Stepan Specialty Alkoxylates

Stepan’s Hard Surface Care Team brings you the Stepan Specialty Alkoxylates
spreadsheet, a reference tool listing the typical physical and performance
properties of 34 Specialty Alkoxylates.

Over 100 products from Stepan’s Alkoxylate portfolio were reviewed. The final list
was selected based on numerical scoring that took into account:

1. No Alkyl phenol ethoxylate (APEs) products.

2. Products with a targeted Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance (HLB) range of
12-14; providing optimal detergency as potential APE replacement
candidates.
3. Product logistics.

The following list is not all-inclusive, but will serve as a starting point when looking
for APE alternatives.

For a comprehensive list of Stepan’s Alkoxylates, consult Stepan’s Global Product

Catalog or www.stepan.com. To request a sample, go to www.stepan.com. For
more information, contact Stepan’s U.S. Technical Service Department at 1-800-
745-7837 (STEP) or [email protected].

Publication Date: December 2014

BIO-SOFT®, MAKON®, NINEX®, STEPANTEX®, STEP-FLOW®, STEPOSOL® and TOXIMUL® are registered trademarks of Stepan Company.

Disclaimer:
Nothing contained herein grants or extends a license, expressed or implied, in connection with patents, issued or pending, of the manufacturer or others. The information contained herein is based on the manufacturer’s own study
and the work of others. The manufacturer makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained herein. The manufacturer shall not be liable (regardless of fault) to
the vendee’s employees, or anyone for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the accuracy, completeness adequacy or furnishing of such information.
© 2014. Stepan Company. All rights reserved.
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Stepan Specialty Alkoxylates — Typical Properties
Average # of Viscosity at 25°C,
Stepan Trade Name Hydrophobe Chemical Description CAS Number Molecular Weight Appearance at 25°C HLB Activity, %
Moles EO cps

ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES
BIO-SOFT® N91-2.5 C9-11 2.5 C9-11 Alcohol ethoxylate 68439-46-3 281 Liquid 8.5 99.5 min. 26
BIO-SOFT® N91-6 C9-11 6 C9-11Alcohol ethoxylate 68439-46-3 425 Liquid 12.4 99.5 min. 43
BIO-SOFT® N91-8 C9-11 8 C9-11 Alcohol ethoxylate 98439-46-3 524 Liquid 13.9 99.5 min. 77
BIO-SOFT® N1-3 C11 3 C11 Alcohol ethoxylate 34398-01-1 305 Liquid 8.7 99.5 min. 38
BIO-SOFT® N1-5 C11 5 C11 Alcohol ethoxylate 34398-01-1 392 Liquid 11.2 99.5 min. 37
BIO-SOFT® N1-7 C11 7 C11 Alcohol ethoxylate 34398-01-1 479 Liquid 12.9 99.5 min. 52

BIO-SOFT® N1-9 C11 9 C11 Alcohol ethoxylate 34398-01-1 569 Liquid 13.9 99.5 min. 290

BIO-SOFT® N23-3 C12-13 3 C12-13 Alcohol ethoxylate 66455-14-9 322 Liquid 8.1 99.5 min. 27
BIO-SOFT® N23-5 C12-13 5 C12-13 Alcohol ethoxylate 66455-14-9 413 Liquid 10.7 99.5 min. 40
BIO-SOFT® N23-6.5 C12-13 6.5 C12-13 Alcohol ethoxylate 66455-14-9 484 Liquid 11.9 99.5 min. 51
BIO-SOFT® N25-3 C12-15 3 C12-15 Alcohol ethoxylate 68131-39-5 330 Liquid 8 99.5 min. 32
BIO-SOFT® N25-7 C12-15 7 C12-15 Alcohol ethoxylate 68131-39-5 524 Slurry 12.2 99.5 min. Slurry
BIO-SOFT® N25-9 C12-15 9 C12-15 Alcohol ethoxylate 68131-39-5 597 Paste 13.3 99.5 min. Paste
BIO-SOFT® E-678 C12-15 9 C12-15 Alcohol ethoxylate 68131-39-5 597 Liquid 13.3 85 min. 160
BIO-SOFT® EC-600 C12-14 7 C12-14 Alcohol ethoxylate 9002-92-0 494 Liquid 12.2 99.5 min. 50
BIO-SOFT® EC-690 C12-14 7 C12-14 Alcohol ethoxylate 9002-92-0 494 Liquid 12.2 89.5 min. 60
BIO-SOFT® EC-639 C12-14 8 C12-14 Alcohol ethoxylate 9002-92-0 547 Liquid 13.3 90 min. 96

