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ROKANOLS IT - SERIES Ethoxylated fatty alcohols Non-ionic surfactants series

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INTRODUCTION PCC Exol SA was created by merge of PCC Exol SA and Surfactants Business Unit of PCC Rokita SA. The Company’s core scope of operation is the manufacture and sale of surfactants. The Company is headquartered in Brzeg Dolny, where is located manufacturing unit of anionic and nonionic surfactants. Moreover, in 2011, there was start-up of new production unit of nonionic surfactants (ethoxylation plant) in Płock. The flexibility of production allows to offer a wide range of anionic and nonionic surfactants according to the current needs of our Customers. As one of the leading manufacturers of chemical products, the Company is continuing to undertake investment activities with using modern technologies and based on the principle of sustainable development. Our strategic investor is the German company PCC SE, which operates internationally in three divisions: Chemicals, Energy and Logistics. Today, more than 70 subsidiaries and associated companies working within the PCC Group employ about 2500 staff in 16 countries. Group strategy is focused on growth and profitability in the core activities as well as on diversification into new segments. PCC GROUP (Poland) PCC GROUP (Poland)

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Surfactants offered by our Company have very wide industrial applications. In addition to household chemicals, personal care, agrochemical, textile, oilfield, are widley used as low foaming agents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, adiuvants in the paper industry, metallurgical and many others. Over the years, PCC Exol has developed core competencies in manufacturing specialty surfactants. We meet our Customers’ needs with a unique and versatile product portfolio, a broad expertise in surfactants chemistry and a high degree of flexibility. Through intimate Customer relationships and by maximising synergies of Customers’ application experience and our chemistry knowledge, we continuously strive to offer tailor-made products and system solutions that contribute to your success. We are continuously expanding our product range with new surfactants, focusing on safe chemistry, friendly to people and environment. One of the major goals of PCC EXOL is to manufacture efficient and high quality surfactants for different industry applications. PCC Exol. The solid platform of chemical business!

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ROKANOLS IT- SERIES CHEMICAL NATURE The IT SERIES Rokanols are non-ionic surfactants of the polyethoxylated fatty alcohol type. The line of Rokanols IT is based on fully branched, synthetic isotridecyl alcohol. Owing to the appropriate method of conducting the reaction with ethylene oxide, it is possible to obtain a range of products with various ethoxylation degrees. The chemical structure of the IT series Rokanols is represented by the following formula:

R(OCH2CH2)nOH where R – alkyl radical, with an average carbon chain length of 13 n – 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12

APPLICATION Nonionic surfactants - Rokanols IT series - are very useful in many different applications. They are especially suitable for: • INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CLEANING

• COSMETIC AND DETERGENTS

• METAL WORKING

• OTHERS

• AGROCHEMICALS

• TEXTILE INDUSTRY

BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Depending on the ethoxylation degree, the appearance of the Rokanols IT SERIES ranges from clear or turbid liquids to pastes. Basic information concerning their physical and chemical properties is summarised in a Table 1.

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Average molecular weight [g/mol]

Appearance1)

Color2)

Solution pH3)

Cloud point4) [°C]

Approx. solidiﬁcation point [°C]

Approx. density5) [g/cm3]

Water content6) [%]

Surface tension7) [mN/m]

HLB8)

TABLE 1. GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC

ROKAnol IT3

330

Clear/slightly turbid liquid

max. 100 (40°C) a

5.0-7.0 a

48-51 D

-20

0.93 a

max. 1

8.0

ROKAnol IT5

420

Clear/turbid liquid

max. 100 (40°C) a

5.0-7.0 b

60-62 E

-5

0.96 a

max. 0.5

10.5

ROKAnol IT6

460

Clear liquid a

max. 100 (50°C) a

5.0-7.0 b

67-72 D

-3

0.97 a

max. 0.5

11.4

ROKAnol IT7

510

Clear/slightly turbid liquid

max. 100 (50°C) a

5.0-7.0 b

65-70 E

0.97 a

max. 1

12.1

ROKAnol IT7W

510

Liquid

max. 50 a

5.0-7.0 b

65-70 E

<-18

0.99 a

9-11

12.1

ROKAnol IT8

550

Turbid liquid/paste

max. 50 (40°C) a

5.0-7.0 b

76-78 D

1.00

max. 0.5

12.8

ROKAnol IT9

600

Oily liquid/paste

max. 70 (50°C) a

5.0-7.0 b

56-60 A

1.01 a

max. 1

13.3

ROKAnol IT9W

600

Liquid

max. 70 a

5.0-7.0 b

58-62 A

-10

1.01 a

8-11

13.3

ROKAnol IT10

640

Turbid liquid/paste max. 100 (40°C) a

5.0-7.0 b

74-77 A

1.02 b

max. 0.5

13.8

ROKAnol IT12

730

Turbid liquid/paste max. 1.5 (40°C) b

5.0-7.0 b

79-85 A

1.02 a

max. 0.5

14.5

Product name

Appearance: a at 50°C

Method C – 100 g/l NaCl solution

Color:

