TERGITOL™ 15-S-5 Surfactant

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TERGITOL™ 15-S-5 Surfactant is a nonionic surfactant with superior overall cleaning performance, is readily biodegradable, exhibits rapid wetting & spreading on hard surfaces, and has a lower aqueous surface tension than other ethoxylated surfactants. It also features fast foam collapse rates for easy rinsing, dissolves easily in aqueous solutions, narrow gel range, and is non-APE based. It can also be used in oilfield drilling and production formulations.
Product No. 89693
Supplier Dow Inc.
CAS 84133-50-6
Synonyms 5 Mol Alcohol Ethoxylate, 5 Mol Ethoxylated Alcohol, 5 Mol Ethoxylated Secondary Alcohol, 5 Mol Secondary Alcohol Ethoxylate, C 11 - 15 Pareth 5
Applications Home care, Industrial cleaning, Pulp & paper
Characteristics Low foam, dissolves easily in aqueous solutions
Benefits
  • Superior cleaning
  • Readily biodegradable
  • Rapid wetting and spreading on hard surfaces
  • Fast foam collapse for easy rinsing
  • Lower aqueous surface tension that other ethoxylated surfactants

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Product Details

Grade
Technical
Form
Liquid
Prohibited Uses
This product is neither tested nor represented as suitable for medical or pharmaceutical uses. Not intended for human injection. Not intended for food use. For further information please refer to Dow's product safety page https://www.dow.com/en-us/support/product-safety.html
INCI
C 11 - 15 Pareth 5
Appearance
liquid
Boiling Point
> 250 °C (> 482 °F)
Color
yellow
Evaporation Rate
Calculated < 0.01
Flash Point
178 °C (352 °F) Method: ASTM D 93
Kinematic Viscosity
Calculated 36 mm2/s @ 25 °C (77 °F)
Odor
mild
Partition Coefficient
Pow: Estimated log Pow: 3.3 - 4.4
pH
5.5 - 7.5 @ 20 - 25 °C (68 - 77 °F)
Relative Density
Calculated 0.965 @ 20 °C (68 °F) Reference Material: (water = 1)
Relative Vapor Density
Calculated > 1 @ 20 - 25 °C (68 - 77 °F)
Solubility in Water
dispersible
Vapor Pressure
Calculated < 0.01 mmHg @ 20 °C (68 °F)

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