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Harcros Foamer CD

Harcros Foamer CD is a high-foaming anionic surfactant developed for use in air mist drilling. It is also suitable as a base for high-foaming liquid detergents, scrub soaps, rug shampoos, and all-purpose cleaners. It is a sulfate-ether surfactant based on a linear hydrophobe that has been proven in the industry to be highly biodegradable. This product is soluble and stable in solutions with high electrolyte concentrations.

Chemical Family: Alcohol Ethoxylates

Labeling Claims: Biodegradable, Not Listed In California Proposition 65

Applicable Processes: Cleaners Production, Detergent Manufacturing, Dewatering, Drilling Applications, Gas Well Stimulation, Mist Drilling, Shampoo Manufacturing, Soap Manufacturing, Well Stimulation

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Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

Applications & Uses

Markets
Applications
Applicable Processes
Home Care Applications
I&I Cleaning Applications
Product Applications
  • Air Mist Drilling : Used extensively in air mist drilling to produce high, stable foams under a variety of conditions. It reduces the surface tension and is effective in fresh water and salt water. It can be used in gas well stimulation, as an aid in cleaning out disposal and water wells, and to aid in water recovery from drowned gas wells. Typically, it is used in combination with a wide range of surfactants and additives such as compatible corrosion inhibitors and bactericides.
  • Detergents : Is effective as a base for high foaming built liquid detergents, scrub soaps, rug shampoos, and all-purpose cleaners. The product is very stable in high salt, highly alkaline systems. It can function as a hydrotrope in alkaline systems and acts as a foamer, surfactant and wetting agent, as well as a solubilizer. These characteristics allow detergents to be formulated that provide rapid hard-surface wetting and minimized rinsing in a highly concentrated solution. Suggested starting formulas are available upon request.

Properties

Physical Form
Appearance
Clear Amber Liquid
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Activity54 - 56%-
Co-SolventEB--
Ionogenic ClassAnionic--
Flash Pointmin. 100°CPensky Martens Closed-Cup
Pour Point-9.4°C-
Boiling Point101.0°C-
Specific Gravity (at 25°C)1.07--
pH (at 2% Aqueous Solution)7.5 - 8.0--
Colormax. 3.5-Gardner

Regulatory & Compliance

Technical Details & Test Data

Foaming Heights Blender Test
Foaming Heights (Blender Test) Percent Foamer (aqueous) Foam Height (ml) Half Lie (Min)
Calcium Chloride 5% Solution 0.5 500 5:20
Calcium Chloride 10% Solution 0.5 460 6:15

Safety & Health

Packaging Information

Available in 55 gallon steel closed head drums and 5 gallon steel cans. Baked phenolic lining.

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Storage & Handling

Storage & Handling Information
  • Should be stored in stainless steel tanks with stainless steel piping, valves and pumps. Classed as a combustible product for shipping purposes.
  • Regarded as nonhazardous but should be handled with normal precautions associated with chemical products. It is considered to possess low acute oral and skin penetration toxicity. It should not be used in products for internal use.