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Anionic Family
Description of Product Families and Application Areas

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Introduction:
The anionic family is that which contains one or more negatively charged
substituents (anions). Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC, (Akzo Nobel
Surfactants) have such families containing sulfonate, sulfonic acid, sulfate,
phosphate or carboxylic acid groups.
The anionic trademarks of Akzo Nobel Surfactants are for a wide variety of
products. These trademarks are shown in the following table:

Trade Name
Emcol
Lankropol
Petro
Phospholan

Surfactant Type
Ethoxylated Carboxylic Acid
Sulfosuccinates
Alkyl Naphthalene Sulfonates
Phosphate Esters

Witcolate
Witconate
Witconic

Alkyl Sulfates, and Alkyl Ether/Alkylaryl Ether Sulfates

Alkylaryl and Alpha Olefin Sulfonates
Sulfonic Acids

Anionic surfactants are important for detergency, and dispersion properties.

Choosing the correct combination of anionic and nonionic surfactants gives the
formulator the desired surfactant effect in their formulations.
It is the purpose of this brochure to help the formulator find the correct product
for their application.

Emcol Products
R-O-(CH2-CH2-O)n-CH2-CO2H
These carboxylated ethoxylates are mild surfactants; they give generous foam,
and have hydrotroping properties:
Product
Emcol CNP-110

Description
Carboxylated Nonyl Phenol 9 M EO

Activity
80% Actives

Lankropol Products

RO

O
CH

SO 3 Na

This family of sulfosuccinates are mild anionics that are used in foaming
applications such as liquid hand soaps and light duty liquids.

Product Name

Description

LANKROPOL 4500

Sodium Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate

LANKROPOL K-8300

Disodium Oleamido Monoisopropyl

Amine Sulfosuccinate

Petro Products

(CH3 )n

S O3 H

Alkyl naphthalene sulfonates are regarded as surface-active hydrotropes.

They exhibit characteristics of wetting, foaming, detergency and surface
tension reduction. This family has excellent water solubility, and is easily
rinsed from surfaces. Petro products are stable in high or low pH
environments, and have hard water tolerance. Lastly these products dry to a
friable powder, which allows them to be easily removed from soft surfaces.
This product line is used in many applications including carpet cleaners,
transportation cleaners, rinse aids, metal cleaners, rust removers and hard
surface cleaners. A brief summary of the product line follows:

Petro Series:
Product
Trade Name Description
AA
Sodium Alkyl Naphthalene Sulfonate
BA
Sodium Alkyl Naphthalene Sulfonate
P
Sodium Alkyl Naphthalene Sulfonate
LBA
Sodium Alkyl Naphthalene Sulfonate

Form
Liq/Pwd
Liq/Pwd
Liq/Pwd
Liq/Pwd

Active%
50/95+
50/95+
50/95+
50/95+

The above products offer moderate to high foam. The Petro BA offers
dispersion, anti-caking and hydrotropic properties, with instant solubility in cold
water with high hardness levels or electrolyte levels. The Petro P offers the
best in foaming, foam stability, wetting detergency dispersion, and
emulsification.
Product
Trade Name
BAF
LBAF

Description
Sodium Alkyl Naphthalene Sulfonate
Sodium Alkyl Naphthalene Sulfonate

Form
Liq/Pwd
Liq/Pwd

Active%
50/95+
50/95+

The Petro BAF, and Petro LBAF are designed for use in applications that
require high foaming properties, good detergency and hard water tolerance.
Petro BAF is well suited for rug and upholstery shampoos based on sodium
lauryl sulfate. In this application the Petro BAF will improve freeze thaw
stability on the formula, and give a friable residue that is easily removed from
the soft surface.
Product
Trade Name
22
ULF
LULF
D-425

Description
Sodium Alkyl Naphthalene Sulfonate
Sodium Alkyl Naphthalene Sulfonate
Sodium Alkyl Naphthalene Sulfonate
Naphthalene-Formaldehyde Condensate

Form
Liq/Pwd
Liq
Liq
Liq/Pwd

Active%
50/95+
50
50
45/88+

The Petro 22, Petro ULF and Petro LULF, are low foaming products with
excellent hydrotropic and wetting properties. These products are designed for
steam cleaning and soak formulations. They may be used in acid and alkaline
systems, for de-scaling, automatic dish wash and other applications that
require high temperature and vigorous agitation. These products also act as
Anticaking agents, and tolerate hard water as high as 5,000 ppm CaCO3.

