Dow Surfactants

A guide to products and performance for paints and coatings

 Dow Surfactants for Paints and Coatings
Dow Coating Materials offers an innovative and diverse
portfolio of paint and coatings solutions that includes these
well-known surfactant products:
TRITON™
Specialty Nonionic and Anionic Surfactants
DOWFAX™
Specialty Anionic Surfactants
TERGITOL™
Specialty and General Purpose Nonionic Surfactants
ECOSURF™
Nonionic Surfactants
The total value of Dow surfactants goes well beyond
brand names. Our investments in surfactant products and
innovative technology have created a capabilities package
unmatched in the paint and coatings industry.
Experience across the full range of paint and coatings
means we can help you optimize surfactant performance
in your formulation.
Industry knowledge and expertise fosters
innovation and collaboration, bringing new products and
technologies as we work with you to address your current
and future needs.
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Awareness of regulations and legislation allows
us to provide you with the most up-to-date information
as well as valuable assistance with product stewardship.
A distribution and technical support network
that puts us “on the ground” in your local area, ready to
serve your surfactant needs.
World-class surfactant manufacturing facilities
contribute to high-performance products that are
consistently high-quality and cost-effective.
Our broad portfolio of ingredients for paints
and coatings offers you the convenience of focused
supply, backed by our in-depth knowledge of other
formulation components.
Dow Coating Materials currently offers almost 100
surfactant products. Read on to learn more about the
major families of our surfactant products, their functional
contributions and their key applications. To find out how
we can help with your coatings challenges, please contact
your Dow Coating Materials representative (see back cover).
When your experts talk to our experts,
good things happen.
Explore Your Surfactant Possibilities
Secondary Alcohol Ethoxylates Specialty Alkoxylate Surfactants

TERGITOL™ 15-S Series Surfactants ECOSURF™ SA Surfactants

TERGITOL TMN Series Surfactants ECOSURF EH Surfactants

TERGITOL 15-S-Series and TERGITOL TMN Series
Surfactants offer a distinct combination of excellent
emulsifying, dispersing, stabilizing and wetting property
profiles. These secondary alcohol ethoxylate (SAE)
surfactants feature narrow aqueous gel ranges, rapid
dissolution even in cold water, fast foam collapse rates,
wide range of solvent compatibility and solubility, and
favorable handling and formulating properties, making
them an excellent choice for many paints and coatings.
The SAE fast aqueous dissolution properties of the
water soluble surfactants (7-40 EO) result in even
the low mole ethoxylate (3-5 EO) surfactants, which
are oil soluble, being readily water dispersible. This
allows the use of the low mole SAE to enhance the
coalescing of emulsion polymers for low VOC (volatile
organic compounds) systems, while also offering
pigment wetting and stabilization, and substrate
wetting and rewetting.
TERGITOL 15-S-Series and TERGITOL TMN Series
Surfactants are widely regarded as highly effective
nonionic wetting agents having low aqueous dynamic
and equilibrium surface tension profiles. These SAE
surfactants may offer the necessary substrate
wetting and rewetting properties often provided by
anionic surfactants, but with lower foam profiles and
with less water sensitivity compared to anionics.
ECOSURF™ SA and ECOSURF EH Surfactants offer a
combination of dispersing and wetting properties with
excellent handling performance.
ECOSURF SA and ECOSURF EH Surfactants have ex-
cellent wetting properties, with low equilibrium surface
tension and rapid dynamic surface tension reduction.
These surfactants feature no aqueous gelling, rapid
dissolution even in cold water, fast foam collapse and
favorable formulating and handling properties, making
them an excellent choice for many paint, coating and
ink systems. They are especially suited to pigment
wetting and stabilization.
Octylphenol Ethoxylate Surfactants
TRITON™ X Series Surfactants
TRITON X Series Surfactants are versatile nonionic
specialty surfactants that offer excellent emulsification
performance. They are recognized as an industry
standard OPE for pigment wetting and stabilization
in coatings and are offered in a range of HLB to
match specific wetting and dispersing requirements
and waterborne coating stabilization requirements.
Sulfosuccinates
TRITON™ GR Series Surfactants GR-5M, GR-7M

