Solvents - Aliphatic
Dodecane (n-Dodecane, n-C12)
CAS 112-40-3
A pure n-paraffin supplied as a high-boiling solvent and fuel-research reference fluid. Established uses include service as a solvent in organic synthesis, degreasing and ink applications, a jet-fuel surrogate in combustion research, a distillation chaser, and a process fluid in paper and rubber industries.
Solvency
Emolliency
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Amines & Amides
Dodecylamine (Laurylamine)
CAS 124-22-1
A primary fatty amine used as a flotation collector, cationic-surfactant feedstock, and chemical intermediate. It is used to make cationic surfactants, as a surfactant in non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying (flotation), in dye and pigment production, and as a chemical intermediate.
Crosslinking / Curing
pH Adjustment
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol, EtOH)
CAS 64-17-5
A versatile industrial alcohol that doubles as solvent, feedstock, and fuel oxygenate across chemical manufacturing. It dissolves a wide range of organic compounds and serves as a reaction and extraction medium, a denatured-alcohol base, and a gasoline octane component.
Biocidal Action
Defoaming / Foam Control
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Amines & Amides
Ethanolamine (Monoethanolamine, MEA)
CAS 141-43-5
An amino alcohol that anchors both acid-gas treating and downstream surfactant chemistry. It is widely used to scrub acid gases (CO2 and H2S) from natural gas and process streams and as a building block for nonionic surfactants, soaps, and detergents.
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Glycols & Polyols
Ethylene Glycol (MEG, EG)
CAS 107-21-1
A high-volume diol bridging coolant duty and polyester production. Its largest use is as antifreeze and heat-transfer/coolant fluid; it is also a primary feedstock for polyester fibers and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin.
Moisture Control
Solvency
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Glycols & Polyols
Ethylene Glycol Distearate (Glycol Distearate, EGDS)
CAS 627-83-8
A stearate diester that delivers pearlescence and body to surfactant formulations. In surfactant systems it imparts a pearl or opaque appearance while also acting as an emulsifier, emollient, and viscosity modifier.
Surfactancy
Viscosity Modification
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Amines & Amides
Ethylenediamine (EDA)
CAS 107-15-3
A difunctional diamine feedstock for chelants, resins, and epoxy curing. It is consumed in the manufacture of chelating agents such as EDTA, polyamide resins, fungicides, and corrosion inhibitors, and serves as an epoxy curing agent, an emulsifier, and a stabilizer for rubber latex.
Crosslinking / Curing
pH Adjustment
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Ethylenediamine Tetra(methylene Phosphonic Acid) Sodium Salt (EDTMPS)
CAS 1429-50-1
A multivalent phosphonate sequestrant for scale control and metal-ion chelation. It sequesters calcium, magnesium, and transition-metal ions and is used in water treatment, detergents, and industrial cleaning to control scale and stabilize formulations.
Chelation / Sequestration
Scale Inhibition
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Amines & Amides
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA)
CAS 60-00-4
A hexadentate chelant that locks up metal ions across cleaning, water, and process chemistry. It binds calcium, magnesium, iron, and other metal ions to control hardness, prevent metal-catalyzed degradation, and sequester trace metals across detergents, water treatment, pulp and paper, textiles, and food preservation.
Chelation / Sequestration
Scale Inhibition
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Specialty Additives
Ethyleneiminomethylguaiacol-manganese chloride
CAS 81065-76-1
A powerful antioxidant and anti-aging ingredient that protects skin from oxidative stress, reduces inflammation, and supports skin repair. Commonly used in
Preservation
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Etidronic Acid Disodium Salt (HEDP.Na2)
CAS 7414-83-7
Phosphonate sequestrant that locks up hardness ions and suppresses scale in recirculating water systems. Used as a chelating agent, scale and corrosion inhibitor, and deflocculant in water treatment, detergents, and industrial cleaning, and as a chelating agent in cosmetic formulations.
