Glycols & Polyols
PEG-60 Almond Glycerides
CAS 124046-50-0
An ethoxylated almond-glyceride that emulsifies and solubilizes oils in water-based formulas. It is used as an emulsifier and solubilizer in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
Emolliency
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Glycols & Polyols
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
CAS 68201-46-7
A coconut-derived PEG glyceryl ester valued for mild surfactancy and emollient feel in cleansers. It is used as a mild surfactant, emollient and refatting agent in cosmetic, personal-care and cleansing formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Esters
PEG-8 Laurate
CAS 9007-48-1
An eight-mole PEG ester of lauric acid for emulsifying and solubilizing oils. It is used as an emulsifier and surfactant in personal-care and cleaning formulations.
Surfactancy
Emolliency
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Glycols & Polyols
PEG-80 Glyceryl Cocoate
CAS 8201-46-5
A highly ethoxylated coconut glyceryl ester used as a mild surfactant in aqueous cleansing systems. It is used as a mild surfactant and emollient in cosmetic and cleansing formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
PEG/PPG-14/4 Dimethicone (Dimethicone Copolyol)
CAS 68937-55-3
A polyether-modified silicone that bridges oil and water phases in emulsion and cleansing systems. Within its silicone-surfactant class it functions as an emulsifier and wetting agent in personal-care and industrial formulations.
Surfactancy
Wetting
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
PEG/PPG-20/20 Dimethicone (Dimethicone Copolyol)
CAS 68937-54-2
A balanced ethylene-oxide/propylene-oxide silicone surfactant for stabilizing emulsions and improving substrate wetting. In its silicone-surfactant class it serves as an emulsifier and wetting agent for personal-care and industrial formulations.
Surfactancy
Wetting
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Glycols & Polyols
Pentaerythritol
CAS 115-77-5
A tetrafunctional polyol that delivers high crosslink density to alkyds, esters, and radiation-cure resins. Industry references record its use in alkyd resins, rosin and tall-oil esters, radiation-cure monomers, synthetic lubricants, and antioxidant intermediates.
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Glycols & Polyols
Pentaerythrityl Tetracaprylate/Tetracaprate
CAS 68441-68-9
A short-chain pentaerythritol ester used as a low-viscosity emollient base in cosmetic formulating. Within the pentaerythritol-ester class it serves as an emollient and spreading agent in skin-care formulations.
Emolliency
Lubrication
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Glycols & Polyols
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
CAS 62125-22-8
A branched pentaerythritol ester used as an emollient and emulsifier in cosmetic and color-cosmetic formulating. It is used as an emollient, emulsifier and skin-conditioning agent in cosmetic formulations and as a lubricating agent.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Emolliency
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Glycols & Polyols
Pentaerythrityl Tetrapelargonate (Pentaerythrityl Tetranonanoate)
CAS 14450-05-6
A pentaerythritol-based fatty ester supplied as an emollient and lubricant base for cosmetic formulating. It is used as an emollient and lubricant in cosmetic formulations and as a processing aid.
Emolliency
Lubrication
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Amines & Amides
Pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA)
CAS 3030-47-5
Tertiary-amine catalyst that accelerates polyurethane (gelling/blowing) and epoxy cure reactions Used in PU foams, coatings and adhesives to drive isocyanate-polyol and amine-epoxy network formation Functions as a strong gelling catalyst in two-component systems
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Pentamethyldipropylenetriamine (PMDPTA)
CAS 3855-32-1
Tertiary-triamine blowing/gelling catalyst for rigid and flexible PU foam Provides a longer alkyl backbone vs PMDETA for modified reactivity Used to fine-tune rise and flow in foam systems
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Pentasodium Aminotrimethylene Phosphonate (ATMP-Na5)
CAS 2235-43-0
A pentasodium phosphonate that sequesters metal ions to control scale and corrosion in industrial water systems. It is used as a scale and corrosion inhibitor in cooling and boiler water treatment, as a chelating and dispersing agent, and as a stabilizer for peroxide bleaching solutions…
Chelation / Sequestration
Scale Inhibition
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Glycols & Polyols
Pentylene Glycol (1,2-Pentanediol)
CAS 5343-92-0
A versatile diol carried across personal-care, cleaning, and ink formulations as a solvent base. It is also used in industrial, professional, and consumer cleaning and maintenance products, air care products, polishes and wax blends, and inks and toners.
