Acids & Salts
Sodium Silicate Solution (Water Glass)
CAS 1344-09-8
Aqueous soluble-silicate binder and adhesive for foundry, paper, and construction use. PubChem and Hawley document its use in adhesives and binders, foundry molds, detergents, paper bleaching, ore treatment, and drilling fluids, and as a starting material for silica gels and zeolites.
pH Adjustment
Corrosion Inhibition
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (SSL)
CAS 25383-99-7
Lactylate anionic emulsifier for baked-goods and personal-care formulations. PubChem and JECFA classify it as a food emulsifier, and CIR lists it as a cosmetic emulsifying agent.
Surfactancy
Conditioning
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Sulfate (Salt Cake)
CAS 7757-82-6
Commodity inorganic sulfate for kraft pulping, glassmaking, and detergent filling. HSDB documents its use in the manufacture of kraft paper, paperboard, and glass, as a filler in synthetic detergents, in textile dyeing and printing, and as a drying agent for organic liquids.
Thickening / Rheology
Viscosity Modification
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Sulfide
CAS 1313-82-2
Alkaline inorganic sulfide for leather dehairing, metals precipitation, and sulfur chemistry. PubChem and HSDB document its use as a chemical intermediate, in leather processing as a dehairing (depilatory) agent, as a precipitating agent for heavy metals, in ore flotation, and as a pH-regulating and reducing…
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Sulfite
CAS 7757-83-7
Inorganic sulfite reducing agent and oxygen scavenger for water treatment and bleaching. HSDB documents its use in photographic developers, textile and paper bleaching as an antichlor, in dye manufacture, and as an oxygen scavenger in boiler-water and oilfield treatment.
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate (Borax)
CAS 1303-96-4
A hydrated borate that moves between glass-and-ceramic fluxing, cleaning chemistry, and pH buffering. It is used as a buffering and chelating agent, a flux and raw material in glass and ceramics, a detergent builder, and a flame retardant; it also carries registered insecticidal and herbicidal…
pH Adjustment
Crosslinking / Curing
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Thiosulfate
CAS 7772-98-7
Inorganic thiosulfate for photographic fixing, dechlorination, and chrome reduction. HSDB documents its use as a photographic fixer that dissolves silver halides, as an antichlor for dechlorinating bleached paper and textiles, in wastewater treatment to reduce chlorine and chromium, in chrome leather tanning, and as a…
Preservation
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Surfactants - Anionic
Sodium Toluenesulfonate
CAS 657-84-1
Surfactancy
Solvency
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Surfactants - Anionic
Sodium Trideceth Sulfate
CAS 25446-78-0
Tridecyl ether-sulfate surfactant for foam and detergency in liquid cleansing formulations. PubChem classifies it as a surfactant within the EPA Safer Chemical surfactant class.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Tripolyphosphate (STPP)
CAS 7758-29-4
A high-sequestering inorganic polyphosphate builder that softens water and disperses solids across detergent, ceramic, and water-treatment systems. Industry references record its use in water softening, heavy-duty fabric and automatic-dishwashing detergents, drilling-fluid treatment, and as a sequestering, dispersing, and anti-caking agent; it is also recognized as…
Chelation / Sequestration
pH Adjustment
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Surfactants - Anionic
Sodium Xylene Sulfonate (SXS)
CAS 1300-72-7
A short-chain aromatic sulfonate hydrotrope that keeps high-active liquid cleaners clear and pourable. It is used as a hydrotropic solvent and solubilizer in liquid household detergents, shampoos, degreasing compounds, leather glues, and textile printing pastes.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Wetting
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Sorbitan Monooleate (Sorbitan Oleate)
CAS 1338-43-8
An unsaturated sorbitan ester emulsifier for water-in-oil systems, demulsification, and broad industrial duty. It is used as an emulsifier, stabilizer, and thickener in foods, cosmetics, and medicines, as a lubricant and softener in textiles, and as a surfactant and demulsifier in industrial systems.
