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HS Code |
209986 |
| Product Name | Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 |
| Appearance | Clear to slightly hazy liquid |
| Color | Pale yellow |
| Odor | Mild characteristic |
| Active Content | Approximately 100% |
| Molecular Weight | 2100-2200 g/mol |
| Ph Value | 5.0-7.0 (1% solution) |
| Solubility | Soluble in water |
| Hlb Value | 17.0-18.0 |
| Boiling Point | >100°C |
| Density | 1.07-1.10 g/cm³ (at 25°C) |
As an accredited Alkylphenol Ethoxyates 40 factory, we enforce strict quality protocols—every batch undergoes rigorous testing to ensure consistent efficacy and safety standards.
| Packing | Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 is packaged in a 200 kg blue HDPE drum with a secure screw cap and chemical labeling. |
| Shipping | Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 are shipped in tightly sealed HDPE drums or IBC containers to prevent leakage and moisture ingress. They must be transported as non-hazardous chemicals, kept away from heat and direct sunlight, and handled according to safety guidelines for industrial surfactants to ensure safe delivery and storage. |
| Storage | Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 should be stored in tightly sealed containers, away from heat, open flames, and direct sunlight. Maintain storage in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area. Avoid contact with strong acids and oxidizing agents. Use corrosion-resistant containers, such as stainless steel or HDPE. Ensure containers are clearly labeled, and prevent moisture ingress to avoid product degradation and safety hazards. |
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Few products in surfactant chemistry have gained as much recognition across industry lines as alkylphenol ethoxylates. Our model 40, also identified in labs as Alkylphenol Ethoxylate 40, comes from decades of work refining both batch and continuous production methods to bring out consistent results even under varied operating pressures. Having worked with countless customers who demand stringent clarity, controlled cloud points, and consistent emulsification, our focus on quality becomes clear in every drum, tote, or tanker that leaves the line.
The average observer might only see the clear, viscous liquid, but after years on the plant floor monitoring each ethoxylation reaction, you recognize that performance depends on the smallest controls — from precise temperature regulation during the addition of ethylene oxide, all the way to how the pH is balanced post-reaction. Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 offers about 40 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alkylphenol. This sets it apart in critical applications. In cleaning, agriculture, textiles, and formulations for hard surface cleaners, that listing means a higher hydrophilic-lipophilic balance. More ethylene oxide content gives the molecule a greater affinity for water, and that matters for solubility and low foam, especially when blending concentrates or formulating solutions that need to rinse clean without residues.
In manufacturing, time spent troubleshooting an incomplete reaction, unplanned foaming, or a sticky, viscous residue always comes at a cost — and it frequently holds up entire downstream shifts. By optimizing our ethoxylation step, we've observed fewer rework loads and more predictable viscosity, which means customers can scale up or down their mixing operations without the headaches caused by inconsistent raw material. Field feedback reinforces that Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 helps wetting and emulsification in textile processing, breaking up stubborn oil phases when scrubbing tankers, and delivers the kind of reliable results demanded in dairy parlor CIP (clean-in-place) systems, bottle washing, and textile scouring.
We pay close attention to endpoint detection during ethoxylation, allowing the chain length and molecular weight distribution to fall within a tight band. That means downstream blenders or formulators don’t run into unexpected haze or delamination when making their blends. Consistency matters because once a load falls outside spec, it creates a domino effect in batching, blending, and downstream processing.
Not all alkylphenol ethoxylates function the same. Model 40, with its higher ethoxylation degree, stays truly water-soluble, even at lower temperatures and across a wide pH window encountered in various cleaning, textile, and pigment suspension environments. Other grades, with lower ethoxylation, often only reach partial solubility or leave behind visible residues after rinsing. In textile scouring, we've seen the difference firsthand. Instead of streaks or leftover surfactant marks, fabric emerges cleaner and with improved hand feel.
Beyond cleaning, our customers in the agrochemical blending sector rely on predictable cloud points. Cloud point temperature, often overlooked, sets the stage for stable tank blends under field conditions. With Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40, we routinely hit a cloud point that balances formulation stability and ease of working—even in hard water or high-alkalinity systems.
The factory setting does not forgive shortcuts. If a surfactant causes unexpected foam during a CIP cycle, or precipitates in a blend tank, the team must stop the run, clean out lines, and restart the sequence. Our Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 has proven itself as a dependable mainstay through these practical shop-floor challenges. During high-temperature storage or transportation, stability across phases remains solid, with negligible separation or gelling.
We constantly field feedback from customers pushing throughput — tank farms operating 24 hours without time for “tank rest,” detergent blenders running back-to-back shifts, or textile dye houses scheduling aggressive changeovers. For these users, downtime bites straight into their profit line. A product that delivers consistent batch-to-batch performance is not just an “option” — it directly translates to more revenue. Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 performs across this range, and we engineer our manufacturing lines—starting from feedstock purification all the way through to final drum filling—to ensure nobody runs into post-shipment surprises.
Other alkylphenol ethoxylates, especially those with lower ethoxylate counts (ranging from 9 to 20), do a decent job of solubilizing oily soils or cutting grease in tougher cleaning environments, but they fall short in applications where water clarity and zero residue form the core of product requirements. Lower ethoxylate surfactants tend to create cloudy rinses, especially in soft or deionized water applications.
Formulators often chase performance by “spiking” blends with more aggressive solvents or co-surfactants to compensate for lower-end ethoxylates. This brings more complexity into the production schedule, raises regulatory hurdles in many geographic areas—especially as environmental scrutiny of alkylphenol derivatives increases—and can introduce odour and skin feel issues that end customers notice.
