Multifunctional Wetting Agent for Water Based System
SURFADOL® 541 surfactant has a unique Gemini structure, which brings a unique combination of performance benefits, such as surface tension reduction, foam control, and viscosity stabilization. The hydrophobic nature of SURFADOL® 541 surfactant typically results in significantly reduced water sensitivity compared to either conventional ethoxylated or anionic surfactants.
Description
Multifunctional Wetting Agent for Water Based System
SURFADOL® 541
SURFADOL® 541 surfactant has a unique Gemini structure, which brings a unique combination of performance benefits, such as surface tension reduction, foam control, and viscosity stabilization. The hydrophobic nature of SURFADOL® 541 surfactant typically results in significantly reduced water sensitivity compared to either conventional ethoxylated or anionic surfactants.
SURFADOL® 541 is available in liquid form in different solvent cuts.
ACME product category: SURFADOL® 541 Series Surfactants; acetylenic diol-based additives
Alternative to Surfynol 104
Composition
100% active 2,4,7,9-Tetramethyldec-5-yne-4,7-diol
Abbreviation: TMDD
CAS No: 126-86-3
Chemical Structure:
Due to its multifunctional properties, Surfadol 541 surfactant can be used in many water-based applications such as coatings, paints, adhesives, inks, pigment manufacture and dispersion, cements, metalworking lubricants, agricultural chemicals, and dye processing.
As a multi-functional surfactant that combines dynamic wetting and molecular defoaming in waterborne systems, SURFADOL® 541 is often used as wetting agent or defoamer in the following formulations.
● Water-based printing inks
● Water-based adhesives
● Dye processing
● Fountain solutions
● Waterborne coatings
● Metalworking fluids
● Overprint vanishes
● Agricultural chemicals
● Concrete and drymix mortars
As shown in the following table, SURFADOL® 541 is available in liquid forms for ease of handling, or as a free-flowing powder on a solid support.
|
SURFADOL® surfactant |
Physical form |
Composition |
|
SURFADOL® 541A |
Light yellow liquid |
50% wt 541 in 2-ethylhexanol |
|
SURFADOL® 541BC |
Light yellow liquid |
50% wt 541 in 2-butoxyethanol |
|
SURFADOL® 541D |
Light yellow liquid |
50% wt 541 in diethylene glycol |
|
SURFADOL® 541DPM |
Light yellow liquid |
50% wt 541 in dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether |
|
SURFADOL® 541E |
Light yellow liquid |
50% wt 541 in ethylene glycol |
|
SURFADOL® 541H |
Light yellow liquid |
75% wt 541 in ethylene glycol |
|
SURFADOL® 541PA |
Light yellow liquid |
50% wt 541 in isopropyl alcohol |
|
SURFADOL® 541PG |
Light yellow liquid |
50% wt 541 in propylene glycol |
|
SURFADOL® 541PM |
Light yellow liquid |
50% wt 541 in propylene glycol methyl ether |
|
SURFADOL® 541S |
Free-flowing powder |
42.5% wt 541 on amorphous silica |
Performance benefits of SURFADOL® 541 multifunctional surfactant are listed as below.
● Quick migration, leading to low dynamic surface tension
● Ability to wet contaminated substrates
● Non-micelle forming
● Thermal and chemical stability over a broad range of conditions
● Prevents surface defect problems such as fisheyes, crawling, and cratering on low-energy substrates
● Reduces microfoam in spray-applied systems
● Improves pigment grind efficiency
● Reduces water sensitivity
● Defoams, deairentrains, and improves flow
● Enhances leaf and soil penetration while improving bloom and stability in agricultural chemicals
● Lubricates, wets, and prevents smut formation while eliminating hot spots in metalworking fluids
● Silicone-free, APEO free, non-toxic
Typical properties
|
Chemical family |
Acetylenic diol; Nonionic surfactant; Gemini surfactant |
|
Appearance |
White waxy solid |
|
APHA Color (Pt-Co) |
≤350 |
|
TMDD purity (GC) |
≥98.00% |
|
Water Content |
≤1.50% |
|
Equilibrium surface tension (concentration 0.1%, 1b/s) |
36.7 dynes/cm |
|
Dynamic surface tension (concentration 0.1%, 6b/s) |
38.0 dynes/cm |
|
Density at 25°C |
0.89 g/cm3 |
|
Solubility in water |
Not soluble |
|
Boiling point |
262°C |
|
Melting point |
54-55°C |
|
Suggested use level |
0.1% - 1.5% of total formulation weight |
|
Package and packing |
180kg iron drums, 4 drums per pallet; 20kg pails for trial, 18 pails per pallet; |
|
Shelf life |
48 months from the date of manufacture |
|
Storage instructions |
Keep containers tightly closed in a dry, cool, and well-ventilated place. Product is normally freeze-thaw stable. Container should be heated to 60-70°C to completely melt product; mix thoroughly before use. |
|
Free sample for lab test |
Up to 200g free sample can be sent by FedEx upon requests |
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