Surfactancy
Emolliency
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Sorbitan Monostearate (Sorbitan Stearate)
CAS 1338-41-6
A workhorse sorbitan ester emulsifier and stabilizer spanning bakery, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical bases. It is used as an emulsifier, stabilizer, and thickener in foods, cosmetics, and medicinal products, as a lubricant and softener in textiles, and as a water-in-oil emulsifying agent.
Surfactancy
Emolliency
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Acids & Salts
Stannous Chloride Dihydrate (Tin(II) Chloride)
CAS 10025-69-1
A strong tin(II) reducing agent and mordant for plating, dyeing, and chemical-processing operations. It is used as a reducing agent, a mordant in textile dyeing, a tin-plating and electroplating agent, and in the manufacture of dyes, pigments, and sensitized paper; it is also recognized as…
Preservation
Synthesis Intermediate
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Amines & Amides
Stearamide MEA
CAS 111-57-9
A stearic monoethanolamide used to boost foam and control viscosity in cleansing systems. It is used as an antistatic, viscosity-controlling, and foam-boosting agent in cosmetics, and as a stabilizer and emulsifier in industrial systems.
Surfactancy
Viscosity Modification
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Amines & Amides
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
CAS 7651-02-7
An amidoamine conditioning agent that gives cationic substantivity in acid-charged hair systems. It is used as a hair-conditioning, emulsifying, antistatic, and surfactant ingredient in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
Conditioning
Surfactancy
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Acids & Salts
Stearic Acid (Octadecanoic Acid)
CAS 57-11-4
A saturated C18 fatty acid that emulsifies and thickens creams, bases soaps and metallic-stearate greases, and activates rubber vulcanization.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Emolliency
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Surfactants - Cationic
Steartrimonium Chloride (Stearyltrimethylammonium Chloride)
CAS 112-03-8
A mono-alkyl trimethyl quaternary-ammonium cationic used for hair conditioning and antistatic effect. It is used as a hair-conditioning agent in cosmetic formulations.
Conditioning
Preservation
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Specialty Additives
Subtilisin (Detergent-Grade Protease)
CAS 9014-01-1
Cleaning / Degreasing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Surfactants - Anionic
Sulfamic Acid (Sulphamic Acid, Amidosulfonic Acid)
CAS 5329-14-6
A dry crystalline strong acid used for descaling, metal cleaning, and chlorine stabilization in industrial water systems. it is used for acid cleaning and descaling of metals, in electroplating, pulp and paper bleaching, and as a chlorine stabilizer in swimming pools, cooling towers, and paper…
Cleaning / Degreasing
Wetting
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Acids & Salts
Sulfuric Acid (Sulphuric Acid)
CAS 7664-93-9
A foundational mineral acid supplied for fertilizer production, refining, metal treatment, and battery-electrolyte duty. it is used in fertilizer manufacture, petroleum refining, lead-acid batteries, metal cleaning and electroplating (pickling), and in pulp and paper, textile, and glass processing.
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Surfactants - Anionic
TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate (Triethanolamine Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate)
CAS 27323-41-7
An anionic alkylbenzene-sulfonate surfactant in triethanolamine-salt form for cleaning, emulsion, and processing duty. it is an anionic surface-active agent used in household, institutional, and industrial cleaning products, emulsion polymerization, and agricultural and textile processing.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Surfactants - Anionic
TEA-Lauryl Sulfate (Triethanolamine Lauryl Sulfate)
CAS 139-96-8
An anionic alkyl-sulfate surfactant in triethanolamine-salt form for foaming, wetting, and cleansing applications. it is used as a wetting, foaming, and dispersing agent across industrial, cosmetic, and cleaning applications, as a detergent in shampoos and household and industrial cleaners, and as an emulsifier in emulsion…
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Amines & Amides
TEDA — Triethylenediamine (1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)
CAS 280-57-9
Primary gelling catalyst for flexible, rigid and microcellular polyurethane systems Accelerates the isocyanate-polyol (urethane) reaction to build the polymer network Workhorse PU catalyst, typically used as a solution/blend for handling
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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TEDA — Triethylenediamine (1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)
CAS 280-57-9
