SURFONIC® N-95

SURFONIC® N-95 is the 9.5-mole ethoxylate of nonylphenol. It is a water soluble, nonionic surface-active agent which is compatible with other nonionic surfactants and with most anionic and cationic surfactants.

Principal: Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC

Chemical Name: 4-Nonylphenol, branched, ethoxylated 1 - 2.5 moles ethoxylated

Chemical Family: Alkylphenol, Ethoxylates

Functions: Surfactant, Surfactant (Nonionic)

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Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

Applications & Uses

Base Chemicals End Uses
Markets
Applications
Product Applications
  • wetting agents
  • detergents
  • penetrants
  • solubilizing agents
  • dispersants
  • emulsifiers

Properties

Physical Form
Soluble In

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance
Chemical Inventories
Contains any chemicals listed on Prop 65 (including impurities, residues, catalysts, monomers, and by-products and excluding heavy metals)?

Safety & Health

Safety Information
  • SURFONIC® N-series surfactants and related products have been shown to undergo 90% to 100% loss of surface activity (primary biodegradation) under the Semi-continuous Activated Sludge Method and over 90% removal in sewage treatment plants.
  • Environmental concentrations of nonylphenol (NP) and ethoxylate (NPE) in a survey of rivers across the U.S. receiving treated or untreated wastewater are mostly (60-75%) below their detection limits (0.1 microgram/kg or ppb for NP, NPE1 and NPE2; 1.6 ppb for the aggregate of NPE3-17).
  • Highest levels found of NP, NPE1 and NPE2 were about 1 ppb, (about 15 ppb for NPE3-17).
  • These maximum observed levels are 1 to 2 orders of magnitude below known acute or chronic toxicity toward aquatic organisms.
  • We conclude from this and other published information that our SURFONIC® N-series products and other NPE are satisfactorily biodegraded when treated in conventional secondary treatment plants, and no persistence or accumulation of NPE or environmental harm due to NPE is occurring.
  • Comparison of the toxicity threshold of the most hazardous metabolite of nonylphenol ethoxylates, nonylphenol, and its actual concentration in the environment demonstrates a sizable safety margin.
  • Cleaning products containing NPE may be disposed of safely by flushing down the drain with water.

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type

Principal Information

Group Principal Number
S002321
Principal

Storage & Handling

Storage and Shelf Life Conditions
  • SURFONIC N-95 surfactant may be satisfactorily stored in carbon steel tanks using steel pipes and pumps.
  • Caution must be exercised, however, to keep the material in the anhydrous state to prevent severe corrosion to the carbon steel tank and related equipment.
  • A drier on the breathing nozzle is recommended to help maintain anhydrous conditions in the storage tank.
  • For longer term color stability, it is recommended that the product be stored under an inert atmosphere.
  • Solid sediment may form upon standing.
  • There should be circulation in the storage vessel to keep solids suspended.
  • Low pressure steam coils in storage tanks and steam tracing of transfer lines should be provided in cases where low environmental temperatures may make pumping of the product difficult.
  • The product should retain its conformance to sales specifications for a period of at least two years after shipment if the product is stored at less than 100°F in its undamaged, unopened, factory packaged container.
  • In general, the user should determine the suitability of any chemical compound, no matter what the shelf life or length of time of storage.
  • Each user should conduct a sufficient investigation to establish the suitability of any product for his intended use.

Other

Appearance
Clear and substantially free of suspended matter
Appearance (SDS)
Liquid
IATA/ICAO Proper Shipping Name
Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, N.O.S. (nonylphenol ethoxylate)
IATA/ICAO UN Number
UN3082
IMO/IMDG EmS Fire
F-A
IMO/IMDG EmS Spill
S-F
IMO/IMDG Proper Shipping Name
Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, N.O.S. (nonylphenol ethoxylate)
IMO/IMDG UN Number
UN3082
Item Number
Odor (SDS)
Slight
Other Hazards
None known
USA/DOT Emergency Response Guide Number
171
USA/DOT Proper Shipping Name
Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, N.O.S. (nonylphenol ethoxylate)
USA/DOT UN Number
UN3082
Optical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Color Scalemax. 0.2Pt-CoST-30.12
Chemical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
HLB Value13.1-
pH6.5-7.5-1% in 10:6 IPA:H2O
Physical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Cloud Point52.0-56.0°C1% aqueous solution
Critical Micelle Concentration48.0ppmat 25°C
Density8.79lb/galAt 25°C
Flash Point238.0°CPensky-Martens Closed Cup (PMCC)
Kinematic Viscosity112.0cStAt 37.8°C
Moisture Contentmax. 100.0%(W/W)
Pour Point4.0°C
Material Composition
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Ethylene Oxide Content65.5%(W/W)
SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Density (SDS)1.06g/cm³at 25°C
Kinematic Viscosity (SDS)112.0mm²/sAt 37.8°C
Melting Point (SDS)5.0°C
Molecular Weight (SDS)638.0g/mol
Relative Density (SDS)1.06-at 25°C
Vapor Pressure (SDS)max. 1.333hPaAt 25°C
pH (SDS)6.5-7.5-10 g/l