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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Name
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Industrial Additives Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Surfactant Type
Nonionic.
Features & Benefits
- HII Features
- Functional Properties
- Surface Tension reduction
- Wetting agent/emulsifier in spin finishes and textile applications
- Stability improvement for resin and softener formulations
- Wetting agent for bleaching liquors
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- I&I Cleaning Applications
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Applications
MERPOL HCS is an effective nonionic wetting agent and emulsifier with a cloud point >100°C so it is effective when many other surfactants are not. Dilution in warm water (60°C) will prevent gel formation.
- Textile scouring agent: 1-3% to remove finish oils, sizing agents including starch, PVA and PAA. Also used as a dye leveling agent for cotton, wool and synthetics.
- Paper manufacturing: as a bleach liquor penetrating agent to reduce chlorine and peroxide use.
- Emulsifier for mineral oil, fatty oils, or fatty acids.
- Stabilizer for natural and synthetic rubber latexes.
- Stabilizer in water emulsion paints.
- Used in cutting oils.
- Dispersant for pigments and printing inks.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Pale yellow viscous liquid (at 25°C)
- Soluble in
- 10% aqueous solution (at 71 °C), Polar Solvents (at 25 °C)
- Miscible in
- Polar Solvents (at 25 °C)
- Insoluble in
- Polar Solvents (at 25 °C)
- Stable in
- Acids (at 25°C), Bases (at 25°C)
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Density (at 25°C) 1.03 g/ml - Actives Content 60 % - Viscosity (at 25°C) 365 cPs - Flash Point min. 100 °C PMCC Flash Point Tester Boiling Point (760 mm Hg) 100 °C - pH (10% in Deionized Water at 25 °C) 6 - 8 - - Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) 0.005 % - HLB 15.3 - Calculated Cloud Point min. 100 °C - Cloud Point (1% in 5% NaCl) 88 - 92 °C - Draves Wetting (% product required for 25 sec, at 25°C) 0.13 % - Draves Wetting (% product required for 25 sec, at 25°C) min. 1 % - Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Soft Water, Initial) 180 mm - Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Soft Water, 10 min) 50 mm - Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Hard Water, Initial) 160 mm - Ross-Miles Foam Height (40 °C, in 0.1% aqueous, Hard Water, 10 min) 50 mm - Surface Tension (in 0.01% aqueous solution) 41 dynes/cm - Solubility (25 °C, Water) 40 % -
Regulatory & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
- Clearances
- All components of MERPOL HCS are listed in the following countries: United States (TSCA), Europe (EINECS), Canada (DSL), Australia (AICS), Korea (ECL), Philippines (PICCS), Japan (ENCS) and China (EICS).
- MERPOL HCS is cleared under FDA 21 CFR 175.105, 176.180 and 176.210.
Packaging & Availability
Storage & Handling
- Storage & Handling
MERPOL HCS should be stored in a cool, dry place in closed containers. Normal safety precautions (i.e. gloves and safety goggles) should be employed when handling MERPOL HCS.