🧪 Fatty Alcohol Polyoxyethylene Ether (Non-Branded Additive)
Nonionic surfactant used in textile dyeing, leather processing, agrochemicals, and surface cleaning
📄 Product Description
Fatty Alcohol Polyoxyethylene Ether is a widely used nonionic surfactant derived from ethoxylated fatty alcohols. This versatile additive exhibits excellent emulsifying, wetting, dispersing, and detergency properties, making it suitable for use across multiple industries — including textile dyeing, leather processing, agriculture, and industrial cleaning.
It is highly effective in both acidic and alkaline environments, has low foam generation, and is easily biodegradable.
✅ Key Features
- Excellent emulsification and detergency
- Good wetting and dispersion in hard and soft water
- Low foaming, even under high agitation
- Stable in acidic, alkaline, and electrolyte-rich solutions
- Biodegradable and safe for wastewater systems
- Compatible with anionic, cationic, and nonionic systems
📊 Technical Specifications
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Clear to pale yellow liquid |
| Ionic Character | Nonionic |
| Active Content | 99% (varies by grade) |
| HLB Value | 11–15 (varies with EO number) |
| Solubility | Soluble in water and polar solvents |
| pH (1% solution) | 6.0 – 8.0 |
⚙️ Application & Usage
- Textile & Dyeing
- Used as a levelling, emulsifying, and wetting agent
- Improves dye dispersion and penetration
- Leather Processing
- Acts as a degreasing and soaking agent
- Enhances surface wetting and dye uptake
- Surface Cleaners
- Effective in both industrial and household cleaner formulations
- Removes oils, pigments, and dirt
- Agrochemicals
- Used as a wetting and spreading agent in pesticide formulations
- Improves leaf coverage and absorption
- Typical Dosage Range
- 0.2% – 3.0% depending on application
🧊 Storage & Shelf Life
- Store in cool, dry, ventilated conditions
- Avoid freezing and direct sunlight
- Shelf life: 12 months from manufacturing date
🏭 Recommended For
- Textile processors (dyeing, finishing, printing)
- Leather tanneries and footwear finishers
- Agrochemical formulators and spray enhancers
- Surface cleaner manufacturers (industrial or household)
♻️ Environmental & Safety Info
- Biodegradable under OECD guidelines
- Free from APEOs and restricted substances
- Compatible with green chemistry initiatives
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Our Fatty Alcohol Polyoxyethylene Ether is available in various grades for textile, industrial, and agricultural formulations.
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