Method D – 45 g butyldiglycol/water solution

Hazen units

Gardner units

Method E – 25 g butyldiglycol/water solution 5)

at 25°C;

at 50°C

Surface tension according to PN-EN 14370:2004, determined using Wilhelmy

HLB determined using calculation method

pH of a 2% solution, the potentiometric method

methanol

pH of a 1% solution according to PN-EN 1262:2004,

Cloud point according to PN-EN 1890:2000

Water content according to PN-ISO 760:2001, direct method, solvent –

plate method at a temperature of 25°C and concentration of 0.1%

solution B, at 20°C 4)

at 30°C;

according to PN-89/C-04963 b

Density measurements: a

pH:

Method A – aqueous solution Method B – 50 g/l NaCl solution

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WETTING CAPABILITY In a large number of applications the capability of effective wetting is desired property of surfactants. The wetting capability of cotton fabric was determined according to EN 1772:2001 method. Effective wetting capability is particularly important in case of the textile industry processes. Wetting time (time in seconds necessary for wetting the textile material) was measured in Rokanols solutions with a concentration of 1.0 g/l in distilled water at a temperature of 20째C.

WETTING CAPABILITY concentration of 1.0 g/l; demineralised water; temperature 20째C

ROKAnol IT5 ROKAnol IT6 ROKAnol IT7 ROKAnol IT7W ROKAnol IT8 ROKAnol IT9W ROKAnol IT9 ROKAnol IT10 ROKAnol IT12 0

Wetting time [s]

The best wetting properties were observed in products with the average ethoxylation degree in the range between 6 and 9. The dependence of the wetting capability against the function of the ethoxylation degree is presented in the following chart.

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The dependence of wetting capability against the function of the ethoxylation degree 35 30

Wetting time [s]

25 20 15 10 5 0 4

Ethoxylation degree [mol EO]

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FOAMING CAPABILITY Determination of the foaming capability was performed according to PN-ISO 696:1994 (the modiﬁed Ross-Miles method) for the Rokanols IT series solutions with a concentration of 1.0 g/l in deionised water at a temperature of 25°C. The Rokanols IT series display lower foaming capability in comparison to anionic surfactants for which the average foam volume obtained after 5 minutes is approximately 430 ml (alkylethersulfates). The foaming properties change with increasing product ethoxylation degree.

FOAMING CAPABILITY concentration of 1.0 g/l; demineralised water; temperature 25°C

ROKAnol IT12 ROKAnol IT10 ROKAnol IT9 ROKAnol IT9W ROKAnol IT8 ROKAnol IT7W ROKAnol IT7

30 s 300 s

ROKAnol IT6 ROKAnol IT5 0

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Foam volume [ml]

concentration of 1.0 g/l; hard water with calcium hardness of 3 Ca2+ mmol/l (17 °d); temperature 25 °C

ROKAnol IT12 ROKAnol IT10 ROKAnol IT9 ROKAnol IT9W ROKAnol IT8 ROKAnol IT7W ROKAnol IT7

30 s 300 s

ROKAnol IT6 ROKAnol IT5 0

100

150

200

250

Foam volume [ml]

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300

350

400

ALKALI AND ACID RESISTANCE Determination of capability to form stable solutions in the acid and alkaline environment was performed according to PN-EN 14712:2005 at a temperature of 20°C. Stability in the alkaline environment is deﬁned as the maximum concentration of sodium hydroxide (with minimum purity of 98%) in g/l in a stable surfactant solution with a concentration of 1% (as active substance). Stability in the acid environment is deﬁned as the maximum concentration of sulphuric acid (with purity in the range between 95 and 98%) in ml/l in a stable surfactant solution with a concentration of 1% (as active substance). THE POTENTIAL OF ROKANOLS TO FORM STABILE SOLUTIONS IN THE ACID AND ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT concentration of 1% (as an active substance); demineralized water; temperature 20°C

NaOH conc. 10 g/l

20 g/l

30 g/l

40 g/l

50 g/l

60 g/l

70 g/l

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Product name

ROKAnol IT3

ROKAnol IT5

ROKAnol IT6

ROKAnol IT7

ROKAnol IT7W

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ROKAnol IT8

•

ROKAnol IT9

•

ROKAnol IT9W

•

ROKAnol IT10

•

ROKAnol IT12

•

º macroscopic phase separation

• homogeneous, cloudy solution • clear, homogeneous solution • homogeneous, opalescent solution

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THE POTENTIAL OF ROKANOLS TO FORM STABILE SOLUTIONS IN THE ACID AND ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT concentration of 1% (as an active substance); demineralized water; temperature 20°C

H2SO4 conc. 1 ml/l

5 ml/l

20 ml/l

40 ml/l

140 ml/l

225 ml/l

ROKAnol IT3

ROKAnol IT5

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ROKAnol IT6

•

ROKAnol IT7

•

ROKAnol IT7W

•

ROKAnol IT8

•

ROKAnol IT9

•

ROKAnol IT9W

•

ROKAnol IT10

•

ROKAnol IT12

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Product name

º macroscopic phase separation

• homogeneous, cloudy solution • clear, homogeneous solution

The information included in this publication reflects our up-to-date knowledge. It describes the application and basic parameters of the products, and is given as estimate values. We reserve the right to make any changes as a result of technological progress or developments. The data should not be interpreted as guaranteed specific product qualities. The health and environmental requirements, as well as user safety instructions, are included in material safety data sheets, available at request. Guaranteed quality parameters are included in Technical Product Specifications. The sale of products included in this publication is subject to the General Sales Terms and Conditions at PCC Exol SA.

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