Glycols & Polyols
2-Butoxyethanol (Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether)
CAS 111-76-2
A coupling glycol-ether solvent bridging water- and oil-soluble formulation components. It is widely used as a coalescing and coupling solvent in surface coatings and inks and as the active solvent in household and industrial cleaners, glass cleaners, and metal cleaners.
Solvency
Viscosity Modification
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Acids & Salts
2-Hydroxyisobutyric Acid (α-Hydroxyisobutyric Acid)
CAS 594-61-6
A compact branched α-hydroxy acid used as a synthetic building block and intermediate. It is used as a chemical intermediate and a building block in organic synthesis.
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
2-Hydroxyphosphonocarboxylic Acid (HPAA, Hydroxyphosphonoacetic Acid)
CAS 23783-26-8
A carbon-phosphorus phosphonate used to inhibit metal corrosion in industrial water systems. It is applied in industrial water-treatment programs, where phosphonates of this type protect metal surfaces in recirculating and cooling-water systems.
Chelation / Sequestration
Scale Inhibition
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2,2-Dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA)
CAS 10222-01-2
A non-oxidizing, bromine-based biocide for microbial control in industrial water and process fluids. It controls bacteria, algae, and fungi in industrial water systems and is used as a preservative in pulp and paper-mill water, cooling water, metalworking fluids, oilfield drilling muds, and latex emulsions and…
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
2,6,7-Trioxa-1-phosphabicyclooctane-4-methanol 1-oxide (PEPA)
CAS 5301-78-0
Phosphorus-rich, char-forming intumescent flame retardant and intermediate Building block for halogen-free flame retardant systems in plastics and coatings Reactive component for fire-resistant textile and polymer finishes
Flame Retardancy
Synthesis Intermediate
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Acids & Salts
Acetamide (Ethanamide)
CAS 60-35-5
A versatile amide solvent and plasticizer with strong solubilizing power for organic and inorganic compounds. It is used as a solvent, plasticizer, stabilizer, and wetting/penetrating agent, and as a humectant and intermediate in organic synthesis.
pH Adjustment
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Acids & Salts
Acetic Acid (Glacial Acetic Acid, Ethanoic Acid)
CAS 64-19-7
A foundational carboxylic acid feedstock and acidulant spanning chemical synthesis, textiles, and food. It is used to manufacture acetic anhydride and other organic chemicals for the plastics, pharmaceutical, dye, textile, rubber, and photographic industries, and as an acidifying and neutralizing agent.
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Acids & Salts
Acetic Anhydride
CAS 108-24-7
The workhorse acetylating and dehydrating agent for cellulose acetate, esters, and fine-chemical synthesis. It is consumed in the manufacture of cellulose acetate fibers and plastics, vinyl acetate, acetate esters, and esterified food starch, and as an acetylating agent in the production of dyes, perfumes, and…
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Acetone (Propanone)
CAS 67-64-1
Acetone is the workhorse fast-evaporating ketone solvent — it dissolves fats, oils, resins, rubber and plastics cleanly and is a major feedstock for downstream ketone chemistry.
Solvency
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Acids & Salts
Acrylic Acid (AA)
CAS 79-10-7
The base monomer of the acrylics value chain, feeding superabsorbents, acrylate esters, and waterborne polymers. Most is converted to acrylate esters (ethyl, butyl, methyl, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate) and to polyacrylic acid and its salts; major polymer outlets include superabsorbents, coatings, adhesives, paints, and emulsion polymers.
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Surfactants - Cationic
Alcohols, C9-11 Ethoxylated (C9-11 Pareth, Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate)
CAS 68439-46-3
A biodegradable nonionic workhorse surfactant for cleaning, wetting, and emulsification. Alcohol ethoxylates of this type are general-purpose wetting, emulsifying, and detergent surfactants used in household and industrial cleaners and as emulsifiers and dispersants in processing formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Specialty Additives
Alkyl Ketene Dimer (AKD Sizing Agent)
CAS 144245-85-2
A hydrophobic neutral-pH sizing chemistry that reduces water penetration in paper and board. Applied as a wax or emulsion, it reduces the rate of aqueous-liquid penetration into paper and paperboard, improving water resistance in printing, writing, packaging, and specialty grades.