Low Foam Surfactants TRITON GR Series Surfactants feature outstanding

wetting, emulsifying and dispersing properties. They
TRITON™ DF Surfactants
are available in a range of solvent compatibilities and
TRITON CF-10 (90%) Surfactant
are widely used as substrate wetting and rewetting
TRITON CF-10 Surfactant
agents for waterborne paint applications.
ECOSURF™ LF Surfactants1

ECOSURF LF, TRITON DF, TRITON CF-10 and TRITON
CF-10 (90%) Surfactants feature low foam and outstanding
wetting and dispersing properties. These low foam surfac-
tants are widely used for pigment stabilization in a range
of coating formulations, including architectural, industrial,
maintenance and automotive paints.
Alkyl Diphenyl Oxide Disulfonates
DOWFAX ™ Surfactants
DOWFAX Surfactants are used widely
in emulsion polymerization, offering increased
mechanical and chemical stability, lower reactor
waste and low critical micelle concentration (CMC).

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All components of this product are on the TSCA Inventory or are exempt from TSCA Inventory requirements under 40 CFR
720.30. This product contains a substance that will be subject to a TSCA Section 5(a)(2) Significant New Use Rule (SNUR)
and export notification under TSCA 12(b). Architectural coating formulation processes that operate under zero-discharge of
wastewater should not trigger the SNUR conditions but each user should assess their operations to assure compliance. The
SNUR will limit release to water to no greater than 14 ppb as calculated after wastewater treatment. The total removal during
wastewater treatment is estimated to be > 90% based on Episuite models and demonstrated ready biodegradability. In addition,
EPA does not expect significant adverse environmental effects during the uses stated in the PMN submission. These uses
included formulation at less than 1% in industrial, commercial and consumer architectural coatings. TSCA 12(b) export notification
is not needed when this substance is present in mixtures at less than 1%.
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 Sulfates and Sulfonates
TRITON™ XN-45S Surfactant
TRITON X-200 Surfactant
TRITON XN-45S Surfactant is an outstanding anionic
emulsifier and stabilizer that offers excellent particle
size control in emulsion polymerization. TRITON X-200
Surfactant is an excellent emulsion polymerization
emulsifier and stabilizer.
Specialty Surfactant
TRITON™ CA Surfactant
TRITON CA Surfactant is a superb pigment stabilizer
with the distinct ability to correct many colorant
acceptance problems resulting from unknown
pigment instability issues in paint production
environments. TRITON CA Surfactant is an outstand-
ing wetting agent and stabilizer for pigment and colo-
rant dispersions. It helps improve color acceptance in
even marginal, unstable pigment systems. Its broad
HLB range makes this versatile surfactant an excellent
choice for use in most paint systems. TRITON CA
Surfactant is also an effective wetting agent for
pigments and extenders.
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EO/PO Copolymers
TERGITOL™ XD, XH, XJ Surfactant
TERGITOL L Series Surfactants
TERGITOL XD, TERGITOL XH, TERGITOL XJ
