Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Supplied By
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Segments
- Home Care Applications
- I&I Cleaning Applications
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Clear to slightly hazy liquid, substantially free of foreign matter
- Dispersible in
- Water
- Soluble in
- Alcohols, Aromatic solvents, Glycol Ethers
- Insoluble in
- Paraffinic solvents
Safety & Health
- Environmental Safety Information
- The SURFONIC LF-series products are considered to be biodegradable.
- However, the rate of biodegradation is retarded because of the polyoxypropylene chain in the products. Removal of organic carbon reached 40% after 71-85 days in a laboratory activated sludge study.
- The SURFONIC LF surfactants are expected to exhibit aquatic toxicity similar to or less than that of alcohol ethoxylates. Study of a low foam surfactant similar to SURFONIC LF-17 surfactant shows it to be much less toxic to aquatic life than alcohol ethoxylates
Packaging & Availability
- Regional Availability
- Package Information
Surfonic® LF-18 is available in tank cars, tank trucks and drums of 440 pounds (199 kilograms) net weight.
Storage & Handling
- Storage and Handling Information
- Surfonic® LF-18 surfactant may be satisfactorily stored in carbon steel tanks using steel pipes and pumps. Caution must be exercised, however, to keep the material in the anhydrous state to prevent severe corrosion to the carbon steel tank and related equipment. A drier on the breathing nozzle is recommended to help maintain anhydrous conditions in the storage tank.
- For longer term color stability, it is recommended that the product be stored under an inert atmosphere. Solid sediment may form upon standing. There should be circulation in the storage vessel to keep solids suspended.
- Low pressure steam coils in storage tanks and steam tracing of transfer lines should be provided in cases where low environmental temperatures may make pumping of the product difficult.