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MERPOL® HCS
MERPOL® HCS is a non-ionic surfactant with a cloud point >100°C. It can be used as a wetting agent, emulsifier, stabilizer and leveling agent.
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- Manufacturer: Stepan Specialty
- Product Line: ZELEC® and MERPOL® Alcohol Phosphates & Alcohol Ethoxylates
- Product: MERPOL® Alcohol Ethoxylate
- Industries: Adhesives | Building & Construction | Care Chemicals | Coatings | Inks
- Authorized Countries: Canada | Mexico | United States
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Overview
MERPOL® HCS is a high cloud point surfactant that improves wetting and solution stabilization properties. It can be used in textiles as a scouring agent to remove oils and sizing agents at 1-3% addition levels. It is also used as a leveling agent and stabilizer in textiles, pigments, and printing inks. MERPOL® HCS is also utilized as a penetrating agent to improve the bleaching efficacy of chlorine and peroxides.
Specifications
% Active: 60
Cloud Point: >100°C
CMC: 0 mg/l
Density: 1.03 g/ml
Draves Wetting, sec @ 25°C: >1
Flash Point, PMCC,: >100°C
Form @ 25°C: Liquid
Freeze Point: -5°C
HLB: 15.3
Pour Point: -2°C
Specific Gravity @ 25°C: 1.03
Surface Tension: 41.0 mN/m
Viscosity, cps @ 25°C: 35
Primary Chemistry: Alcohol Ethoxylate Surfactant
Features & Benefits
Textile scouring agent
Dye leveling agent
Bleach liquor penetrating agent
Oils and fatty acid emulsifier
Stabilizer for natural and synthetic rubber latex
Paint emulsions stabilizer
Pigments and inks dispersant
Problems Solved
Difficulty bleaching raw textiles due to the presence of sizing and oils.
Coating defects caused by high surface tension and insufficient wetting.
Poor emulsion stability of natural and synthetic rubber latex.
Applications
Textile applications and spin finishes
Paper processing
Cutting oils and lubricants
Rubber latex formulations
Pigments and inks
Water based coatings
Bleaching liquors additive
Related Applications
Adhesives
Care Chemicals
Coatings
Inks
Related Functions
Building & Construction
Care Chemicals
Coatings
Inks
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