Industrial Surfactants
Surfactants, or surface active agents, are amphiphilic molecules, containing both oil-soluble (hydrophobic) and water-soluble (hydrophilic) portions. They alter the surface and interfacial tensions of products creating critical performance properties such as emulsification, wetting, dispersing and solubilizion. Cytec is a leading global supplier of sulfosuccinate surfactants that are used in a wide range of industries from emulsion polymer (EP) synthesis, paints, over print varnishes (OPV), inks, adhesives, agrochemicals, plastics and many more.
AEROSOL® OT surfactant, which is offered in a range of physical forms, is a supreme wetter and is considered an industry standard. Cytec have also just introduced 2 new grades, AEROSOL OT-75 E OPV and OT-70 PG OPV, which offer ultra-low levels of residual di ethylhexyl maleate (DEHM) to address current concerns in the OPV market. Cytec also offers a range of alkyl phenol ethoxylate (APE) free emulsifiers for the EP market.
Cytec TS&D chemists can offer advice on which products to use in your formulation as well as start- up recipes for EP production.
AEROSOL surfactants fall into four categories:
| Category |
Description |
| Diester Sulfosuccinates |
A range of anionic surfactants with varying alkyl chain length. They offer outstanding wetting properties and are also dispersing, solubilising and emulsifying agents.
AEROSOL TR, OT, WA-300, LF4, MA, A196, AY, IB |
| Monoester Sulfosuccinates |
A range of anionic surfactants that are excellent primary and secondary emulsifiers.
AEROSOL EF-800, EF-810, A-102, A-103, A501 |
| Sulfosuccinamates |
Anionic surfactants that are foaming agents, emulsifiers and dispersants with excellent acid and alkali stability.
AEROSOL 18-P, 22, 22 Special. |
| Others |
Range of surfactants for wetting, dispersing and emulsifying.
Anionic – AEROSOL DPOS-45, OS, NPES-458, NPES-930 P
Cationic – AEROSOL C61 |
Click to view product data sheets or MSDS for individual products.
To view additional information:
AEROSOL brochure
- English
AEROSOL
brochure - Mandarin
AEROSOL brochure - Japanese
AEROSOL brochure - Russian
AEROSOL Surfactant Selection Guide - English
AEROSOL Surfactant Selection Guide - Russian
AEROSOL Surfactant Selection Guide - Japanese
AEROSOL EF-800 surfactant - A versatile APE-free, sole emulsifier for emulsion polymerization
AEROSOL EF-800 surfactant - An eco-friendly emulsifier for styrene-butadiene polymerization
AEROSOL EF-810 surfactant - A versatile surfactant for APE-free formulations
(English)
AEROSOL EF-810 surfactant - A versatile surfactant for APE-free formulations
(Russian)
AEROSOL OT surfactant - Mold release agent for methacrylic polymers (PMMA)
AEROSOL WA-300 surfactant - Wetting agent for pressure sensitive adhesives
New AEROSOL surfactant formulations for enhanced waterborne overprint varnishes
AEROSOL OT surfactant - A flow and leveling additive for
polyurethane dispersions (PUDs)
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