Chelation / Sequestration
Scale Inhibition
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Etidronic Acid, Disodium Salt (HEDP·Na2, Disodium Etidronate)
CAS 7417-83-6
The disodium salt of a phosphonate chelant, used to sequester metal ions and control scale and corrosion in water systems. The HEDP/etidronate class functions as a sequestering and chelating agent and as a scale and corrosion inhibitor in water-treatment programs, and serves as a chelant…
Chelation / Sequestration
Scale Inhibition
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Acids & Salts
Ferric Chloride (Iron(III) Chloride)
CAS 7705-08-0
A workhorse iron(III) coagulant and etchant relied on across water treatment and electronics manufacturing. It is widely used for sewage and industrial wastewater treatment, as an etchant for engraving and printed circuitry, as a mordant, and as a catalyst, oxidizing and chlorinating agent.
Chelation / Sequestration
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Specialty Additives
Formaldehyde (Formalin)
CAS 50-00-0
A high-volume C1 building block anchoring resin manufacture and a broad range of industrial processing. Its predominant use is as a chemical intermediate, notably in urea-formaldehyde and related resins, with further uses as a disinfectant and fumigant and in wood preservation, leather tanning and textile…
Biocidal Action
Preservation
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Acids & Salts
Formic Acid (Methanoic Acid)
CAS 64-18-6
A versatile organic acid used wherever a strong, volatile, readily-decomposing acid is required. It is used in textile, leather and paper dyeing and finishing, in electroplating, as a chemical intermediate, and as a corrosion inhibitor in oilfield treatment fluids.
Preservation
pH Adjustment
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Specialty Additives
Glutaraldehyde (Glutaral, Pentanedial)
CAS 111-30-8
A reactive dialdehyde valued as a broad-spectrum industrial biocide and protein cross-linker. It is used as an industrial biocide in oilfield, water and process systems, as a leather tanning agent, as a cross-linker for proteins and polyhydroxy materials, and as a tissue fixative.
Biocidal Action
Preservation
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Specialty Additives
Glyoxal (Ethanedial)
CAS 107-22-2
A compact difunctional aldehyde prized for crosslinking starch, cellulose, and protein-based substrates. It reacts with polyhydroxyl and protein substrates such as polyvinyl alcohol, starch, cellulose, casein, and gelatin to build wet strength and dimensional stability, and it serves as a formaldehyde substitute in several of…
Biocidal Action
Crosslinking / Curing
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Acids & Salts
Guanidine Carbonate
CAS 124-46-9
Crystalline guanidine salt that serves as a nitrogen-rich synthetic building block. Used as a chemical intermediate and building block in the synthesis of guanidine derivatives, resins, and specialty chemicals, and as an alkalinity/pH-adjusting agent in industrial formulations.
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Specialty Additives
Guar Gum (Guaran, E412)
CAS 9000-30-0
Cold-water-soluble galactomannan that delivers high viscosity at low dose across food and oilfield fluids. Used as a thickener, stabilizer, and water-binder in food (E412), as a gellant in oilfield hydraulic-fracturing fluids, and in textile printing, paper, mining, and personal-care formulations.
Viscosity Modification
Thickening / Rheology
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Hectorite
CAS 12173-47-6
A smectite clay whose swelling platelets build thixotropic structure and suspend particles in water-based systems. It is used as a rheology modifier, viscosity-control and suspending agent and as an absorbent and bulking agent in personal-care, coatings and industrial formulations.
Thickening / Rheology
Viscosity Modification
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Specialty Additives
Hexahydro-1,3,5-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)triazine (MEA-Triazine, H2S Scavenger)
CAS 4719-04-4
An oilfield-grade triazine for sour-gas H2S scavenging and in-can preservation of industrial fluids. It is used as a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) scavenger in oil and gas production and as a formaldehyde-releasing preservative in metalworking fluids, adhesives, lubricants, and aqueous slurries.
Preservation
Biocidal Action
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Glycols & Polyols
Hexylene Glycol (2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol, HG)
CAS 107-41-5
A coupling solvent that thins formulations and carries actives across coatings, fluids, and personal care. It functions as a solvent-plasticizer in paints and lacquers and as an additive in hydraulic fluids, inks, leather, paper, and textiles.