and TERGITOL L Series Surfactants are efficient
emulsifiers and stabilizers for a broad range of
materials, including aromatic and chlorinated
solvents. TERGITOL XD Surfactant offers
excellent pigment and colorant stabilization
especially for concentrated dispersions such
as carbon black and other very small
particle pigments.
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates
TERGITOL™ NP Series Surfactants
TERGITOL NP Series Surfactants cover a wide range
of ethoxylation and HLB values. They are used
asemulsifiers, wetting agents and dispersants in
avariety of applications, including emulsion
polymerization and paints and coatings.
Match One or More Dow Surfactants
to Your Performance Requirements
Dow surfactants include products designed to provide a wide range of valuable functional
contributions to paint and coatings formulations. Refer to the table below to identify the
most likely Dow solution for your functional requirements.
If you require...
Conventional Pigment Wetting
and Stabilizing (APE)
Conventional Pigment Wetting
and Stabilizing (Non-APE)
Low-Foam Pigment Wetting
and Stabilizing (APE)
Low-Foam Pigment Wetting
and Stabilizing (Non-APE)
EO/PO Copolymer Steric
Stabilizers (Non-APE)
High Mole Ethoxylate Steric
Stabilizers (APE Based)
High Mole Ethoxylate Steric
Stabilizers (Non-APE)
Substrate Wetting and
Re-Wetting (Anionic)
Substrate Wetting and
Re-Wetting (Nonionic)
We recommend... Because...
NPE 5 EO readily water dispersible;
TERGITOL™ NP-9 & NP-10 NPE and OPE 7-12 EO water soluble global
TRITON™ N-57, X-114, X-100, X-102 & X-165 (70%) standard and most often used for pigment wetting
and stabilization
ECOSURF™ SA-7, SA-9 SAE 3-5 EO readily water dispersible
TERGITOL 15-S-5, 15-S-7 & 15-S-9 SAE 7-9 EO water soluble pigment and
TERGITOL TMN-3, TMN-6 (90%), TMN-10 (90%) colorant wetting
OPE global standard low foam nonionic for
pigment wetting and stabilization; Enhances
TRITON CF-10 (90%) & CF-10 freeze-thaw stability and colorant stability;
CF-10 (90%) has lower pour point and
enhanced handling
TRITON DF-16 and DF-12 Low foam pigment wetting and efficient
ECOSURF L F -20, LF- 30, LF -45 cloud point defoamers
High MW EO / PO copolymer steric stabilizers;
TERGITOL XJ, XD & XH
100% solid
TRITON X-705 (70%), X-405 (70%) & X-305 (70%) OPE and NPE 30-70 EO steric stabilizers;
TERGITOL NP-70 (70%), NP-50 (70%), Aqueous versions for enhanced customer-friendly
NP-40 (70%) & NP-30 (70%) handling; 100% actives solid available
SAE 20-40 EO steric stabilizers;
TERGITOL 15-S-40 (70%), 15-S-30 & 15-S-20 (80%) Aqueous version for enhanced customer-friendly
handling; 100% actives solid available
GR-DOSS standard anionic for substrate
DOWFAX™ 2A1
wetting and rewetting; Low equilibrium and
TRITON GR-5M & GR-7M
dynamic aqueous surface tension
ECOSURF SA-4 & SA-7
SAE 3-8 mole EO have low equilibrium and
TERGITOL TMN-3, TMN-6 (90%), TMN-10 (90%)
dynamic aqueous surface tension
TERGITOL 15-S-3, 15-S-5 & 15-S-7
APE = Alkylphenol Ethoxylate
Non-APE = Not APE Based
NPE = Nonylphenol Ethoxylate
OPE = Octylphenol Ethoxylate
SAE = Secondary Alcohol Ethoxylate
SAA = Secondary Alcohol Alkoxylate
PAA = Primary Alcohol Alkoxylate
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 If you require...
