Sodium Borohydride: Material and Market Overview
Learn about its unique reduction, bleaching, brightening, and purification properties.
Choosing Low Foam Surfactants
Selecting low foam surfactants for industrial cleaning.
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Micro-Emulsions: Safer Chemistry and Improved Performance in Aqueous Cleaning
Micro-emulsions are designed to produce stable micro-droplets that harness the best properties of both organic solvents and aqueous solutions.
General Purpose Polymer Cleaning & Flushing
Sta-Sol PS-100 is a versatile, cost-effective and efficient solvent blend designed to clean and flush a wide range of polymeric resins.
Low Emission Amine Catalysts for Polyurethane Applications
Learn more about Huntsman’s JEFFCAT® high performing, low emission amine catalyst technology.
How Hydrotropes Enhance Stability and Clarity
Hydroptropes are used by formulators to create clear and stable solutions and enhance overall cleaning effectiveness.
Surface Chemistry: Surfactant Wetting Properties
This post introduces basic concepts in wetting properties of surfactants, with a focus on anionic and cationic surfactants.
Basics of the HLB System
The HLB system provides a framework for predicting how surfactants will behave in emulsion systems.
Acticarbone: High Performance, Renewable CECA Activated Carbons
J R Hess & Company, Inc. is now offering Acticarbone® activated carbons developed by CECA, a member of ...
Creating Gels: Thickening and Rheology Modifiers
The uses for thickening agents are wide ranging. As one example, cross linked polymer based gels enables full customization for customers seeking in gel appearance (including color), flow, viscosity and suspension for medical, sporting, packaging, and cleaning applications.
Propylene Carbonate in Cleaning & Degreasing Applications
Propylene carbonate (PC) is a clear, organic polar solvent made from the reaction of propylene ...
Amphoteric Alternatives for Cocamide DEA (Updated)
Cocamide DEA is used by product formulators as a surfactant in several hard surface cleaning ...
Industrial Solvent Alternatives
There is a growing interest in finding alternative solvents for industrial applications. The initial interest ...
A Quick Look at “Cloud Point”
Cloud point is an important property to consider when evaluating surfactants for your formulation. Cloud ...
Nonionic Surfactants (101 Series)
This is the second post in our Surfactant 101 series. In this post, we’ll be ...