Solvency
Moisture Control
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Specialty Additives
Humic Acid
CAS 1415-93-6
A leonardite-derived humic substance that conditions soils and controls fluid loss and rheology in water-based drilling systems. It is used as an agricultural soil amendment that raises cation-exchange and water-holding capacity, as a fluid-loss-control and deflocculating additive in water-based drilling muds, and as a sorbent…
Conditioning
Chelation / Sequestration
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Acids & Salts
Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic Acid, HCl)
CAS 7647-01-0
A high-volume mineral acid stocked for metal treatment, pH adjustment, and chemical synthesis. It is used for metal pickling and surface cleaning, electroplating, ore and oil-well acidizing, pH neutralization, and as a feedstock for producing chlorides and other chemicals.
pH Adjustment
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Acids & Salts
Hydrofluoric Acid (HF)
CAS 7664-39-3
A specialty mineral acid supplied for etching, metal pickling, and fluorochemical production. Industrial uses include glass and quartz etching, stainless-steel pickling, semiconductor wet etching, exotic-metal extraction, and use as a catalyst and fluorinating agent for producing fluorine-containing chemicals.
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Polymers & Resins
Hydrogen Peroxide-Polyvinylpyrrolidone Complex (PVP-H2O2)
CAS 7722-84-1
A powder-form peroxide-carrier complex supplying stabilized active oxygen for oxidative formulations. It is used as a controlled source of hydrogen peroxide for oxidation and bleaching applications.
Biocidal Action
Film Formation
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Polymers & Resins
Hydrolyzed Polymaleic Anhydride (HPMA)
CAS 26099-09-2
A thermally stable polycarboxylate supplied for boiler, cooling-water, and desalination scale control. It is used in water treatment as a scale and corrosion inhibitor and dispersant, particularly under high-temperature and high-hardness conditions such as boiler and cooling-water systems.
Crosslinking / Curing
Scale Inhibition
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Hydroxyethylidene Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP, Etidronic Acid)
CAS 2809-21-4
A phosphonate chelant supplied for scale and corrosion control in cooling water, detergents, and cleaners. It is used as a sequestrant, scale and corrosion inhibitor, and stabilizer in water treatment, detergents, and industrial cleaning.
Chelation / Sequestration
Corrosion Inhibition
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Specialty Additives
Hydroxypropyl Guar (HPG)
CAS 39421-75-5
A derivatized guar polymer supplied for clear thickening and crosslinkable gel systems. It is used as a thickener, rheology modifier, and gellant in personal-care formulations and in oilfield fracturing fluids.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Specialty Additives
Iodine (I2)
CAS 7553-56-2
An elemental halogen supplied in bulk as a chemical reagent, catalyst, and disinfectant feedstock. Established uses include manufacture of organic and inorganic chemicals and pharmaceuticals, disinfectant production, animal-feed supplementation, catalysis, and photographic, ink, and colorant applications.
Biocidal Action
Synthesis Intermediate
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Iron Oxide Red (Fe2O3, CI 77491)
CAS 1309-37-1
A red iron-oxide (hematite) pigment and polishing abrasive supplied in bulk for industrial color and finishing. It is used as a pigment for paints, paper, ceramics, and construction, as a polishing abrasive (jeweler's rouge), and as a catalyst.
Color / Pigmentation
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA, Isopropanol)
CAS 67-63-0
A high-volume secondary alcohol solvent supplied in bulk for cleaning, extraction, and chemical synthesis. It is widely used as a solvent for oils, resins, and cosmetics, as a chemical synthesis intermediate, and in cleaning, surface-preparation, and antifreeze applications.
Defoaming / Foam Control
Solvency
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Solvents - Aliphatic
Kerosene (Kerosine, Paraffin Oil)
CAS 8008-20-6
A versatile middle-distillate cut bridging fuel, solvent, and process-diluent duty across aviation, heating, and metalworking operations. It is used as a combustion fuel - including kerosene-type jet fuel, heating fuel, and lamp/lighting oil - and as an industrial solvent for degreasing and parts cleaning.
