Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Agrochemical Functions
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Industrial Additives Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Agrochemicals Features
- HII Features
- Industrial Additives Features
- Product Features
Due to its nonionic structure, this product is compatible with anionic surfactants and is stable in the presence of acids, bases, and salts. It should not be mixed with concentrated oxidizing or reducing agents since the mixture of these compounds with organic compounds could form a potentially explosive mixture.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Applicable Processes
- Application Format
- Home Care Applications
- I&I Cleaning Applications
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Personal Hygiene Applications
- Product Applications
- Agriculture: Can be used as an emulsifier and wetting agent in preparation of agricultural toxicant formulations.
- Paper Processing: A superior rewetting agent for increasing the absorbency of paper towels, blotting paper and other absorbent papers. Other uses include de-inking, de-resination, felt washing, leveling colors, pitch control and re-pulping.
- Wetting Agent: A superior wetting agent and rewetting agent for general applications: dust settling, corrosion inhibitors, metal cleaners, and pickling, “wetter water” for fire fighting.
- Detergents & Cleaning Specialties: Versatile in formulating a variety of household and industrial cleaning products such as all purpose liquid detergents, controlled foaming heavy duty laundry detergents, abrasive cleaners, silver polishes, copper cleaners, floor cleaners, porcelain cleaners, window cleaners, and waterless hand cleaners. Industrial applications include acid cleaners, alkaline soak tank cleaners, soak tank cleaners, and electrolytic cleaners.
- Textiles: Successfully used for scouring textiles in all stages of manufacture. The wetting ability, emulsifying properties and dispersing action makes it valuable in other textile applications such as bleaching, desizing, dyeing, printing, soaping, carbonizing and as an emulsifier for polyethylene.
- Petroleum: Used in water floods of secondary oil recovering operations.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Soluble In
- Appearance
- Clear colorless anhydrous liquid
- Compatible with
- Anionic surfactants
- Soluble in
- Butyl cellosolve, Carbon tetrachloride, Ethanol, Ethylene glycol, Xylene, Water, HAN, Toluene
- Insoluble in
- Kerosene, mineral oil, stoddard solvent
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Water Content max. 0.5 % - Cloud Point (at 1% Aqueous) 52 - 56 °C - pH (at 1% Aqueous) 5.0 - 8.0 - - Color max. 150 - APHA HLB Value 13.0 - -
Packaging & Availability
- Supplied by
Storage & Handling
- Handling and Toxicity Information
This product is regarded as non-hazardous. However, it is considered to possess low acute oral and skin penetration. It should not be used in products for internal use. Caution: This product causes eye irritation. Direct contact would likely result in corneal injury which might persist for a week or longer. Permanent damage is not likely to occur. However, if in contact with skin or eyes, flush with excess water and consult your physician.
- Storage Information
The product can be stored in plain steel tanks with piping, valves, and pumps of the same metal. Aqueous solutions of Surfactants must be stored in stainless steel or plastic lined tanks. The nonyl phenol-ethylene oxide adducts are slightly hydroscopic. Where it is necessary to guard against atmospheric moisture pick-up, an inert gas blanket may be used.