TERGITOL™ 15-S-20
A secondary alcohol ethoxylate, nonionic surfactant with superior overall cleaning performance, readily biodegradable, rapid wetting & spreading on hard surfaces, and lower aqueous surface tension than other ethoxylated surfactants. It has a fast foam collapse rates for easy rinsing, dissolves easily in aqueous solutions, narrow gel range, non-APE based, and used in multiple applications such as high performance cleaners & detergents and solid cleaners.
- Synonyms
- Alcohols, C12-14-secondary, ethoxylated, Poly(ethylene oxide)
- CAS Number
- 84133-50-6, 25322-68-3
Characteristics
- Molar Weight
- 1080 g/mol
- Boiling Point
- > 250 °C
- Flash Point
- > 232 °C
- Forms
- Liquid, Solid
Uses and Applications
Key applications
- Cleaning products
- Oil and Gas
- Pulp and paper
- Textile handling
- Agricultural
- Detergent
- Hard surface cleaning
- Paint and Coatings
Industries
- Cleaning