Products in Laundry & Fabric Care: Wetting Agent

Surfactant B is a 100% bio-based surfactant designed to provide multiple benefits to a formulation. With good tolerance to salts, builders and extremes of pH, Surfactant B can be easily incorporated into a variety of cleaning formulations. Surfactant B has been proven not to cause stress-cracking of plastics, a common issue with conventional nonionic surfactants, while at the same time providing gloss retention and streak-free cleaning.

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.

MAKON® OP-9 is a nonionic surfactant with versatile applications in agricultural, dilutable hard surface cleaners, and industrial formulations. It operates as an emulsifier, detergent, dispersant, and wetting agent, catering to a wide range of needs. Belonging to the chemical group of octyl phenol ethoxylates, its functions encompass acting as an emulsifier, an adjuvant, and a wetting agent. It's important to note that this product is also certified as kosher.

AMMONYX® M is an amphoteric surfactant produced in europe, functioning as a foam enhancer, wetting agent, detergent, and thickening agent. Its applications span personal care and hi&i cleaning products, including 2-in-1 shampoos, automatic dishwashing detergents, body washes, facial cleansers, hand dishwashing detergents, hand soaps, and various types of hard surface cleaners.

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.

BIO-SOFT® E-847 is a nonionic surfactant that contributes moderate, stable foam and high detergency to applications such as hard surface cleaners, laundry detergents, dishwashers, and hand soaps. Its water solubility and high effectiveness at low concentrations lend versatility, including usage as a dyeing assistant, emulsifier, and wetting agent.

MAKON® 8 serves similarly to makon® 12, functioning as a high-active nonionic surfactant with versatile applications. Its use spans agricultural applications, detergents, sanitizers, industrial cleaners, metal cleaners, textiles, and paper deinking. Just like MAKON® 8's counterpart, it holds kosher certification.

BIO-SOFT® N-901 is a nonionic surfactant blend with an hlb of 12, making it a remarkable cleaner and detergent for hi&i applications. Its degreasing capabilities render it suitable for heavy-duty cleaning tasks. Additionally, it can function as an np-9 replacement. This product aligns with the u.S. Epa safer choice program’s surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

MAKON® NF-180 is a nonionic surfactant designed for low-foaming and defoaming applications, including rinse aids and warewash formulations. It also serves as a dispersant and wetting agent. Its solubility in various solvents, such as ethanol, isopropanol, methanol, toluene, xylene, and perchloroethylene, makes it versatile.

BIO-TERGE® AS-40 HASB is sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate that provides excellent viscosity, foam characteristics, and mildness. It is an ideal anionic surfactant for a variety of household, industrial, and institutional cleaning and personal care applications, as well as agricultural formulations and construction products used for concrete bases, firefighting foams, and dust control. It is preserved with excess alkalinity, which allows the formulator flexibility when choosing a preservative for their finished formulation.

AMMONYX® MCO serves as an amphoteric surfactant, functioning as a cleansing agent, foam booster, and viscosity builder in personal care and h&i cleaning products. Its roles span 2 in 1 shampoo, automatic dishwashing detergents, body wash, carwash automatic, carwash hand, facial cleansers, fine fabric wash, floor cleaners, and more.

MAKON® NF-12 is a nonionic surfactant renowned for its low foaming characteristics and excellent wetting capabilities. Its versatility is evident in applications like mechanical dishwashing, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting and scouring, and as an adjuvant for agricultural products.

BIO-SOFT® EC-600 is a nonionic surfactant blend featuring an hlb (hydrophilic-lipophilic balance) value of 10.6. This versatile surfactant finds use in wetting, emulsification, and as a degreasing booster within industrial cleaners, detergents, and paint additives. One of its notable features is its comparison to np-6 (nonylphenol ethoxylate), where bio-soft® n-600 exhibits rapid wetting properties. It effectively replaces nonylphenol ethoxylates as a more environmentally friendly option. Furthermore, it aligns with the standards set by the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen, and its inclusion on cleangredients underscores its commitment to sustainable formulations.

MERPOL® A is an alcohol phosphate that offers attributes such as low foam generation, effective wetting, and reliable emulsification. It serves a range of applications, including metal processing, composite handling, printing ink manufacturing, and coatings. Classified within the chemical group of alcohol phosphate esters, its functions encompass being a plastic anti-static agent, pigment dispersant, and textile lubricating agent.

AMMONYX® DO is an amphoteric surfactant catering to household and h&i applications. It boasts low and fast-breaking foam properties while contributing to viscosity building. With relevance in the textile industry, AMMONYX® DO is kosher certified, preservative-free, sulfate-free, and eo/po-free (ethylene oxide, propylene oxide).

BIO-SOFT® EC-639 is a nonionic surfactant providing stability in aqueous acidic and alkaline solutions, moderate and stable foam, and high detergency. It aligns well with laundry, household, institutional, and industrial hard surface cleaners. The surfactant adheres to the u.S. Epa safer choice surfactant screen and cleangredients listing.

AMMONYX® MO operates as a myristamine oxide, functioning as a cleansing agent, foam stabilizer, and viscosity builder in personal care and h&i products. This amphoteric surfactant is suitable for high-viscosity formulations and finds applications in various markets, including agricultural solutions, home care, institutional and industrial cleaning, personal care, and vehicle care.