Substrate Wetting Alternative
and Complementary and
Compatible with Fluoro
Surfactants (Nonionic)
(Non-APE)
Dynamic and Equilibrium Low
Aqueous Surface Tension
(Anionic)
Equilibrium Low Aqueous
Surface Tension
(Nonionic) (Non-APE)
Dynamic and Equilibrium Low
Aqueous Surface Tension
(Nonionic) (Non-APE)
Biodegradeable Seed Oil
Surfactants with Low
Aquatic Toxicity
Surfactants with Low Gel
Range (Non-APE)
Hydrophobic Wetting
Surfactants;
Oil-Soluble But Readily
Water-Dispersible (Non-APE)
TRITON CA
Color Acceptance Enhancement
TRITON N-57
(APE)
TRITON CF-10 (90%) & CF-10
ECOSURF SA-7 & SA-9
Color Acceptance Enhancement TERGITOL 15-S-5 15-S-7 & 15-S-9
(Non-APE) TERGITOL TMN-3 & TMN-5
TRITON DF-16
Freeze-Thaw Enhancement
(APE )
Freeze-Thaw Enhancement
(Non-APE)
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We recommend...
ECOSURF™ SA-4 & SA-7
TERGITOL™ TMN-3 & TMN-6 (90%),
TERGITOL 15-S-3, 15-S-5 & 15-S-7
DOWFAX™ 2A1,
TRITON™ GR-5M & GR-7M
TERGITOL TMN-6 (90%),
TMN-10 (90%)
TERGITOL 15-S-7
ECOSURF SA-4, SA-7 & SA-9
TERGITOL TMN-3, TMN-6 (90%), TMN-10 (90%)
TERGITOL 15-S-3, 15-S-5 & 15-S-7
ECOSURF SA-4, SA-7 & SA-9
ECOSURF SA-7 & SA-9
TERGITOL TMN-6 (90%), TMN-10 (90%) &
TERGITOL 15-S-7, 15-S-9 & 15-S-12
ECOSURF SA-4, SA-7 & SA-9
TERGITOL TMN-3 & TMN-5
TERGITOL 15-S-3 & 15-S-5
TRITON CF-10 (90%) & CF-10
TRITON X-405 (70%)
TERGITOL 15-S-20, 15-S-30 & 15-S-40
TERGITOL XJ, XD, XH
TERGITOL TMN-10
Because...
SAE 3-8 EO levels;
Fast aqueous dissolution rates;
Low dynamic and equilibrium aqueous
surface tension;
Use as blends with fluorocarbon surfactants
for lower cost
Disulfonate steric stabilizer DOSS wetting
and rewetting;
DOSS in various solvents
SAE lowest equilibrium aqueous surface tension
for any conventional ethoxylated nonionics
SAE 7-11 EO levels give lowest dynamic aqueous
surface tension for any conventional ethoxylated
nonionics; 3-5 EO levels have low dynamic surface
tension due to being readily water dispersible,
which is difficult for low EO APE nonionics
ECOSURF Surfactants are biodegradable per
OECD 301 test and > 1mg / L aquatic toxicity;
Excellent surfactants for pigment and substrate
wetting or for color acceptance
SAE 7-12 EO levels;
Very low gel ranges;
Unstable foam with fast foam collapse rates;
Water soluble;
Fast aqueous dissolution rates;
SAE hydrophobic low 3-5 mole EO;
Readily water dispersible;
Contributes to emulsion polymer coalescing
CA specialty hydrophobic low EO blend;
N-57 hydrophobic 5 mole EO easily
water dispersible;
CF-10 low foam dual bulky hydrophobes
SAE hydrophobic low EO levels;
Readily water dispersible;
Pigment wetting and stabilization
Contributes to freeze-thaw stability of water-based
systems; likely mechanisms: CF-10 low foam, due to
large / bulky dual hydrophobes; X-405, due to large
EO levels, water hydration and steric stabilization
TERGITOL 15-S-20, 15-S-30 and 15-S-40
enhance freeze-thaw stability due to large EO
levels; water hydration and steric stabilization;
TERGITOL X-Series enhances freeze-thaw
stability due to large EO/PO levels.
 Properties of Dow Surfactants
Gel Range and Foam Profiles
A comparison of gel ranges and foam profiles of SAE, NPE, OPE and PAE nonionic surfactant families.