Moisture Control
Solvency
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Specialty Additives
Peptide
A class designation covering amino-acid chains supplied to order rather than a single defined compound. It is supplied as a raw ingredient for formulators, with identity and specification dependent on the particular peptide ordered.
Conditioning
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Acids & Salts
Peracetic Acid (Peroxyacetic Acid, PAA)
CAS 79-21-0
A peroxy-based oxidizing agent applied in sanitizing, bleaching and oxidation processes across the food, paper and chemical industries. Established uses include disinfection and sanitizing in food and industrial settings, bleaching of paper and textiles, epoxidation in organic synthesis, and service as a polymerization catalyst and…
pH Adjustment
Biocidal Action
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Solvents - Aliphatic
Perchloroethylene (Tetrachloroethylene, PERC)
CAS 127-18-4
A high-solvency chlorinated hydrocarbon used for degreasing metals and cleaning fabrics. Established uses include dry cleaning of fabrics, metal degreasing, textile processing, and service as a chemical intermediate in fluorocarbon production.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Solvency
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Specialty Additives
Phenol (Carbolic Acid)
CAS 108-95-2
The benchmark aromatic feedstock behind phenolic resins, bisphenol A and a broad range of derivative chemicals. Its primary use is the production of phenolic resins for plywood, construction, automotive and appliance applications; it also serves as a chemical intermediate for bisphenol A and other compounds,…
Biocidal Action
Preservation
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Surfactants - Anionic
Phenol Red (Phenolsulfonphthalein)
CAS 143-74-8
A sulfonephthalein dye that shifts yellow-to-red across the neutral pH range for indication and staining work. It is used as a pH indicator over the approximate range 6.4 to 8.2 and as a laboratory and biological reagent.
pH Adjustment
Color / Pigmentation
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Specialty Additives
Phenolphthalein
CAS 77-09-8
A classic titration indicator that develops a pink endpoint in alkaline solution. It is used as an acid-base (pH) indicator over the approximate range 8.2 to 9.8 and as a laboratory and analytical reagent, turning colorless to pink across that transition.
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Phenoxyethanol (Ethylene Glycol Monophenyl Ether)
CAS 122-99-6
A glycol-ether preservative that controls microbial growth across a broad pH range in personal-care products. It is widely used as a preservative in cosmetic and personal-care formulations, as a perfume fixative, and as a solvent for dyes, inks and resins.
Biocidal Action
Preservation
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Phenoxyethanol and Paraben Preservative Blend
A ready-to-use blend that combines phenoxyethanol with several parabens for formulation preservation. It is supplied as a preservative system for personal-care and cosmetic formulations.
Preservation
Biocidal Action
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Polymers & Resins
Phenyl Glycidyl Ether (PGE)
CAS 122-60-1
A monofunctional reactive diluent and acid scavenger for epoxy processing. It reduces the viscosity of uncured epoxy systems for casting, adhesive, and laminating use, serves as an acid acceptor and stabilizer for halogenated compounds, and is a monomer for photoreactive polymers.
Crosslinking / Curing
Viscosity Modification
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Phenyl Trimethicone
CAS 2116-84-9
A phenyl-functional silicone fluid used as an emollient and conditioning agent in personal-care formulations. It is used in cosmetic formulations as an emollient, antifoaming and antistatic agent, and as a viscosity modifier.
Conditioning
Emolliency
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Phenylethyl Alcohol (2-Phenylethanol, Phenethyl Alcohol)
CAS 60-12-8
The rose note of perfumery, supplied as a single aromatic alcohol for fragrance and flavor work. It is used as a fragrance ingredient in perfumes, cosmetics, soaps and detergents, as a flavoring agent in foods and beverages, and as a fragrance fixative.