Petro D-425 is a high molecular weight version of the Petro line. This material
is a dispersant for suspension concentrates and dry formulations. This Petro
product is well suited for dispersion a wide variety of active ingredients over a
wide range of water hardness, of electrolyte concentrations. Choose the Petro
D-425 when excellent dispersion is required.
Phospholan Products
O

R O P O H

R O P O R

H
Monoester

H
Diester

This phosphate ester family offers a wide range of hydrophobes for the
formulators choice. Phosphate esters are good detergents, and they offer
short term corrosion control on many surfaces. Most of these products are
supplied in the free acid form, it is best to pre-neutralize these materials to pH 7
prior to making high pH mixtures with them. These products can be
manufactured to produce high mono phosphate ester, or with changes in
reaction ingredients, a mixtures mono- and di- phosphate esters may be
obtained. The following table gives ester ratios as well as chemical
composition:
Name
Phospholan

Alcohol
CS-131 Nonyl Phenol (6 Moles EO)

Mono/Di Ratio
Mono & Di

Phospholan

CS1361 Nonyl Phenol (6 Moles EO)

Phospholan

CS-141 Nonyl Phenol (10 Moles EO)

High Mono
& Di
Mono & Di

Name

Alcohol

Phospholan

CS-147 Nonyl Phenol (8 Moles EO)

Mono/Di
Ratio
Mono & Di

Phospholan

KPE4

Mono

Phospholan

PS-220 Decyl/Tetradecyl (30 Moles EO)

Phospholan

PS-222 Dodecyl/Pentadecyl (3 Moles EO) Mono & Di

Phospholan

PS-236 Decyl/Dodecyl (7 Moles EO)

Mono & Di

Phospholan
Phospholan

PS-900 Tridecyl Alcohol

TS-230 Ethylene Glycol Phenyl Ether (7
Moles EO)
Ethanol (Triethylamine / sodium
TEAP
hydroxide neutralized)
3EA
Triethanolamine

Mono & Di

Phospholan
Phospholan

Proprietary

Mono & Di

Mono & Di
Mono
Mono

Witcolate Products

R C O S O
H

- +

This trade mark is for alkyl sulfates, and alkyl ether sulfates. These products
are available in various structures. The Witcolate line demonstrates high
electrolyte tolerance, detergency, foaming, and wetting into products.
Product Name
WITCOLATE D-510
WITCOLATE 1247H
WITCOLATE 7093

Description
2-Ethyl Hexanol Sodium Sulfate, 40% Actives
C6/C10 (3 Moles EO) Ammonium Sulfate, 65% Actives
C6/C10 (3 Moles EO) Sodium Sulfate, 38% Actives

WITCOLATE 1300

C6/C10 (3 Moles EO) Sodium Sulfate 50/50 with Decyl

Sodium Sulfonate, 55% Actives

Product Name
WITCOLATE 7259
WITCOLATE 1276
WITCOLATE LCP
WITCOLATE LES-60A
WITCOLATE LES-60C
WITCOLATE 1050
WITCOLATE WAC LA
WITCOLATE WAQ
WITCOLATE WAQE
WITCOLATE D-51-51
WITCOLATE D-51-53

Description
C8/C10 Sodium Sulfate, 38% Actives
C10/C12 (3 Moles EO) Ammonium Sulfate, 53% Actives
C10 50% / C12/16 50% Sodium Sulfate, 28% Actives.
C12/14 (3 Moles EO) Ammonium Sulfate, 60% Actives
C12/14 (3 Moles EO) Sodium Sulfate, 60% Actives
C12/C15 (10 Moles EO) Sodium Sulfate, 40% Actives
C12/16 Sodium Sulfate - 30% Actives Low Color
C12/16 Sodium Sulfate - 20% Actives
C12/16 Sodium Sulfate - 20% Actives, Low Viscosity
Nonyl Phenol (4 Moles EO) Sodium Sulfate, 30% Actives
Nonyl Phenol (10 Moles EO) Sodium Sulfate, 30% Actives

Witconate Products

O
- +
R S O X
O
Witconate Anionic surfactants include alkylaryl sulfonates, olefin sulfonates,
alkane sulfonates as well as blends. These products are used in many
industries including textile processing, emulsion polymerization, wall board
foaming, and cement foaming.

Product Name

Description

WITCONATE NAS-8

Octyl Sulfonic Acid, Sodium Salt

WITCONATE NAS-8W

Octyl Sulfonic Acid, Sodium Salt Low Freezing

Point
Tetradecyl / Hexadecyl Sulfonic Acid, Sodium Salt
Dodecyl Sulfonic Acid, Sodium Salt
Di-isopropyl Napthalene Cyclohexylamine Salt

WITCONATE AOS
WITCONATE AOS-12
WITCONATE 708
WITCONATE 1238
SLURRY

Linear Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid, Sodium Salt

WITCONATE 4133

Linear Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid,

Monoisopropylamine Salt in Isopropanol
Linear Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid,
Monoisopropylamine Salt in Water
Linear Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid,
Triethanolamine Salt in Water
Linear Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid,
Triethanolamine Salt in Water/IPA
Branched Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid, Nbutylamine salt
Branched Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid,
Monoisopropylamine Salt in Water

WITCONATE 93S
WITCONATE 60T
WITCONATE 93S
WITCONATE 605A
WITCONATE P-1059

Activity
%
35

35
38
40
30

38

75
90
60
50
60
90

Witconic Products

Witconic sulfonic acids are the base acids used to make detergent sulfonates.
They can be neutralized in situ with base to produce the anionic surfactant
desired. This product group is supplied at 98+% active.

O
R S O
O

Product Name
Witconic 1298 Hard Acid
Witconic 1298 Soft Acid

Description
Branched Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic
Acid
Linear Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid

Anionic Family
Description of Product Families and Application Areas

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