BIO-SOFT® N91-2.5 is a c9-11 linear alcohol ethoxylate featuring a low hlb. This versatile product offers rapid wetting, low foam, emulsification, and detergency. Its applications span laundry, textiles, hard surface cleaning, machine-based cleaning, paints, carpet cleaning, and institutional and industrial cleaning contexts.

BIO-SOFT® N-900 is a nonionic surfactant blend renowned for its cleaning, degreasing, and detergent properties. It can serve as a replacement for np-9 and be formulated into both concentrates and ready-to-use products. This versatile product remains stable in aqueous acidic and alkaline solutions. It also aligns with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.Org.

BIO-SOFT® N91-8 is a c9-11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with an hlb of 13.9, suitable for oil-in-water formulations. It offers fast wetting and high foam, even in high-temperature cleaning, due to its elevated cloud point. With applications spanning laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning, it complies with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® N25-12 is a c12-15 linear alcohol ethoxylate with moderate wetting and moderate foam. It also provides emulsification, detergency, and excellent wetting. It can be used in laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial applications. The product is kosher-certified and preservative-free.

MAKON® 12 functions as a high-active nonionic surfactant of great utility across agricultural applications, detergents, sanitizers, industrial cleaners, metal cleaners, textiles, and paper deinking. MAKON® 12's role encompasses being an emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. The product bears kosher certification.

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.

MAKON® L62 is a nonionic eo/po block copolymer with properties like low foaming and good oil-in-water emulsification. Its versatility covers an array of markets, including household, industrial, institutional, agriculture, paints and coatings, pulp and paper, and textiles. It finds its niche in metal cleaning, spray washing, warewashing, rinse aids, general-purpose cleaning, textile wetting, and agricultural pesticide formulations. As with other makon® products, it maintains the characteristic of being a low-ash product.

BIO-SOFT® D-40 is a sodium salt of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid with approximately 38% active content. Its addition of hydrotrope gives it a clear and fluid consistency at room temperature. This high-foaming surfactant excels in fast wetting and emulsification, making it suitable for cleaning formulations desiring foam. It is compliant with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and listed on cleangredients.Org.

MAKON® 14 functions as a high-active nonionic surfactant with diverse applications, including agricultural applications, detergents, sanitizers, industrial cleaners, metal cleaners, textiles, and paper deinking. MAKON® 14's roles encompass being an emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. The product holds kosher certification.

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.

BIO-SOFT® D-62 LT presents as a 55% active slurry that includes the sodium salt of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. It excels in high foaming, fast wetting, and emulsification properties, making it suitable for cleaning formulations requiring foam. It aligns with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.Org, akin to bio-soft® d-40.

BIO-SOFT® N1-7 is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate delivering fast wetting, moderate to high foam, emulsification abilities, and effective detergency. Its application spans laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning. It meets the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and cleangredients listing, ensuring environmental and safety compliance.

BIO-SOFT® N-600 is a nonionic surfactant blend with an hlb (hydrophilic-lipophilic balance) value of 10.6. It serves purposes such as wetting, emulsification, and as a degreasing booster within industrial cleaners, detergents, and paint additives. In comparison to np-6 (nonylphenol ethoxylate), BIO-SOFT® N-600 demonstrates faster wetting properties and can serve as a replacement for nonylphenol ethoxylates. It meets the stringent requirements of the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

MAKON® 30 is an all-high-active nonionic surfactant with diverse applications, including agriculture, detergents, sanitizers, industrial cleaners, metal cleaners, textiles, and paper deinking. Their chemical group is nonylphenol etheroxylates, and they serve as emulsifiers, adjuvants, and wetting agents. This product is kosher-certified.

MAKON® 10 is a high-active nonionic surfactant with applications in various fields, including agriculture, detergents, sanitizers, industrial cleaners, metal cleaners, textile applications, and paper deinking. It belongs to the category of nonylphenol ethoxylates and serves as an emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. This product is kosher-certified.

MAKON® TD-6 is a nonionic surfactant with applications in a diverse set of agricultural formulations. Like makon® td-18, it can be used as an hlb variable and belongs to the category of alcohol etheroxylates and tridecyl alcohol etheroxylates. Its roles include acting as an emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. This product is kosher-certified.

BIO-SOFT® N-400 is a nonionic surfactant blend with a low hlb, serving purposes in emulsification and boosting degreasing alongside higher hlb surfactants. It finds its place in hard surface applications, industrial cleaners, and detergents. It exhibits rapid wetting characteristics in comparison to np-4 and can be a substitute for nonylphenol ethoxylates.

MAKON® 6 is an all high-active nonionic surfactant with diverse applications, including agriculture, detergents, sanitizers, industrial cleaners, metal cleaners, textiles, and paper deinking. Their chemical group is nonylphenol ethoxylates, and they serve as emulsifiers, adjuvants, and wetting agents. This product is kosher-certified.

MERPOL® SH constitutes a nonionic surfactant solution, offering effective wetting and emulsification properties. It's used as a detergent for hard surface cleaning and as a lubricating agent during rubber part assembly. Its classification belongs to the specialty ethoxylates chemical group.