Technical Data Sheet
TERGITOL™ NP-9.5 Surfactant
Product Information
Chemical Name: Nonylphenol Ethoxylate
Description Surfactant Type: Nonionic
Benefits • Excellent detergency • Exceptional handling properties
• Outstanding wetting • Low odor
• Versatile solubility characteristics • Excellent rinseability
Applications • Cleaners & detergents • Agrochemicals
• Paper & textile processing • Metalworking fluids
• Paints & coatings
Typical Physical Properties
Actives, wt% 100
Cloud Point (1) 59
HLB (2) 13.1
Moles EO 9.5
Pour Point(6) 7
Appearance Pale yellow liquid
Viscosity at 25°C (77°F), cP 240
Density at 20°C (68°F), g/mL 1.058
Flash Pt, Closed Cup, ASTM D93 196°C 385°F
(1) Cloud point: °C, 1 wt% actives aqueous solution
(2) HLB Range: <10 w/o emulsifier, > 10 o/w emulsifier, 10-15 good wetting, 12-15 detergents
(6) Pour point: °C
Typical Performance Properties
CMC(3) 62
Surface Tension(4) 32
Foam Height(5) 115/102
(3) Critical Micelle Concentration: ppm at 25°C
(4) Surface tension: dynes/cm at 1% actives, 25°C
(5) Ross-Miles foam height: mm at 0.1 wt% actives, 25°C, initial / 5 minute
Solubility and • Soluble in water
Compatibility • Soluble in chlorinated solvents, and most polar solvents
• Chemically stable in the presence of dilute acids, bases and salts
• Compatible with soaps, anionic and other nonionic surfactants, and many organic
solvents
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