Film Formation
Moisture Control
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Aluminum Hydroxide (ATH, Alumina Trihydrate)
CAS 21645-51-2
A halogen-free mineral flame retardant that quenches fire by releasing water as it decomposes. In plastics, rubber, and latex foams it releases water on heating to retard flame and suppress smoke.
Color / Pigmentation
Flame Retardancy
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Acids & Salts
Aluminum Sulfate (Alum)
CAS 10043-01-3
The workhorse aluminum coagulant for water and wastewater clarification, also used across paper, textile, and leather processing. It also serves as a sizing agent in papermaking, a mordant in textile dyeing, a leather-tanning agent, and in fireproofing and waterproofing of cloth and concrete.
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Acids & Salts
Aluminum Zirconium Octachlorohydrex Gly
CAS 134910-86-4
A glycine-buffered aluminum-zirconium chlorohydrate complex supplied as an antiperspirant active for personal-care formulators. It is used as an astringent antiperspirant and deodorant active in personal-care formulations.
pH Adjustment
Moisture Control
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Amino-Functional Silicone (Aminosilicone)
CAS 71750-80-6
An amine-modified siloxane that anchors to fiber surfaces to deliver durable softness and smoothness. The pendant amine groups give it strong substantivity to fibers, making it a softening and conditioning agent for textile finishing.
Conditioning
Film Formation
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Amines & Amides
Aminoethylethanolamine (AEEA)
CAS 111-41-1
A bifunctional amino-alcohol intermediate for chelants, surfactants, and metalworking-fluid additives. It is used as a chemical intermediate, a textile-finishing compound, and an additive to metalworking/cutting oils, and it functions as a corrosion inhibitor and pH-regulating agent.
Crosslinking / Curing
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Acids & Salts
Ammonium Citrate Dibasic (Diammonium Citrate)
CAS 3012-65-5
The diammonium citrate salt used for buffering, metal-ion sequestration, and as an analytical reagent. It is used as a buffering agent and a chelating/sequestering agent, as an analytical reagent for phosphate determination in fertilizers, and in rustproofing and cotton/textile printing.
Chelation / Sequestration
pH Adjustment
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Acids & Salts
Ammonium Polyphosphate (APP)
CAS 68333-79-9
A halogen-free phosphate widely used as the acid source in intumescent fire-retardant systems. It is used as a halogen-free flame retardant in intumescent coatings and polymers and as a phosphorus-nitrogen source in liquid fertilizers.
pH Adjustment
Flame Retardancy
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Amodimethicone
CAS 308070-89-5
An amino-functional silicone that deposits selectively on hair for conditioning performance. Its established INCI function is as a hair-conditioning and antistatic agent in personal-care formulations.
Conditioning
Film Formation
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Amodimethicone
CAS 68037-59-2
Conditioning
Film Formation
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Amodimethicone, Cetrimonium Chloride, Trideceth-12
A pre-emulsified conditioning concentrate that spares formulators the silicone-emulsification step. Cetrimonium chloride is documented in PubChem as a hair conditioner/softener and cationic surfactant; the system delivers amino-silicone conditioning to hair-care formulations.
Conditioning
Film Formation
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Specialty Additives
Amylase (Alpha-Amylase Enzyme)
CAS 9000-90-2
An industrial hydrolase that converts starch substrates into lower-molecular-weight sugars across processing streams. It is supplied in industrial grades for starch processing and textile desizing.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Viscosity Modification
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Antimony Trioxide (Antimony(III) Oxide, ATO)
CAS 1309-64-4
A flame-retardant synergist and polyester catalyst with opacifying and pigment functions. It is used as a flame-retardant synergist in plastics and textiles, a plastics stabilizer, a polycondensation catalyst (including for PET), an opacifier in glass, ceramics, and enamels, and a pigment.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Behenyl Methicone
CAS 17927-28-3
A long-chain (C22) alkyl silicone wax that brings high-melt, dry-touch structure to color cosmetics and balms. It is used in personal-care formulation as an emollient and skin- and hair-conditioning agent and as a structuring silicone wax in anhydrous and emulsion systems.