Secondary Alcohol Ethoxylates (SAE)

TERGITOL™ 15-S Series (C H2C H2O)XH TERGITOL TMN Series (C H2C H2O)XH
O O

Aqueous Gel Range of Surfactants with HLB=13 Ross-Miles Foam of Surfactants with HLB=13
at 25ºC, 0.1 wt. % aqueous surfactant
Gel Range Initial
at 25ºC
120
5 Minute

100
SAE
Foam Height, mm

80

NPE
Surfactant

60

OPE 40

20
PAE

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 SAE NPE OPE PAE

Wt. % Surfactant Surfactant

• SAE have a very narrow gel range, giving them a • All families have a very similar initial form.
very favorable advantage in aqueous formulations.
• SAE have the advantage of a much less
• PAE and NPE have broader gel ranges. stable foam.

• SAE require a much shorter dissolution time. • PAE, being the least hydrophobic, have a
slower bubble film drainage.
• Broader gel range is partly due to the
lower hydrophobicity.

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 Properties of Dow Surfactants
Equilibrium Aqueous Surface Tension
A comparison of equilibrium aqueous suface tension values featuring SAE, NPE, OPE and PAE nonionic surfactant families.

Equilibrium Aqueous Surface Tension Values

TERGITOL™ and TRITON™ Nonionic Surfactants
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Aqueous Surface Tension
Values at 0.1 wt%
32

31

30
dynes/cm

29

28

27

26

25
NP-10 X-100 NP-9 15-S-9 NP-7 X-114 15-S-7 TMN-10 TMN-6

Nonionics

Emulsion Polymer Coalescing

A comparison of low-mole (3-5 EO) oil-soluble but readily water dispersible secondary alcohol ethoxylate (SAE) nonionic surfactants for
lowering the mimimum filming temperature profile of emulsion polymers (polymer coalescing) compared to higher-mole (7-10 EO) ethoxylate
nonionic surfactants and conventional coalescing solvents.

Acrylic Polymer: Minimum Filming Temperature

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TERGITOL 15-S-9
TERGITOL TMN-6

20 TERGITOL 15-S-3
TERGITOL TMN-3
Butyl CARBITOL
Ester Alcohol†
15
ºC

10

MFT 22ºC
5 Tg 19ºC

0
0 2 4 8 12

PHR (wt%)
†
2, 2, 4-Trimethyl-1, 2- Pentanedid Monoisbutyrate

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 Properties of Dow Surfactants
Dynamic Aqueous Surface Tension
A comparison of dynamic aqueous surface tension values featuring SAE and OPE nonionic surfactants.

TERGITOL™ 15-S Series SAE Surfactants TERGITOL SAE Surfactants

75 TERGITOL 15-S-5 75 TERGITOL 15-S-9
TERGITOL 15-S-7 TERGITOL TMN-10
70 TERGITOL 15-S-9 70 TERGITOL TMN-6
Surface Tension, dynes/cm

Surface Tension, dynes/cm

TERGITOL 15-S-20 TERGITOL TMN-3
65 65
TERGITOL 15-S-40
60 60

55 55

50 50

45 45

40 40

35 35

30 30
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Bubble Frequency, Hz Bubble Frequency, Hz

ECOSURF™ SA Surfactants Performance

The ECOSURF™ SA Surfactants, based on seed oil hydrophobes, show no loss in performance compared to
conventional nonionic surfactants used in paints and coatings. In fact, they have a positive impact on minimum film
formation temperature. At the same time, they reduce costs through faster dissolution and reduced cycle times.
Since they are based on seed oil alcohols and create low VOC emissions, ECOSURF SA Surfactants can help improve
the environmental profile of paint systems.

ECOSURF SA Surfactants were compared to a conventional nonionic surfactant in a gloss, semigloss and a
flat formulated paint.
ECOSURF™ SA Surfactant Performance in Formulated Paints

Nonionic Surfactant ECOSURF SA-7 ECOSURF SA-9

Gloss Film
Gloss, 60º 79.4 80.2 79.2
Gloss, 20º 33.2 34.1 36
Flow & Leveling Excellent Excellent Excellent
Tint Strength % 54.36 / 55.09 55.10 / 55.76 54.90 / 54.99
Contrast Ratio, % 99.09 99.09 99.47

Semigloss Film
Gloss, 60º 43.3 40.3 47.8
Gloss, 20º 9.5 13.2 16.7
Flow & Leveling Excellent Excellent Excellent
Tint Strength % 52.76 / 52.76 52.48 / 52.43 52.47 / 52.21
Contrast Ratio, % 99.14 99.2 98.89

