Valency Organics

Nonylphenol ethoxylates are nonionic surfactants are active agents that do not dissociate into ions when in aqueous solutions. They are most commonly used as detergents because their ionic counterparts are insoluble in hard water. In addition to being good detergents these nonionic surfactants have excellent solubility, chemical stability and little foam properties. Ethoxylates are mild on the skin even when used for a long time. The hydrophilic group of nonylphenol and alkylphenol ethoxylates is composed of an alkene ether which is a water soluble polyether consisting ten to one hundred units in length. These are prepared through polymerizing propylene oxide, ethylene oxide and butylenes oxide into one molecule. This surfactant can also be used as a wetting agent, emulsifiers and a detergent but this depends on the proportion of oxides and carbon atoms.