Conditioning
Emolliency
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Surfactants - Cationic
Benzalkonium Chloride (BKC, ADBAC)
CAS 8001-54-5
A cationic quaternary-ammonium surfactant used as a wetting and emulsifying agent in industrial processing. It is a cationic wetting and emulsifying agent used in textile, pulp-and-paper, and metal-processing operations.
Biocidal Action
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Benzyl Acetate
CAS 140-11-4
A jasmine-note aromatic ester serving both perfumery and cellulose-solvent duty. Established uses include service as a fragrance and flavoring agent and as a solvent for cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate, and natural and synthetic resins; it also appears in lacquers, polishes, printing inks, and varnish removers.
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Benzyl Alcohol
CAS 100-51-6
A versatile aromatic solvent and preservative spanning coatings, cosmetics, and synthesis. Established uses include service as a solvent for dyestuffs, cellulose esters, and waxes; a preservative and viscosity-control agent in cosmetics; a fragrance component; and an intermediate for benzyl esters and ethers.
Preservation
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Solvents - Aromatic
Benzyl Chloride
CAS 100-44-7
A benzylating intermediate feeding plasticizer, quaternary, and fine-chemical synthesis. Established uses include the manufacture of benzyl alcohol, phenylacetic acid, benzyl phthalate plasticizers, quaternary ammonium salts, dyes, and perfume and pharmaceutical intermediates.
Solvency
Synthesis Intermediate
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Surfactants - Amphoteric
Betaine (Trimethylglycine, TMG)
CAS 107-43-7
A naturally occurring trimethylglycine spanning animal nutrition, personal care, and process chemistry. Established uses include service as an animal-feed additive and feed attractant, a cosmetic antistatic and viscosity-controlling ingredient, and a reagent in organic synthesis and soldering/resin-curing fluxes.
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Solvents - Aromatic
Biphenyl (Diphenyl)
CAS 92-52-4
An aromatic hydrocarbon valued as a heat-transfer medium and dyeing assistant. Established uses include service as a heat-transfer fluid, an intermediate in organic synthesis, a dye carrier for polyester dyeing, and a fungistat in citrus-fruit packaging.
Solvency
Synthesis Intermediate
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Surfactants - Anionic
Bis(triazinylamino)stilbene Disulfonate (Optical Brightener, FWA)
CAS 16090-02-1
A stilbene-triazine fluorescent whitener that absorbs UV and re-emits blue light to brighten textiles, paper, and detergents. It is used predominantly in household detergents to whiten fabrics, and as a brightener and dye in the paper and textile industries.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Wetting
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Acids & Salts
Boric Acid (Orthoboric Acid)
CAS 10043-35-3
A primary boron feedstock bridging glassmaking, fluxing, and flame-retardant treatments. It is used in the manufacture of borosilicate glass and glass fiber, as a flux in metallurgy and soldering, as a flame retardant for cellulose insulation and textiles, and as a wood preservative.
Biocidal Action
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Calcium Carbonate
CAS 471-34-1
A versatile mineral filler, extender, and acid-neutralizing additive across plastics, paper, coatings, and food. It is used as a filler and extender in plastics, paper, paints, adhesives, and sealants; as an opacifier, pH/buffering agent, and abrasive; and as a food additive (dough conditioner, anti-caking, and…
Color / Pigmentation
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Acids & Salts
Calcium Citrate (Tricalcium Citrate)
CAS 813-94-5
A free-flowing calcium salt of citric acid valued where soluble calcium and citrate buffering are needed in food and beverage systems. It is used as a food additive functioning as an acidity regulator, sequestrant, buffer, and firming agent, and to improve the baking properties of…
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Calcium Formate
CAS 544-17-2
A versatile calcium salt bridging construction, animal-feed, and industrial-process chemistry. It is used as a concrete set accelerator, a silage and food preservative, a binder for fine-ore briquettes, and a component of drilling fluids and lubricants; it also serves in chrome tanning and flue-gas scrubbing.