With our Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40, those concerns drop. Less need for additive boosting, reduced tweak cycles in formulation labs, and fewer reported quality complaints downstream. In pigment suspensions and emulsions, tests show rapid dispersion and less sedimentation during extended storage. That translates directly to lower QA rejects and smoother warehouse operations. Paint and coatings customers report better compatibility with rheology control agents, which keeps their metal drums free from the gummed residue that slows filling lines and fouls pumps.
In our experience, customers expect their raw materials to tolerate not just the ideal environment, but also typical plant realities: pipes with lingering residues, additions of cold water into partially filled tanks, and extended exposure to air before batch use. During years of transporting Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 worldwide, we find that it holds up against accidental overwintering, multiple pump recycles, and tank switching, without flocculating or losing clarity. That saves money and time, since there’s less tank cleaning and fewer rejected loads due to off-odour or off-colour complaints.
Laboratory technologists running pilot scaleups notice the difference in filterability, as well. We receive regular reports noting improved filtration rates after blending our product into their standard housekeeping and industrial cleaning solutions. Lower filter pressure means less risk of bypass, fewer filter replacements, and longer run times without interruption.
Anyone who has worked in a chemical plant knows that minor impurities generate their own set of unpredictable issues later. We rigorously control for unreacted alkylphenol, free fatty acids, and lower molecular weight byproducts. This keeps foaming predictable, reduces undesirable odour drift, and protects critical downstream processes, such as enzyme stability in detergent formulations. For blenders producing finished consumer goods, a pure raw material means fewer tests and batch-release specifications, which helps speed up approvals for international shipment.
Noise in the surfactant blend can cause false failures in physical and chemical stability checks during product launches. Our focus on keeping by-product levels extremely low means a smoother ride through regulatory registration and customer audits—especially as regulatory agencies in Europe and North America monitor alkylphenol-use more stringently.
Switching to surfactant systems that truly dissolve at lower concentrations, with minimal residue, delivers more than just technical improvements. Facilities reduce total product usage per shift, lower effluent chemical oxygen demand (COD), and spend less on secondary water treatment. Formulators start to see reports of improved biodegradability and lower long-term toxicity in discharge water, especially as municipal water regulators impose tighter thresholds. Our Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 is designed with responsible manufacturing and sourcing in mind—from selecting input phenols sourced from audited suppliers to ensuring closed-loop emissions management during ethoxylation and finishing processes.
End users sometimes worry about workplace safety. Handling large volumes of surfactant often exposes operators to splashes and vapours. With our Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40, extensive processing at low free alkylphenol levels reduces operator exposure and off-gassing. Plant operators mention easier skin wash-off and fewer respiratory complaints relative to products with a higher load of residual monomer or short-chain by-products.
Standing over blending kettles in detergent plants and overseeing production in textile auxiliaries manufacturing, we’ve worked side-by-side with industry veterans who spot poor raw materials a mile away. Their feedback reaches us straight: less clumping, easier dissolving, fewer “mystery” haze incidents in cold mixing, and cleaner tanks after changeovers. In textile dye yields, one blending manager remarked on how the difference with our product appeared visible even on the finished fabric—improved brightness and wetting, reduced defects.
Household and industrial cleaning brands tell us that Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 gives them a consistent backbone in their cleaning concentrates. Rather than chasing ever-higher amounts of foam suppressants or solvent boosters, they’ve found more balanced, stable formulations, which have stood up to QA scrutiny from global retailers and safety assessors. From a supply chain angle, fewer “special instructions” or exceptions have to be passed along—everything ties back to the base raw material doing its part in every batch.
Chemical regulations continue to tighten, especially around alkylphenol derivatives in consumer-facing products. Every new enforcement measure—from REACH in Europe to updated EPA mandates in the United States—creates uncertainty around allowable uses and necessary disclosures. We design every batch to minimize free alkylphenol and other non-compliant byproducts, helping downstream customers avoid last-minute reformulation headaches. Our Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 aligns with emerging regulatory trends by offering traceable manufacturing records and full transparency about constituent levels, easing the burden during inspections and audits.
Committing to transparency builds not just market confidence but also rewards long-term partnerships. Our technical staff regularly engages with customer formulation teams, sharing not just standard certificates but also hands-on troubleshooting learned from decades in the plant. These exchanges help spot root causes when issues in final products do occur—the sort of partnership that pushes everyone’s results higher.
A real manufacturer can’t stand still. Every production campaign offers a chance for process improvement and updated quality checks. For Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40, each batch cycle is analyzed, and production variables—reaction time, agitation speed, catalyst dosing—are fine-tuned for even tighter targets. We trial improvements at our pilot plant before scaling up to commercial levels, limiting supply chain disruptions and verifying that tweaks deliver on expectations, not just in lab glassware but under full-scale conditions.
Industry dialogue never slows; sustainability, process safety, and emerging market requirements keep raising the bar. We design our Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 with an eye toward shifting regulatory and marketplace demands—offering full documentation, sample retains, and traceability for customers needing to demonstrate compliance in ever more rigorous supply chains. From a product development perspective, our chemists are already exploring how to further upgrade the environmental profile without sacrificing cleaning, wetting, or blending capabilities.
Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 stands out because it reflects real-world manufacturing priorities: day-to-day reliability, performance across a range of tough applications, and minimized safety and environmental risk. Long-term relationships with supply partners reinforce a simple truth: stable quality and ongoing technical support matter as much as price or lead time. We make a product we are proud to reload in our own tanks—knowing that when someone else plugs it into their process, it works exactly as promised.
Working directly with industrial, cleaning, textile, and formulation professionals, we’ve learned that every plant has its own challenges. Our Alkylphenol Ethoxylates 40 meets these needs by delivering more than just raw material—bringing practical know-how, manufacturing precision, and collaborative support whenever solid chemistry is called for.