Triethylenediamine (TEDA), the bicyclic tertiary diamine that is the benchmark gelling catalyst for polyurethane chemistry. Its rigid, fully-substituted nitrogen cage makes it an exceptionally strong and selective accelerator of the isocyanate-polyol (urethane) reaction. It is the industry workhorse across flexible, rigid, and microcellular PU systems
Crosslinking / Curing
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Amines & Amides
TEDA-DPG 33% Catalyst Solution (Triethylenediamine in Dipropylene Glycol)
CAS 280-57-9
Ready-to-meter 33% TEDA solution in dipropylene glycol for easier dosing in foam plants Gelling catalyst for flexible PU slabstock and molded foam DPG carrier acts as a reactive diluent compatible with the polyol stream
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Specialty Additives
Terephthalonitrile (1,4-Dicyanobenzene)
CAS 623-26-7
Aromatic dinitrile intermediate for polymer and resin synthesis (Plastics & Polymers) Building block for organic photoredox catalysts and fine chemicals (Industrial Manufacturing) Precursor for pharmaceutical and specialty chemical routes (Pharmaceuticals)
Synthesis Intermediate
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Specialty Additives
Tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED)
CAS 10543-57-4
Synthesis Intermediate
Biocidal Action
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Specialty Additives
Tetraethyl Orthosilicate (TEOS, Tetraethoxysilane)
CAS 78-10-4
A hydrolyzable silicate ester that lays down silicon dioxide for binding, consolidation and coating. It is used to weatherproof and consolidate stone, brick, concrete and plaster, and to formulate heat- and acid-resistant coatings, mortars and cements.
Coupling / Adhesion Promotion
Crosslinking / Curing
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Amines & Amides
Tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA)
CAS 112-57-2
Tetraethylenepentamine is a five-nitrogen polyethyleneamine used mainly as an epoxy curing agent and as an intermediate for fuel/lube additives, surfactants and corrosion inhibitors.
Crosslinking / Curing
pH Adjustment
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
CAS 109-99-9
A powerful aprotic ether solvent for polymers, coatings, and organometallic synthesis. it is used as a solvent for high polymers (especially PVC), in printing inks, adhesives, lacquers, and coatings, as a reaction medium for Grignard and metal-hydride reactions, and as a chemical intermediate.
Solvency
Synthesis Intermediate
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Acids & Salts
Tetrapotassium Pyrophosphate (TKPP)
CAS 7320-34-5
A highly soluble potassium polyphosphate for sequestration, buffering, and dispersion in cleaning and process formulations. it is used in detergents and surfactant systems, in water treatment, and as a clay thinner in drilling muds, and it serves as a chelating and buffering agent.
Chelation / Sequestration
pH Adjustment
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Tetrasodium Etidronate (Tetrasodium HEDP)
CAS 3794-83-0
A tetrasodium phosphonate chelant engineered for scale and corrosion control in industrial water treatment. /CIR, it functions as a chelating, anti-scaling, and dispersing agent in cleaning and water-treatment systems.
Chelation / Sequestration
Surfactancy
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Acids & Salts
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate (TSPP)
CAS 7722-88-5
A workhorse sodium polyphosphate used as a water softener, detergent builder, and sequestrant. it is used as a water softener, detergent builder, emulsifying agent, and sequestrant, and in metal cleaning, water treatment, and textile and clay processing.
Chelation / Sequestration
pH Adjustment
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Solvents - Aromatic
Thiophene
CAS 110-02-1
Aromatic heterocyclic solvent and core building block for thiophene-based pharmaceutical actives (Pharmaceuticals) Feedstock for agrochemical and specialty dye synthesis (Agriculture, Industrial Manufacturing) Reactive intermediate in the fine-chemical manufacture of substituted thiophenes (Industrial Manufacturing)
Solvency
Synthesis Intermediate
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Acids & Salts
Thiourea Dioxide
CAS 1758-73-2
Synthesis Intermediate
Color / Pigmentation
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Specialty Additives
Titanocene Photoinitiator (bis(eta5-cyclopentadienyl)bistitanium)
CAS 125051-32-3
A titanocene-based photoinitiator that absorbs well into the visible range, letting it cure systems that block ordinary UV initiators. The orange solid generates radicals across roughly the violet-to-blue region, so it can drive cure through thick sections and through pigments that screen out shorter wavelengths
Crosslinking / Curing
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Solvents - Aromatic
Toluene (Methylbenzene)
CAS 108-88-3
A workhorse aromatic solvent and petrochemical building block for coatings, adhesives, and downstream synthesis. It serves as a solvent for paints, coatings, inks, adhesives, gums, and resins, as a feedstock for producing benzene and other organic chemicals, and as an octane-boosting gasoline blendstock.
