Specialty cleaners surfactants

First this discussion will tnm to the simplest of the specialty cleaners, those based on very high pH the oven and drain cleaners. Both are usually based on a high concentration of an alkaline ingredient such as sodium hydroxide. In both cases, the alkalinity of the formula is key to its ability to clean the soils encountered in these problems. The choice of snrfactant is somewhat limited, as the surfactant needs to be stable at pHs of 11-14, bnt there is still reasonable choice. The main function of the surfactant in these products relates primarily to their foaming. 

As commented previously, these cleaners depend largely on the nonsurfactant ingredients. The chemistry of the cleaner is tailored more closely to the chemistry of the soil than the chemistry of all-purpose cleaners, which seek to remove the broadest variety of soils from the widest variety of surfaces. However, in practical fact, all-purpose cleaners are generally tailored to the removal of grease. This means that they can still remove soap scum or dirt or mildew from a surface, by virtue of their surfactancy, but not to the depth or with the efficiency or ease that the specialty cleaners do. This is the raison d etre of specialty cleaners—if all-purpose cleaners were really that efficient on all surfaces, then the specialty cleaners would not exist. 

As in the all-purpose cleaners, specialty cleaners generally have a combination of surfactants for most effective cleaning. These are usually combinations of anionic and nonionic surfactants. However, as was noted in the discussions above, there are times when solely nonionic surfactants are needed. Over the past 20 years, the household cleaners have gradually made more and more use of amine oxide, betaines, and more specialized nonionics. Amine oxides were always well used in hypochlorite-containing products, but are now used in other cleaners as well. However, the use of linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, and ethoxylated alkyl sulfates are still very prevalent. As stated before, the main choice of surfactant is dictated by the other chemistry in the cleaner—acid, alkaline, bleach, and quats. 

SURFADONE LP surfactants are unique, multifunctional nonionic surfactants. Both of these surfactants combine the ability to complex many polar materials with excellent wetting, surface tension reduction and solvency. Applications include personal care, specialty cleaner and agricultural formulations. 

Uses Surfactant for mild, nonirritating conditioning shampoos, bubble baths detergent for specialty cleaners, household/l l prods. 

Adhesives sealarrls Specialty surfactants Industrial institutional cleaners Corrosion inhibilors Water-soluble polymers Oil field chemicals... 

Early versions of specialty liquid cleaners were based on low levels of tetrapyro-phosphate builder and surfactant, and additions such as alkanolamides and a... 

Window cleaners constitute a specialty within the solvent cleaner category. Because any residue left on glass after drying leads to streaking or an otherwise undesirable appearance, these products are highly dilute aqueous solutions containing extremely low surfactant levels — most often nonionic surfactants — and a combination of glycol ethers and isopropyl alcohol as the solvent system. 

Uses Surfactant, dispersant, emulsifier, wetting agent, flotation agenL spreading agent for automotive specialties, coatings, window cleaners, mining, personal care prods., textiles... 

Uses Emulsifier for creams/lotions, oils, fats, waxes, cosmetics, min. oil and paraffin wax emulsions, leather dressings, textile specialties, polishes, cleaners absorbent for acidic gases medicine buffer in cosmetics solubilizer, stabilizer, buffer in pharmaceuticals formaldehyde scavenger in curing U-F resins, phenolics amine soaps (metalworking fluids) synthesis of surfactants, vulcanization accelerators, pharmaceuticals chemical intermediate for paints, etc. 

Uses Emulsifier, surfactant in cosmetics emulsifier, detergent, dispersant, wetting agent, penetrant for household/industrial cleaners, textiles, paper, leather, agric. applies. Trade Name Synonyms Biodac 410 [Sasol Italy] Oxetal ID 104 [Zschimmer Schwarz http //www.zschimmer-schwarz.de]] Rhodasurf DA-4 [Rhodia HPCII http //www.rhodia-hpcii.com]] Rhodasurf DA-530 [Rhodia HPCII http //www.rhodia-hpcii.com]] Sipol DA-4 [Specialty Industrial Prods, http //www.siproducts.com]... 

Uses Emulsifier for industrial detergents, cleaners, waxes detergent base, raw material for cosmetics, specialty chems., agric. low-foaming surfactant for laundry detergents... 

Uses Surfactant, oil solubilizer, wetting agent for cosmetics, laundry prods., cleaners, industrial specialties... 

Dodoxynol-7 Dodoxynol-10 Nonoxynol-19 PEG-12 ditallate surfactant, specialties Sodium trideceth-7 carboxyiate surfactant, specialty salts Decyl diphenyloxide disulfonic acid surfactant, spice air fresheners Sodium Cl4-16 olefin sulfonate surfactant, spray cleaners a-Sulfo methyl laurate surfactant, steam cleaners Sodium capryloamphopropionate surfactant, steam cleaning Disodium capryloamphodiacetate surfactant, stool softeners Dioctyl calcium sulfosuccinate surfactant, styrene Ammonium nonoxynol-4 sulfate surfactant, styrene-acrylic Ammonium laureth sulfate surfactant, substantive foaming hair care Sodium/TEA-lauroyl hydrolyzed keratin surfactant, substantive foaming nail care Sodium/TEA-lauroyl hydrolyzed keratin surfactant, substantive foaming skin care Sodium/TEA-lauroyl hydrolyzed keratin surfactant, substantive hair conditioners Soyamidopropyl dimethylamine surfactant, suppository bases PEG-60... 

Unique specialty surfactant developed to solubilize and disperse heavy greases and oils. Uses include automotive engine degreasers, metal cleaners, oil spill cleanups, and heavy duty emulsification. Excellent emulsifier for agricultural formulations. 

Primary emulsifiers for a wide variety of personal care, household and Industrial formulations. Excellent detergents and wetting agents for heavy duty and light duty cleaner systems. Function as dispersants, solubilizers, couplers, and co-emulsifiers for specialty cosmetic and Industrial applications. Also used as primary and auxiliary surfactants for emulsion polymerization. 

Specialty surfactant for dry-cleaning industry, applicable for other industrial cleaners. 

Primarily owing to cost or even tradition, other surfactants, snch as ethoxy-lated amines, amides, and amphoterics, have not been used generally in laundry detergents. However, these specialty surfactants have been included in a number of other household cleaners, industrial formulations, and personal-care products. 

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