BIO-SOFT® D-40

BIO-SOFT D-40 is a sodium salt of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. It is approximately 38% active with a small amount of added hydrotrope, making it clear and fluid at room temperature. It's high foaming, fast wetting, and emulsification properties make BIO-SOFT D-40 suitable for use in most cleaning formulations where foam is desirable. BIO-SOFT D-40 meets the U.S. EPA Safer Choice Program's surfactant screen and is listed on Cleangredients.org. BIO-SOFT D-40 can also be used in agricultural formulation, textile processing and mining flotation.

  • EO/PO Free
  • Kosher
  • Safer Choice

Properties

  • Category: Surfactants
  • Actives, %: 38
  • BCI: 0
  • Boiling Point, ºC: 100
  • Cloud Point, °C: 8
  • CMC, mg/l: 815.0
  • Density at 25°C, g/ml: 1.07
  • Draves Wetting at 25°C, seconds: 3
  • Flash Point, °C: >94
  • Form at 25°C: Liquid
  • Freeze Point, °C: -4
  • Interfacial tension, nM/M: 7.9
  • ISO 16128 NOI: 0.0
  • Pour Point, °C: -1
  • Solids, %: 40
  • Specific Gravity at 25°C: 1.07
  • Surface Tension, mN/m: 34.1
  • Viscosity at 25°C, cps: 867
  • RVOC, U.S. EPA %: 0

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Chemical Description

SODIUM DODECYLBENZENE SULFONATE

Chemical Group

  • Anionic Surfactants
  • Sulfonates
  • Alkyl Benzene Sulfonates

Functions

Emulsifier, Multifunctional Wetting Agent, Adjuvant

Market

  • Home Care
  • Industrial Products
  • Institutional and Industrial Cleaning
  • Vehicle Care
  • Agricultural Solutions

Application

  • Capsule Suspensions (CS)
  • Carwash - Hand
  • Concentrated Emulsions (EW)
  • Floor Cleaners
  • Hand Dishwashing Detergents
  • Hard Surface Cleaners - Dilutable
  • Hard Surface Cleaners - Ready to Use
  • Laundry Detergents
  • Microemulsions (ME)
  • Mining - Flotation
  • Other Institutional and Industrial Cleaning
  • Ready-To-Use (RTU)
  • Suspension Concentrates (SC)
  • Suspoemulsions (SE)
  • Tank Mix Adjuvants
  • Textile Detergents
  • Textile Scouring
  • Textile Wet Processing
  • Truck Wash
  • Water Dispersible Granules (WG)
  • Wettable Powders (WP)
  • Carwash - Automatic