Solvency
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Polymers & Resins
Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI)
CAS 26471-62-5
The high-volume aromatic diisocyanate at the core of flexible polyurethane foam production. Industry references record its use as a chemical intermediate for polyurethane foams, coatings, and elastomers.
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Specialty Additives
Tolyltriazole (Methylbenzotriazole, TTA)
CAS 29385-43-1
A copper-selective corrosion inhibitor for coolants, antifreeze, and water-treatment packages. It protects copper and copper-alloy surfaces in coolants, antifreeze, metalworking fluids, and water-treatment systems, and also serves as a chemical intermediate.
Preservation
Corrosion Inhibition
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Specialty Additives
TPO Photoinitiator (Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine Oxide)
CAS 75980-60-8
Type I acylphosphine-oxide photoinitiator tuned for UV-LED (~380-420 nm) curing of clear and white-pigmented coatings and inks (Coatings & Construction) Long-wavelength absorption drives surface and through-cure of opaque/thick UV-LED layers in printing and electronics (Industrial Manufacturing) Low-yellowing fast cure of UV-curable adhesives, composites and 3D-print…
Crosslinking / Curing
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Specialty Additives
Triallyl Isocyanurate
CAS 1025-15-6
Crosslinking / Curing
Coupling / Adhesion Promotion
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Acids & Salts
Tributyl Phosphate (TBP)
CAS 126-73-8
A versatile phosphate ester for metal solvent-extraction, defoaming, and plasticizing duty. It is used as a solvent and extractant for metal-ion separation (including rare-earth and nuclear fuel-cycle processing), as a plasticizer, an antifoam agent, and a component of fire-resistant aircraft hydraulic fluids.
pH Adjustment
Defoaming / Foam Control
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Acids & Salts
Tricalcium Phosphate (Calcium Phosphate Tribasic)
CAS 7758-87-4
A multipurpose calcium phosphate for feed, anticaking, and ceramic/glass applications. It is used in fertilizers and animal feed, as an anticaking and free-flow agent, and in glass, ceramics, polishing and dental powders, as well as a stabilizer in plastics.
Thickening / Rheology
Color / Pigmentation
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Trideceth-10 (Polyoxyethylene 10 Tridecyl Ether)
CAS 78330-21-9
A 10-mole ethoxylate of branched tridecyl alcohol supplied for emulsification and wetting duty across cleaning and personal-care formulations. As an ethoxylated-alcohol surfactant it functions as an emulsifier, wetting agent, and solubilizer in detergent, household, and industrial cleaning systems.
Solvency
Surfactancy
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Specialty Additives
Tridecyl Alcohol (Isotridecanol)
CAS 27458-92-0
A C13 oxo alcohol used as a surfactant intermediate and lubricant/emollient base. It is used as a surface-active agent, a lubricating agent, and a fragrance ingredient.
Emolliency
Solvency
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Amines & Amides
Triethanolamine (TEA)
CAS 102-71-6
A versatile amino-alcohol for neutralizing, emulsifying, and corrosion-inhibiting formulations. It is used to make surfactants and emulsifiers, as a pH adjuster and neutralizer, a corrosion inhibitor in metalworking and cutting fluids, and an intermediate for cement additives, waxes, polishes, and petroleum demulsifiers.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Specialty Additives
Triethanolamine Stearate (TEA-Stearate)
CAS 82009-17-4
An amine-soap emulsifier that forms stable oil-in-water systems on neutralization. It is supplied as an anionic emulsifier for personal-care and industrial formulations.
Biocidal Action
Preservation
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