Solvency
Biocidal Action
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Specialty Additives
Phenylethyl Resorcinol
CAS 85-27-8
A resorcinol-derived specialty ingredient supplied to personal-care formulators. Phenylethyl Resorcinol (CAS 85-27-8) is a phenylethyl-substituted resorcinol (a benzene-1,3-diol derivative) supplied as a specialty ingredient for cosmetic and personal-care formulating.
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Phenylglyoxylate Ester Photoinitiator Blend
CAS 211510-16-6
A low-odor liquid photoinitiator built from phenylglyoxylate esters, used to cure clear UV coatings and varnishes. It contributes both surface and through cure and is valued where low odor and low migration matter, as in overprint varnishes and packaging-related inks
Crosslinking / Curing
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Phloretin
CAS 60-82-2
A naturally occurring dihydrochalcone supplied in purified form for flavor and specialty formulating. It is recognized by JECFA as a flavoring agent and is otherwise supplied as a specialty and reference-grade ingredient to formulators.
Preservation
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Polymers & Resins
Phosphino-Carboxylic Acid Copolymer (PCA)
CAS 71050-62-9
A phosphorus-containing polycarboxylate used for scale and corrosion control under high-hardness, high-stress water conditions. Used as a combined scale and corrosion inhibitor in industrial water-treatment programs, valued for calcium tolerance and deposit control.
Film Formation
Scale Inhibition
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Phosphonobutane Tricarboxylic Acid (PBTC)
CAS 37971-36-1
A phosphonocarboxylic acid used to inhibit scale and corrosion in industrial water-treatment programs. It is used as a scale and corrosion inhibitor in cooling-water systems and as a chelating agent in industrial cleaning and bleaching formulations.
Chelation / Sequestration
pH Adjustment
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Acids & Salts
Phosphoric Acid (Orthophosphoric Acid)
CAS 7664-38-2
A versatile mineral acid serving metal treatment, water conditioning, fertilizer production and food acidulation. Established uses include fertilizer and phosphate-salt manufacture, metal pickling, rust-proofing and brightening, water treatment, detergent production, food and beverage acidulation, and semiconductor etching.
pH Adjustment
Corrosion Inhibition
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Acids & Salts
Phosphorous Acid
CAS 13598-36-2
Synthesis Intermediate
Corrosion Inhibition
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Specialty Additives
Photoinitiator 1173 (2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropan-1-one)
CAS 7473-98-5
Liquid Type I alpha-hydroxyketone photoinitiator for fast, low-yellowing surface cure of clear UV coatings (Coatings & Construction) Highly compatible liquid for UV/UV-LED clear inks and overprint varnishes (Industrial Manufacturing) Cures clear UV-curable adhesives and plastics; common blend partner with TPO (Plastics & Polymers)
Crosslinking / Curing
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Photoinitiator 184 (1-Hydroxycyclohexyl Phenyl Ketone)
CAS 947-19-3
Type I alpha-hydroxyketone photoinitiator giving low-yellowing cure of clear UV coatings, lacquers and overprint varnish (Coatings & Construction) Standard initiator for clear UV/UV-LED inks and high-gloss line coatings (Industrial Manufacturing) Cures clear UV-curable adhesives, hardcoats and plastics (Plastics & Polymers)
Crosslinking / Curing
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Specialty Additives
Photoinitiator 369 (2-Benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)butanone)
CAS 119313-12-1
High-activity Type I alpha-aminoketone photoinitiator for fast through-cure of pigmented and dark UV coatings (Coatings & Construction) Strong cure of black/pigmented UV inks, solder masks and screen inks (Industrial Manufacturing) Cures pigmented UV-curable plastics, adhesives and photoresists (Plastics & Polymers)
Crosslinking / Curing
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Photoinitiator 369 (2-Benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)butanone)
CAS 119313-12-1
An alpha-aminoketone Type I photoinitiator that fragments under UV light to start free-radical cure of acrylate and other unsaturated systems. Its near-UV absorption makes it effective in white and pigmented formulations, where it drives cure down through the film rather than only at the surface
Crosslinking / Curing
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Photoinitiator 907 (2-Methyl-4′-(methylthio)-2-morpholinopropiophenone)
CAS 71868-10-5
Type I alpha-aminoketone photoinitiator giving strong through-cure of white and pigmented UV coatings (Coatings & Construction) Workhorse for pigmented screen and UV inks where surface-only initiators under-cure (Industrial Manufacturing) Cures pigmented UV-curable plastics, adhesives and solder masks (Plastics & Polymers)
Crosslinking / Curing
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Photoinitiator 907 (2-Methyl-4′-(methylthio)-2-morpholinopropiophenone)
CAS 71868-10-5
2-Methyl-1--2-morpholinopropan-1-one (MMMP) is a Type I alpha-aminoketone photoinitiator. Under UV exposure it cleaves to form radicals that start the polymerization of acrylate and other free-radical UV systems, and its absorption profile makes it especially effective at curing white and pigmented films from within
Crosslinking / Curing
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Phthalic Anhydride (PA)
CAS 85-44-9
A cornerstone aromatic anhydride feeding plasticizers, polyester and alkyd resins, and epoxy curing. Industry references record its use in phthalate plasticizers, unsaturated polyester and alkyd resins, dyes and pigments, and as a curing agent for epoxy resins.