BIO-SOFT® EN8-90 C12-15 7.8 C12-15 Alcohol ethoxylate 68131-39-5 560 Liquid 13.3 90 min. 109
BIO-SOFT® TD-630 C13 8 C13 Alcohol ethoxylate 24938-91-8 562 Liquid 12.3 95 100
MAKON® DA-6 C10 6 Decyl alcohol ethoxylate 61827-42-7 431 Liquid 12 99 min. 80
MAKON® DA-9 C10 9 Decyl alcohol ethoxylate 61827-42-7 563 Liquid 14 99 min. 65
MAKON® TD-6 C13 6 Tridecyl alcohol ethoxylate 24938-91-8 474 Liquid 11 99 min. 205
For a complete listing of Stepan’s alkoxylate products, consult Stepan’s Global Product Catalog or website. For sampling, go to Stepan’s website at www.stepan.com. For additional
product information, contact Stepan’s U.S. Technical Service Department at 1–800–745–7837 (STEP) or [email protected].
Publication Date: December 2014 Page 1 of 4

BIO-SOFT®, MAKON®, NINEX®, STEPANTEX®, STEP-FLOW®, STEPOSOL® and TOXIMUL® are registered trademarks of Stepan Company.

Disclaimer:
Nothing contained herein grants or extends a license, expressed or implied, in connection with patents, issued or pending, of the manufacturer or others. The information contained herein is based on the manufacturer’s own study
and the work of others. The manufacturer makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained herein. The manufacturer shall not be liable (regardless of fault) to
the vendee’s employees, or anyone for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the accuracy, completeness adequacy or furnishing of such information.
© 2014. Stepan Company. All rights reserved.
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Stepan Specialty Alkoxylates — Typical Properties
Surface Tension, dynes/cm Ross Miles Foam Test, cm

Pour Point, Cloud Point, % Deionized Water Draves Wetting Test, seconds 0.1% in Deionized Water Dissolution Time, seconds

Stepan Trade Name °C °C 0.10% 0.01% 0.001% 0.1% in Deionized Water Initial 5 minutes at 25°C

ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES
BIO-SOFT® N91-2.5 -10 <0 25.7 26.3 45.0 7 2 1.5 Insoluble
BIO-SOFT® N91-6 6 53 27.2 34.5 52.2 7 13.5 10.5 7

BIO-SOFT® N91-8 14 81 29.6 40.9 53.9 10 13 11 121

BIO-SOFT® N1-3 -7 8.5 26.0 26.3 41.3 19 3.2 3.1 Insoluble
BIO-SOFT® N1-5 7 34 27.1 27.0 44.0 5 10 7 15
BIO-SOFT® N1-7 12 58 28.0 28.7 44.8 7 12 9.5 151

BIO-SOFT® N1-9 20 83 30.6 32.2 47.3 12 12.5 10.5 189

BIO-SOFT® N23-3 4 1 26.0 26.3 28.4 66 1.7 1.7 Insoluble
BIO-SOFT® N23-5 11 <25 27.6 27.8 33.8 19 4.7 4.6 Insoluble
BIO-SOFT® N23-6.5 16.7 43 27.8 27.7 32.3 9 11 10 77
BIO-SOFT® N25-3 8 <25 26.1 26.4 29.3 123 Insoluble Insoluble Insoluble
BIO-SOFT® N25-7 20 49 28.6 28.5 34.1 16 10.5 9.5 546
BIO-SOFT® N25-9 25 74 30.3 30.4 36.6 17 10.5 9.5 Insoluble
BIO-SOFT® E-678 10 74 30.3 30.4 36.6 17 10.5 9.5 172
BIO-SOFT® EC-600 19 51 28.6 28.3 33.8 10 10.5 9.5 485
BIO-SOFT® EC-690 5 51 28.7 28.1 34.9 14 11 9 370