Flat Film
Gloss, 60º 2.6 2.5 2.6
Gloss, 20º 1.4 1.4 1.4
Flow & Leveling Excellent Excellent Excellent
Tint Strength % 33.25 / 34.44 33.18 / 33.31 33.10 / 33.51
Contrast Ratio, % 85.85 86.18 85.68
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 Dow Surfactants for Coatings – Selected Product Line
CMC (3) /
Cloud Moles Surface Foam Pour
Product Point (1) HLB (2)
EO Tension (4) Height (5) Point (6) Form (7) Features
ECOSURF Specialty Ethoxylates
™

ECOSURF SA-7 37 9.7 PRT(8) 17 / 29 100 / 20 3 L Based on seed oil, low odor, no gel range, rapid dissolution; Excellent wetting & effective emulsifier

ECOSURF EH-6 40 10.8 PRT 914 / 30 20 / 0 3 L Low odor, rapid dissolution; Excellent wetting & effective emulsifer, improves color acceptance

ECOSURF EH-9 61 12.5 PRT 1066 / 30 60 / 0 27 S Low odor, rapid dissolution; Excellent wetting & effective emulsifer, improves color acceptance

TERGITOL™ NP Nonyl Phenyl Ethoxylates

TERGITOL NP-9 54 12.9 9 60 / 32 105 / 90 -19 L Outstanding wetting, improves color acceptance

TERGITOL NP-12 78 13.8 12 85 / 35 117 / 115 13 L Outstanding wetting, improves color acceptance

TERGITOL NP-40 (70%) >100 17.8 40 232 / 50 123 / 115 2 L Highly water-soluble emulsifier and stabilizer

TRITON™ X Octyl Phenyl Ethoxylates

TRITON X-45 Disp 9.8 4.5 136 / 29 23 / 9 -24 L Excellent emulsifier with good wetting

TRITON X-114 25 12.3 7.5 120 / 31 55 / 40 -14 L Excellent wetting; Improves color acceptance
Excellent dispersant, and emulsifier for oil-in-water systems; Improves color acceptance;
TRITON X-100 66 13.4 9.5 189 / 33 128 / 107 1 L Freeze-thaw stabilizer

TRITON X-102 88 14.4 12 267 / 36 124 / 75 13 L Excellent dispersant; Improves color acceptance

TRITON X-405 (70%) >100 17.6 35 2442 / 52 93 / 22 -6 L Excellent emulsion stabilizer; Offers freeze-thaw and ionic stability

TRITON Specialty Alkoxylates

TRITON CA Disp 10-12 PRT - / 32 10 / 0 -20 L Improves color acceptance and prevents agglomeration of pigments

TRITON N-57 Disp 10.0 5 - / 31 18 / 12 -28 L Emulsifier; Enhances associative thickener efficiency; Improves colorant acceptance

TRITON X-207 Disp 10.7 PRT - / 32 20 / 16 -14 L Improves color acceptance

TERGITOL 15-S Secondary Alcohol Ethoxylates

TERGITOL 15-S-5 Disp 10.5 5 Disp Disp -25 L Excellent emulsifier; Enhances paint associative thickener efficiency and latex coalescence

TERGITOL 15-S-7 37 12.1 7 38 / 30 117 / 28 1 L Exceptional wetting; Improves color acceptance

TERGITOL 15-S-9 60 13.3 9 52 / 30 124 / 43 9 L Good substrate wetting; Improves color acceptance

TERGITOL 15-S-20 (80%) >100 16.3 20 315 / 38 112 / 42 6 L Emulsion stabilizer; Offers freeze-thaw and ionic stability; Good handling properties

TERGITOL 15-S-40 (70%) >100 18.0 41 1314 / 45 103 / 28 5 L Emulsion stabilizer; Offers freeze-thaw and ionic stability; Good handling properties

