Why It Matters
Design removes metalworking soils with high-caustic, high-solvent, and solvent-in-surfactant degreasers
Solution Approach
Design removes metalworking soils with high-caustic, high-solvent, and solvent-in-surfactant degreasers RawSource supplies the base chemicals that go into these programs. We can help with product selection, grade matching, and sourcing from multiple origins for supply security.
Typical Formulation Workflow
1
Application & Soil Assessment
Define the cleaning task, surfaces, soils, and water hardness, plus the safety and regulatory profile for the use environment.
2
Surfactant & Builder Selection
Match surfactants, builders, solvents, chelants, acids or alkalis, and preservatives to the soil, surface compatibility, and label claims.
3
Formulation & Use-Dilution Trial
Optimize the actives ratio and use dilution, checking foam, clarity, stability, and performance at the in-use concentration.
4
Performance & Stability Validation
Confirm cleaning efficacy, storage and freeze-thaw stability, and packaging compatibility before scale-up.
Recommended Chemistries (5)
Sodium Metasilicate
CAS 6834-92-0
Acids & Salts
High-alkalinity builder for industrial cleaning compounds
1759 (SODIUM SILICATE) · Class High-alkalinity builder that saponifies cutting-oil films while inhibiting corrosion of the metal being cleaned
Melting Point: 1089 °C Boiling Point: BOILING POINT: 100 °C -6H20 /NONAHYDRATE/ Density: 1.1 to 1.7 at 20 °C
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Caustic Soda (Sodium Hydroxide) Beads
CAS 1310-73-2
Acids & Salts
Primary alkali for oven cleaners, drain openers, and industrial degreasers
1824 (SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION) · Class Drives saponification of heavy oils in soak/immersion degreasing tanks
Melting Point: 318 °C Boiling Point: > 130 °C at 760 mmHg Density: 1.5 at 20 °C
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Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether
CAS 111-76-2
Glycols & Polyols
Workhorse grease-cutting solvent for all-purpose and industrial cleaners
1993 (ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER) · Class Glycol-ether solvent that penetrates and dissolves the oily binder so the alkali can reach the soil
Melting Point: -70 °C Boiling Point: 171 °C at 743 mmHg Density: 0.902 at 20 °C
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D-Limonene
CAS 5989-27-5
Solvents
Natural citrus solvent for premium degreasing applications
2319 (D-LIMONENE) · Class Terpene solvent for solvent-in-surfactant microemulsion degreasers cutting cutting-oil residues
Melting Point: -97 °C Boiling Point: 176–176 °C at 760 mmHg Density: 0.8411 at 20 °C
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Sodium Xylene Sulfonate 40%
CAS 1300-72-7
Surfactants
Hydrotrope and coupling agent for concentrated formulas
Hydrotrope/coupler that keeps solvent + surfactant + builder in one stable concentrate
Melting Point: 27 °C Boiling Point: 157 °C at 760 mmHg Density: 1.23
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Related Product Families
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Anionic Surfactants
LAS, SLES, SLS, and AOS — the primary cleaning workhorses for laundry detergent, liquid dish, hard surface cleaners, and shampoos
DetergencyFoamingWettingEmulsification
65 chemistries
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Alkaline Builders & pH Adjusters
Caustic soda, soda ash, silicates, and amine-based alkaline systems for laundry, industrial, and floor-stripping applications
pH AdjustmentSoil EmulsificationWater Softening
25 chemistries
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Glycol Ether Solvents
Ethylene and propylene glycol ethers for grease cutting, soil penetration, and fast drying in hard surface and industrial cleaning
Grease CuttingSolvencySurface Penetration
32 chemistries
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