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Phytic Acid (Inositol Hexaphosphate, IP6)
CAS 83-86-3
A naturally sourced organophosphate valued for strong multivalent metal-ion chelation. It is used as a chelating agent that sequesters metal ions.
Chelation / Sequestration
Preservation
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Specialty Additives
Pine Oil
CAS 8002-09-3
A terpenic pine-derived oil that combines solvency, wetting action and a characteristic pine odor for cleaning and mineral-processing use. It is used in household and industrial cleaning and disinfectant products, as a solvent and wetting agent, as a frothing agent in mineral ore flotation, and…
Solvency
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Amines & Amides
Piperazine (PZ)
CAS 110-85-0
A bifunctional cyclic secondary amine that reacts readily in both gas-treating and polymer-curing chemistries. It serves as a reactive amine in acid-gas scrubbing formulations, as a building block for corrosion inhibitors and surface-active agents, and as a curing amine and adhesive hardener.
Crosslinking / Curing
pH Adjustment
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Amines & Amides
Piroctone Olamine
CAS 68890-66-4
A hydroxypyridinone preservative valued for activity at low addition levels in personal-care bases. It is supplied as a fine powder for incorporation into rinse-off and leave-on product bases.
Preservation
Biocidal Action
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Glycols & Polyols
Poloxamer (Ethylene Oxide/Propylene Oxide Block Copolymer)
CAS 9003-11-6
A tunable EO/PO copolymer whose surfactant behavior is set by the ratio of its hydrophilic and hydrophobic blocks. They function as surfactants, wetting and dispersing agents, defoamers, and emulsifiers across industrial and formulated systems.
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Surfactants - Anionic
Poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic Acid) (Poly-AMPS)
CAS 27119-07-9
A sulfonate-rich polymer that stays ionized across the full pH range, holding scale-forming ions in dispersion. It is used as a scale inhibitor and dispersant in water-treatment programs and as a rheology modifier in formulated systems.
Film Formation
Scale Inhibition
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Polymers & Resins
Polyacrylamide (PAM)
CAS 9003-05-8
A long-chain polymer that bridges fine particles into settleable flocs at very low dose. It is used as a flocculant and coagulant aid for solid-liquid separation in water and wastewater treatment and as a retention and drainage aid in papermaking.
Thickening / Rheology
Viscosity Modification
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Polymers & Resins
Polyacrylic Acid (PAA)
CAS 9003-01-4
A polycarboxylate whose carboxyl groups sequester hardness ions and disperse particulates at low dose. It is used as a dispersant, scale inhibitor, and thickener, and as a superabsorbent component in its crosslinked, neutralized form.
Surfactancy
Film Formation
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Polymers & Resins
Polyacrylic Acid Sodium (PAAS)
CAS 9003-04-7
Polyacrylic Acid Sodium (PAAS) is the sodium salt of polyacrylic acid, a water-soluble polymer with excellent thickening and stabilizing properties. It is
Thickening / Rheology
Scale Inhibition
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