pH Adjustment
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Calcium Hydroxide (Slaked Lime, Hydrated Lime)
CAS 1305-62-0
A workhorse alkali for construction, water treatment, and pH control across industrial process streams. It is used in mortar, plaster, and cement; in water and wastewater treatment; in paper-pulp production; in leather dehairing; and as a pH-adjusting and buffering agent, including food-additive use as a…
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Glycols & Polyols
Canola Oil Glyceride and Corn Oil Blend
CAS 120962-03-0
An antioxidant-stabilized vegetable-oil and glyceride blend formulated for food-grade processing. Fatty-acid glycerides of this type function as emulsifiers in food systems, while TBHQ and citric acid retard oxidation of the oil phase.
Emolliency
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Acids & Salts
Carbamide Peroxide (Urea Peroxide, Urea Hydrogen Peroxide)
CAS 124-43-6
A stable, dry-handling source of hydrogen peroxide for oxidation and bleaching duties. It is used as a controlled oxidizing and bleaching agent - including hair bleaching and oxidation of permanent-wave systems - and in plastics manufacture, blueprint development, and starch modification.
pH Adjustment
Biocidal Action
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Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC, Cellulose Gum)
CAS 9004-32-4
A water-soluble cellulose ether delivering thickening, water retention, and suspension across food and industrial systems. It is used as a thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifier; in drilling muds, detergents, paints, adhesives, printing inks, and textile sizes; and as a protective colloid and viscosity modifier.
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Catalase (Catalase Enzyme)
CAS 9001-05-2
A peroxide-destroying enzyme that cleans up residual hydrogen peroxide in process streams. It is used to remove residual hydrogen peroxide after bleaching in textile and paper processing.
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Acids & Salts
Caustic Soda Beads (Sodium Hydroxide)
CAS 1310-73-2
A high-purity solid alkali for neutralization, saponification, and pH control across heavy industry. It is used to neutralize acids and produce sodium salts, to saponify fats in soap manufacture, and across petroleum refining, pulp and paper, textile processing, metal cleaning, and water treatment.
pH Adjustment
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Cellulase (Cellulase Enzyme)
CAS 9012-54-8
A cellulose-cleaving enzyme deployed across textile finishing, detergents, and beverage processing. It is used in textile finishing, in detergents, and in food and beverage processing such as fruit juice, wine, and coffee production.
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Acids & Salts
Citric Acid (E330)
CAS 77-92-9
Citric acid is a food- and industrial-grade tricarboxylic acid that does double duty — a tart acidulant and pH buffer, and a metal-ion chelating sequestrant.
Chelation / Sequestration
pH Adjustment
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Acids & Salts
Cocoyl Sarcosine (N-Cocoyl Sarcosine)
CAS 68411-97-2
A mild anionic acyl-amino-acid surfactant used for low-irritation foaming and cleansing. Functions as a mild foaming and cleansing surfactant and is also used as a corrosion inhibitor and lubricant additive.
Surfactancy
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
D&C Green No. 8
CAS 6358-69-6
A synthetic organic acid dye supplied as a water-soluble colorant. 8 is a synthetic organic acid dye supplied as a cosmetic and industrial colorant. Used to impart color in formulated products.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
D&C Orange No. 4 (Acid Orange 7, Orange II)
CAS 633-96-5
A water-soluble monoazo acid dye supplied as an orange colorant. 4 (C.I. Acid Orange 7 / Orange II, CI 15510, CAS 633-96-5), a monoazo acid dye.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
D&C Red No. 33
CAS 3567-69-9
A water-soluble red azo acid dye supplied as a cosmetic and industrial colorant. 33 is a synthetic red azo acid dye supplied as a colorant (product graded at ~83% dye content).
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