Caustic Potash
- INCI:
- Potassium Hydroxide
- Also known as:
- Potassium hydroxide · Potash
Highly soluble alkali used in the manufacture of liquid and potassium soaps, degreasers, and industrial cleaners. It produces soaps that are more soluble and faster to saponify than those made with caustic soda. Also used for pH adjustment in concentrated liquid formulas.
Functions
Typical applications
- Liquid and potassium soaps
- Industrial degreasers
- Concentrated cleaners
- pH adjustment
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Sodium Hydroxide
Fundamental alkali of the cleaning industry: it saponifies fats, neutralizes sulfonic acids, and adjusts the pH of all kinds of formulas. It is the base of heavy-duty degreasers, drain openers, and CIP cleaners in the food industry. A high-turnover raw material in soap and detergent manufacturing.
Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate
Nonionic surfactant with excellent wetting and degreasing power and low sensitivity to hard water. It is the base of industrial degreasers and liquid detergents aimed at greasy soils. Its nonionic character makes it easy to combine with anionic and cationic surfactants in the same formula.
Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonic Acid (LABSA)
Anionic surfactant with high detergent and foaming power, the base of most liquid and powder detergents on the market. It is neutralized with caustic soda or other bases to form the active sulfonate in the formula. It is the reference raw material for dishwashing liquids, multi-purpose detergents, and degreasers for household and institutional use.
Sodium Metasilicate
Sodium Metasilicate
Alkaline builder that provides alkalinity, degreasing power, and soil dispersion in powder and liquid detergents. It helps protect sensitive metal surfaces during alkaline cleaning. Used in industrial degreasers, detergents for mechanical dishwashing, and high-pH cleaners.