(1) Cloud point: °C, 1 wt% aqueous solution (5) Ross-Miles foam height: mm at 0.1 wt% actives, 25°C, initial / 5 minute
(2) HLB Range: <10 w/o emulsifier, >10 w/o emulsifier 10-15 good wetting, 12-15 detergents (6) Pour point: °C
(3) Critical micelle concentration: ppm at 25°C (7) Form at 25°C: L = Liquid, S = Solid
(4) Surface tension: dynes/cm at 1%, 25°C (8) PRT = Proprietary

CMC (3) /
Cloud Moles Surface Foam Pour
Product Point (1) HLB (2)
EO Tension (4) Height (5) Point (6) Form (7) Features

TERGITOL™ Ethylene Oxide / Propylene Oxide (EO/PO) Copolymer

TERGITOL L-62 32 7 PRT - / 41 45 / 30 -2 L Efficient foam control agent; Wetting agent

TERGITOL XD 74 PRT - / 38 60 / 25 34 S Excellent steric and freeze-thaw stabilizer; Effective pigment and carbon black dispersant

TRITON™ and TERGITOL Low Foam Surfactants

TRITON CF-10 28 12.6  PRT 75 / 36   16 L Pigment dispersant; Freeze-thaw stability; Colorant acceptance

TRITON DF-12 17 10.6  PRT 290 / 34   16 L Non APEO low foam pigment dispersant; Colorant acceptance

ECOSURF™ LF-30 32 11-12  PRT 25 / 30   -8 L Non APEO low foam pigment dispersant; Colorant acceptance

TERGITOL TMN Branched Secondary Alcohol Ethoxylates

Excellent oil soluble emulsifier; Enhances paint associative thickener efficiency
TERGITOL TMN-3 Ins 8.1 3 Ins Ins -49 L and latex coalescence

TERGITOL TMN-6 (90%) 36 13.1 8 800 / 27 130 / 22 <-40 L Exceptional wetting agent; Narrow gel range

TERGITOL TMN-10 (90%) 76 14.4 11 1313 / 30 118 / 28 -19 L High HLB emulsifier; Freeze-thaw stabilizer; Narrow gel range

Surface Tension(10) Foam(11)

  Actives Diluent Form (9) Neutral (12) Alkaline (13) Neutral (12) Alkaline (13) Features

DOWFAX : Alkyldiphenyloxide Disulfonate Salts

™

DOWFAX 2A1 45 Water L 34 35 140 / 130 145 / 145 Emulsion polymerization

TRITON™ GR: Dioctyl Sulfosuccinates

IPA (14) /
TRITON GR-5M 60 Water L 26 NR (15) 190 / 180 NR Excellent wetting, emulsifying and dispersing ability
Petroleum
TRITON GR-7M 64 Distillate (16) L Ins (17) Ins Ins Ins Excellent emulsifying and dispersing ability; Oil soluble

TRITON: Alkyl Polyglucoside and Phosphate Ester

TRITON CG-50 50 Water L 28 105 / 100 Hydrotrope; Good Wetting Agent

TRITON H-66 50 Water L 45 41 50 / 8 105 / 25 Hydrotrope for low foam surfactants; Emulsion stability and color acceptance

(9) FORM AT 25ºC: L = Liquid, S = Solid (14) IPA = Isopropanol

(10) Surface Tension: dynes/cm at 1 wt% actives, 25ºC (15) NR = Not recommended; can hydrolyze under some alkaline conditions
(11) Ross-Miles foam height: mm at 1 wt% actives, 25ºC, initial/ 5 minute (16) Blend of ethanol, naphtha, propylene glycol and naphthalen
(12) Actual pH = 7 (distilled water) (17) Ins = Insoluble
(13) Actual pH = 12.5 (sodium hydroxide solution)
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Handling Precautions
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product hazards, recommended handling precautions and product storage.

Storage
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ECOSURF™ LF Surfactants are marketed under the TERGITOL™ brand in Canada and Japan.

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Published March 2011

Printed in the United States

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CM11N004

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