Solvency
Viscosity Modification
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Amines & Amides
Lauramide DEA (LDEA)
CAS 68603-91-8
A coconut-derived alkanolamide that builds foam and body in surfactant systems. It is used as a foam booster and stabilizer in liquid detergents and shampoos, and as a viscosity-building thickener and antistatic ingredient in cleaning and personal-care formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Lauramide DEA and Propylene Glycol (LDEA)
CAS 120-40-1
A pourable lauramide-DEA-in-glycol blend formulated for easy dosing into liquid surfactant systems. The lauramide DEA component functions as a foam booster and stabilizer and as a viscosity builder in liquid detergent and personal-care systems.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Glycols & Polyols
Laureth-12
CAS 3056-00-6
A high-ethoxylate lauryl surfactant tuned for water solubility, emulsification, and solubilizing power. It is used as an emulsifier, solubilizer, and detergent in cleaning and personal-care formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Glycols & Polyols
Laureth-2
CAS 3055-93-4
A low-ethoxylate, oil-soluble lauryl surfactant used as an emollient and co-emulsifier. It is used as a co-emulsifier, emollient, and solubilizer in personal-care and cleaning formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Surfactants - Anionic
Lignosulfonate (Lignin Sulfonate, Sulfonated Lignin)
CAS 8068-05-1
A wood-derived anionic dispersant and binder that cuts water demand in concrete and holds powders together. It functions as a dispersing agent and emulsifier and is widely used as a concrete water-reducing admixture and plasticizer, a binder for animal-feed pellets and briquettes, and a dust-suppression…
Cleaning / Degreasing
Wetting
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Esters
Linoleamide DEA (Linoleic Diethanolamide)
CAS 68603-38-3
A linoleic-acid alkanolamide that thickens and stabilizes foam in surfactant-based cleansers. It is used as a surfactant for foam boosting and viscosity building and provides antistatic and conditioning effects in cleansing and personal-care formulations.
Surfactancy
Viscosity Modification
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Specialty Additives
Locust Bean Gum
CAS 9000-40-2
Thickening / Rheology
Film Formation
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Acids & Salts
Magnesium Chloride
CAS 7786-30-3
A versatile magnesium salt spanning de-icing brines, oxychloride cements, and nutrient supply. It is used for road de-icing and dust control, as the reactive component in magnesium oxychloride (Sorel) cement and wallboard, and as a magnesium source in fertilizers and animal feed.
Viscosity Modification
Moisture Control
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Surfactants - Anionic
Magnesium Lauryl Sulfate (Magnesium Dodecyl Sulfate)
CAS 3097-08-3
A magnesium-counterion lauryl sulfate surfactant for foaming and cleansing systems. It is used as a cleansing and foaming surfactant in personal-care and household cleaning formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Acids & Salts
Magnesium Nitrate Hexahydrate
CAS 13446-18-9
Reagent-grade crystalline magnesium nitrate for pyrotechnics, nitric-acid concentration, and plant-nutrition chemistry. Established uses include pyrotechnic formulations, concentration of nitric acid, and a fertilizer-grade source of magnesium and nitrogen; it also serves as a catalyst in petrochemical production and a sensitizer for lithographic plates.
pH Adjustment
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Esters
Magnesium Stearate
CAS 557-04-0
A workhorse metallic-soap lubricant and flow aid for tablet, powder, plastic, and cosmetic formulations. It is widely used as a lubricant, anticaking, and release agent in tableting and powder processing, as a lubricant and stabilizer in plastics, and as an emulsifying and refatting agent in…
Thickening / Rheology
Moisture Control
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Polymers & Resins
Maleic Acid-Acrylic Acid Copolymer (MA/AA)
CAS 26677-99-6
A low-molecular-weight polycarboxylate used to inhibit scale and disperse particulates in water systems. Used as a scale inhibitor and dispersant in industrial water treatment and as a builder and anti-redeposition agent in detergents.
Film Formation
Scale Inhibition
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Polymers & Resins
Melamine-Formaldehyde Resin (Melamine Resin)
CAS 68002-20-0
A thermosetting amino resin that cures into hard, heat- and scratch-resistant networks. It is used as a crosslinking agent in industrial coatings, as a binder in laminates and molding compounds, and as a finishing resin in textiles.
Film Formation
Crosslinking / Curing
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Methanol (Methyl Alcohol)
CAS 67-56-1
A foundational C1 feedstock and solvent underpinning formaldehyde, acetic acid, and fuel chemistries. It is used as a solvent for inks, resins, adhesives, and dyes, as an antifreeze and denaturant, as a fuel and fuel additive, and as the feedstock for formaldehyde, acetic acid, MTBE,…
Solvency
Synthesis Intermediate
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol (MIBC, 4-Methyl-2-Pentanol)
CAS 108-11-2
The workhorse frother of sulfide and coal flotation circuits. It is used as a frother in the froth flotation of copper ores, coal, and tar sands, and as a solvent for dyes, oils, gums, resins, waxes, and cellulose esters.
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