BIO-SOFT® EC-639 24 73 30.3 29.8 38.6 20 10.5 9 315

BIO-SOFT® EN8-90 10 62 29.2 29.7 33.9 19 9.6 9.5 221

BIO-SOFT® TD-630 7 47 27.5 27.7 37.3 4 9.5 5 49

MAKON® DA-6 15 43 26.6 42.4 56.3 5 12.5 1.5 13

MAKON® DA-9 1 80 28.7 44.9 49.7 19 11.5 4.5 6
MAKON® TD-6 7 <25 27.0 27.0 35.3 12 4 4 4
For a complete listing of Stepan’s alkoxylate products, consult Stepan’s Global Product Catalog or website. For sampling, go to Stepan’s website at www.stepan.com. For additional
product information, contact Stepan’s U.S. Technical Service Department at 1–800–745–7837 (STEP) or [email protected].
Publication Date: December 2014 Page 2 of 4

BIO-SOFT®, MAKON®, NINEX®, STEPANTEX®, STEP-FLOW®, STEPOSOL® and TOXIMUL® are registered trademarks of Stepan Company.

Disclaimer:
Nothing contained herein grants or extends a license, expressed or implied, in connection with patents, issued or pending, of the manufacturer or others. The information contained herein is based on the manufacturer’s own study
and the work of others. The manufacturer makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained herein. The manufacturer shall not be liable (regardless of fault) to
the vendee’s employees, or anyone for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the accuracy, completeness adequacy or furnishing of such information.
© 2014. Stepan Company. All rights reserved.
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Stepan Specialty Alkoxylates — Typical Properties
Average # of Viscosity at 25°C,
Stepan Trade Name Hydrophobe Chemical Description CAS Number Molecular Weight Appearance at 25°C HLB Activity, %
Moles EO cps

OTHER ALKOXYLATES

BIO-SOFT® TA-2 Tallowamine 2 Tallowamine ethoxylate 61791-26-2 Proprietary Liquid 5 100 70

Alkoxylated
MAKON® NF-5 Methyl ester Proprietary 64175-88-8 Proprietary Liquid 5 97 260
isopropylamide

MAKON® NF-12 C10-12 alcohol Proprietary Lauryl alcohol alkoxylate 68154-97-2 Proprietary Liquid 6 100 230

Fatty acid ethoxylate

NINEX® MT-610 Fatty acid 10 67784-86-5 Proprietary Liquid 12 99.5 min. 300
POE-10

STEPANTEX® CO-30 Castor oil 30 Castor oil ethoxylate 61791-12-6 Proprietary Liquid 12 100 640

STEPANTEX® CO-36 Castor oil 36 Castor oil ethoxylate 61791-12-6 Proprietary Liquid 13 100 600

STEPANTEX® CO-40 Castor oil 40 Castor oil ethoxylate 61791-12-6 Proprietary Liquid 13 100 2,090

Polyalkylene oxide block

STEP-FLOW® 26 Block copolymer Proprietary 9003-11-6 Proprietary Paste 14 99.8 640
copolymer

TOXIMUL® 8320 Block carbitol Proprietary Butyl block copolymer 9038-95-3 Proprietary Liquid 12 100 2,000

TOXIMUL® TA-15 Tallowamine 15 Tallowamine ethoxylate 61791-26-2 Proprietary Liquid 14 100 90

NONIONIC BLENDS

BIO-SOFT® GSB-9 N/A N/A Nonionic blend Proprietary Proprietary Liquid 13.3 100 40

Alcohols, C9-11
BIO-SOFT® N-900 C9-11 N/A 68439-46-3 484 Liquid 13 95 59
ethoxylated

