility, low foaming, superior cleaning, superior performance, and wetting properties.

Chemical Family: Alcohol Ethoxylates, Alkyl Glucosides

Labeling Claims: Environmentally Friendly

Certifications & Compliance: Clean Air Act (CAA) Certified, Clean Water Act (CWA) Certified, NSF CleanGredients, Safer Choice

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Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims
HII Features
Product Highlights
  • Degreasing, mineral oil vegetable fat and charred fat: In industrial cleaning, dirt usually contains mineral oil/grease and particles. To emulsify mineral oil the pH is not important, but to have good dispersing of the particles the pH should be ~11. When the oil/grease is charred and difficult to emulsify a high amount of caustic is necessary to boost performance. Berol LFG 61 work well in this situation.
  • Pigment removal and dispersing: To remove particles and to keep them dispersed in the solution so they do not re-deposit onto the surface is important in all cleaning applications. For example in vehicle cleaning dirt contains a lot of particles, not only from the road but also from pollution from the air. These particles, “traffic film”, are extremely small and very difficult to remove in touchless/brushless machines, which have become more and more common today. Using highly alkaline cleaning formulations, enabled by using Berol LFG 61, helps lift such soils from vehicle surfaces, keeps them dispersed and enhances vehicle cleanliness.

Applications & Uses

Properties

Physical Form
Dispersible in
Octanol, propylene glycol, water (max. 5%)
Soluble in
High electrolytes, weak and strong acids
Characteristics
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Active Content95.0%-
Clear Point-15.0°C-
Cloud Point (at 5% in Water)33°C-
Flash Pointmin. 100°C-
Pour Point0.0°C-
Specific Gravity1.1--
Surface Tension (at 0.1% Solution)31dynes/cm-
Viscosity1800cPs-
Wetting Power (at 25°C, 0.1% Solution)min. 600secondsDraves Wetting Test
Specifications
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Color0 - 10-Gardner
pH7.0 - 9.5--
Water Content4 - 6%-

Regulatory & Compliance

Technical Details & Test Data

Foaming Test Data

Foaming: In many applications low foam is required. Berol LFG 61 is low foaming even at high concentrations. In CIP (Cleaning in Place) it is not enough to have a low foaming product, it also has to be de-foaming. In breweries, dairies and machine dishwashing, highly alkaline cleaning products are used, and here it is important not only to clean but also to eliminate protein foam. Berol LFG 61 has de-foaming properties on protein foam. This makes it suitable for use in re-circulating cleaning processes within the food industry. In some applications foaming is important.

Foam height Berol LFG 61
Berol LFG 61 - Foaming Test Data - 1

Foaming profile of Berol LFG 61 when tested in the circulation method. Albumin was used as foaming agent. The graph shows that Berol LFG 61 provides anti-foaming properties in this system.

Cloud Point Test Data

The cloud point increases with increasing amount of product and/or increasing amount of NaOH. It is very similar for the two blends and follows the same trend. Increasing the amount of chelating agent in the formulation has a decreasing effect on the cloud point.

Cloud point Berol LFG 61 + NaOH
Berol LFG 61 - Cloud Point Test Data - 1
Graph: x% Product, 0, 2 and 5% NaOH, 10% Dissolvine GL-47-S and balance with demineralized water

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