SIMULSOL™ SL 4
Alkylpolyglucoside viscosity reducer
SIMULSOLTM SL 4 is an alkylpolyglucoside, a non-ionic and non-ethoxylated surfactant prepared from glucose and alcohol.
SIMULSOLTM SL 4 is a viscosity reducer of formulations containing surfactants. Alkylpolyglucoside similarity with natural compounds leads to very favourable toxicological and ecotoxicological behaviour.
SIMULSOLTM SL 4 can be used in various applications in Agro, HI&I and oilfield.
Analytical datas
| Analytical data | Standard limits | Method |
| Appearance 20°C | Limpid liquid | S 52 180 |
| Colour (Gardner) | 7 max | S 52 150 |
| HLB | 16.3 | |
| Solid content | 49 to 51% | S 52 034 |
| pH | 5 to 7 | NFT 73 206 |
| Freezing point | -6°C | |
| Aerobic biodegradability | Readily | OCDE 301F |
| Anaerobic biodegradability | >100% (56 days) | ISO 11734 |
| Shelf life | 1095 | |
| Labels | Suitable for Ecolabel DID listed TSCA Dfe-US CleanGredients list: underways |
Properties
1- Viscosity reducer
SIMULSOLTM SL 4 allows a significant reduction of the viscosity of surfactant formulations and is particularly advantageous versus conventional viscosity modifiers. To prevent any microbiological growth we recommend adding biocides.
2- Limited foam production
SIMULSOLTM SL 4 produces less foam than sodium cumene sulfonate and phosphate ester (foamingppties-SL4)
3- Surface tension reduction
Surface tension values obtained for aqueous solutions of SIMULSOLTM SL 4 and isopropanol. (surfacetension-SL4)
SIMULSOLTM SL 4 has better surface tension reduction properties than isopropanol: 10 g/L (active matter) of SIMULSOLTM SL 4 is sufficient to decrease surface tension down to 40 mN/m whereas 100 g/L is needed to obtain the same value with isopropanol.
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