STEPOSOL® DG N/A N/A Nonionic/Cationic blend Proprietary Proprietary Liquid N/A 98 min. 56

For a complete listing of Stepan’s alkoxylate products, consult Stepan’s Global Product Catalog or website. For sampling, go to Stepan’s website at www.stepan.com. For additional
product information, contact Stepan’s U.S. Technical Service Department at 1–800–745–7837 (STEP) or [email protected].
Publication Date: December 2014 Page 3 of 4

BIO-SOFT®, MAKON®, NINEX®, STEPANTEX®, STEP-FLOW®, STEPOSOL® and TOXIMUL® are registered trademarks of Stepan Company.
Disclaimer:
Nothing contained herein grants or extends a license, expressed or implied, in connection with patents, issued or pending, of the manufacturer or others. The information contained herein is based on the manufacturer’s own study
and the work of others. The manufacturer makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained herein. The manufacturer shall not be liable (regardless of fault) to
the vendee’s employees, or anyone for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the accuracy, completeness adequacy or furnishing of such information.
© 2014. Stepan Company. All rights reserved.
 
Stepan Specialty Alkoxylates — Typical Properties
Surface Tension, dynes/cm Ross Miles Foam Test, cm

Pour Point, Cloud Point, % Deionized Water Draves Wetting Test 0.1% in Deionized Water Dissolution Time, seconds

Stepan Trade Name °C °C 0.10% 0.01% 0.001% 0.1% in Deionized Water Initial 5 minutes at 25°C

OTHER ALKOXYLATES

BIO-SOFT® TA-2 -10 15 27.7 28.1 29.4 133 seconds Insoluble Insoluble Insoluble

MAKON® NF-5 4 -1 32.5 40.4 45.7 55 seconds 1.3 0.3 2

MAKON® NF-12 -10 15 32.7 33.8 36.6 9 seconds 0.25 0 10 (Cloudy)

NINEX® MT-610 21 N/A 37.0 38.6 52.3 12.5 minutes 6.5 4 22

STEPANTEX® CO-30 6 80 42.4 48.1 53.0 >20 minutes 4.5 3 392

STEPANTEX® CO-36 13 82 39.6 42.9 53.3 >20 minutes 4 3.5 130

STEPANTEX® CO-40 16 85 39.5 40.8 51.8 >20 minutes 6 5 47

STEP-FLOW® 26 32 82 34.5 38.2 42.4 39 seconds 8 7 Solid

TOXIMUL® 8320 20 80 36.5 40.3 44.8 3 minutes 7.5 4.5 452

TOXIMUL® TA-15 2 >100 40.4 41.4 48.5 >20 minutes 9.5 0.5 222

NONIONIC BLENDS

BIO-SOFT® GSB-9 9 56 26.6 30.3 37.7 7 seconds 13 11 22

BIO-SOFT® N-900 6 64 29.5 35.7 55.9 7 seconds N/A N/A N/A

STEPOSOL® DG -22 >100 27.8 33 52.6 18 seconds 12.5 11.25 8

For a complete listing of Stepan’s alkoxylate products, consult Stepan’s Global Product Catalog or website. For sampling, go to Stepan’s website at www.stepan.com. For additional
product information, contact Stepan’s U.S. Technical Service Department at 1–800–745–7837 (STEP) or [email protected].
Publication Date: December 2014 Page 4 of 4

BIO-SOFT®, MAKON®, NINEX®, STEPANTEX®, STEP-FLOW®, STEPOSOL® and TOXIMUL® are registered trademarks of Stepan Company.

Disclaimer:
Nothing contained herein grants or extends a license, expressed or implied, in connection with patents, issued or pending, of the manufacturer or others. The information contained herein is based on the manufacturer’s own study
and the work of others. The manufacturer makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained herein. The manufacturer shall not be liable (regardless of fault) to
the vendee’s employees, or anyone for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the accuracy, completeness adequacy or furnishing of such information.
© 2014. Stepan Company. All rights reserved.