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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
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
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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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 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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Acids & Salts
Polyaluminum Chloride (PAC)
CAS 1327-41-9
A pre-hydrolyzed aluminum coagulant dosed at the head of clarification and settling processes. It destabilizes suspended solids and colloids in drinking-water clarification and in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment.
Chelation / Sequestration
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Amines & Amides
Polyamine (Polyethylenepolyamines)
CAS 68131-73-7
A reactive ethyleneamine blend supplying multiple primary and secondary amine sites per molecule for crosslinking. They are used as curing agents for epoxy resins and as intermediates for surfactants, fuel and lubricant additives, and water-treatment chemicals.
Chelation / Sequestration
Crosslinking / Curing
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Specialty Additives
Polycaprylylsilsesquioxane and Alumina
CAS 1344-28-1
A two-component cosmetic powder pairing a silicone resin with aluminum oxide for opacity and texture control. The alumina component functions as an opacifying, texturizing, and viscosity-controlling powder in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
Thickening / Rheology
Color / Pigmentation
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Surfactants - Cationic
Polydiallyldimethylammonium Chloride (PolyDADMAC)
CAS 26062-79-3
A quaternary-ammonium polyelectrolyte that neutralizes negatively charged colloids on contact. It is used as a primary coagulant and charge-neutralizing flocculant in drinking-water and wastewater treatment and as a charge-control additive in papermaking.
Film Formation
Conditioning
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Polyepoxysuccinic Acid (PESA)
CAS 51274-37-4
A phosphorus-free polycarboxylate dosed where scale control without added phosphorus is required. It is used in recirculating cooling water and other industrial water-treatment programs.
Chelation / Sequestration
Scale Inhibition
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Acids & Salts
Polyferric Sulfate (PFS)
CAS 10028-22-5
An iron-based coagulant that forms dense, fast-settling flocs across a broad pH range. It is used as a primary coagulant for solids and color removal in drinking-water and wastewater treatment.
Moisture Control
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Specialty Additives
Potassium Amyl Xanthate (PAX)
CAS 2720-73-2
A sulfide-mineral flotation collector supplied to mineral-processing and mining operations. Its established use is as a collector in the froth flotation of sulfide minerals during ore concentration.
Wetting
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Acids & Salts
Potassium Carbonate (Dipotassium Carbonate)
CAS 584-08-7
A mild alkali for glass and ceramics, soap making, drying duty, and pH control. Established uses include glass and ceramics manufacture, soap making, desiccant and drying duty (including drying of organic liquids), gas purification, leather tanning and finishing, and use in dyes, pigments, and printing…
pH Adjustment
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Acids & Salts
Potassium Citrate (Tripotassium Citrate Monohydrate)
CAS 6100-05-6
A buffering and chelating citrate salt for food, beverage, and industrial pH-control duty. Established uses include acidity regulation and buffering, sequestrant and chelating duty, and stabilizer and emulsifying-salt function in food and beverage applications.
Chelation / Sequestration
pH Adjustment
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Acids & Salts
Potassium Citrate (Tripotassium Citrate, Anhydrous)
CAS 866-84-2
The anhydrous tripotassium citrate grade for buffering, sequestering, and emulsifying-salt applications. Established uses include acidity regulation and buffering, sequestrant and chelating duty, and stabilizer and emulsifying-salt function in food and beverage applications.
Chelation / Sequestration
pH Adjustment
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Acids & Salts
Potassium Fluoride (KF)
CAS 7789-23-3
A dry, water-soluble fluoride salt that delivers nucleophilic fluoride for synthesis, brazing flux, and glass-finishing operations. It serves as a fluorine source and base catalyst in organic synthesis, as the active component of silver-soldering and brazing fluxes, and as an etching agent for glass.
Biocidal Action
Synthesis Intermediate
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Natural Extracts & Oils
Potassium Humate
CAS 68514-28-3
Chelation / Sequestration
Conditioning
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Potassium Hydroxide (KOH, Caustic Potash)
CAS 1310-58-3
A high-purity caustic alkali for saponification, alkaline electrolytes, and metal- and wafer-cleaning baths. It is used to manufacture liquid and soft soaps, as an electrolyte in alkaline batteries, and as an etchant and cleaning alkali in electroplating and semiconductor processing.
pH Adjustment
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Acids & Salts
Potassium Lactate
CAS 996-31-6
pH Adjustment
Preservation
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Acids & Salts
Potassium Metabisulfite (Potassium Pyrosulfite)
CAS 16731-55-8
A solid source of sulfur dioxide used as an antioxidant, preservative, and bleaching agent in winemaking, brewing, and food. Established uses include antioxidant and preservative duty in winemaking, brewing, and the preservation of fruits and vegetables; bleaching; and use as a developing agent in photographic…
Preservation
Biocidal Action
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Acids & Salts
Potassium Permanganate
CAS 7722-64-7
Biocidal Action
Synthesis Intermediate
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Polymers & Resins
Potassium Polyacrylate (Superabsorbent Polymer)
CAS 25608-12-2
Moisture Control
Thickening / Rheology
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Specialty Additives
Potassium Silicate
CAS 1312-76-1
Film Formation
Corrosion Inhibition
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Acids & Salts
Potassium Tripolyphosphate (KTPP)
CAS 13845-36-8
A highly soluble potassium polyphosphate that sequesters hardness ions and builds detergency in cleaning and food systems. It is used as a chelating and buffering agent, a builder in cleaning and washing formulations, a water-treatment sequestrant, and a texturizer in food applications.
Chelation / Sequestration
pH Adjustment
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Quercetin Dihydrate (Quercetin)
CAS 6151-25-3
Bulk flavonoid raw material for supplement, antioxidant, and natural-colorant use. It is supplied as a dietary-supplement raw material and is also used as a free-radical-inhibiting antioxidant in cosmetic formulations and as a natural yellow colorant.
Preservation
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sec-Hexadecylnaphthalene (Alkylated Naphthalene)
CAS 94247-63-9
An alkyl-aromatic base fluid built on a naphthalene core for thermally demanding synthetic lubricant blends. Alkylated naphthalenes of this type are used as synthetic lubricant base fluids.
Lubrication
Solvency
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Silicone Antifoam Emulsion (Silicone Defoamer)
A water-dilutable silicone defoamer for knocking down and suppressing foam in aqueous process streams. Silicone antifoams of this type are used to suppress foam in aqueous systems, in petroleum processing, and in detergent and cleaning applications.
Defoaming / Foam Control
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Simethicone (Simeticone, Activated Dimethicone)
CAS 8050-81-5
Silica-activated polydimethylsiloxane built for foam control in demanding process streams. It functions as an antifoaming and defoaming agent, used to control foam in pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing processes, as a food-grade antifoaming and anticaking additive (JECFA), and as an antifoaming ingredient in cosmetics.
Defoaming / Foam Control
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Acetate
CAS 127-09-3
pH Adjustment
Chelation / Sequestration
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Aluminate
CAS 1302-42-7
pH Adjustment
Coupling / Adhesion Promotion
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda)
CAS 144-55-8
A single low-cost alkali that leavens, buffers, scrubs, and neutralizes across food, cleaning, and process chemistry. It is used across food, cleaning, and personal-care applications as a leavening agent, buffering and neutralizing agent, mild abrasive, and deodorizer, and industrially in uses ranging from flue-gas treatment…
pH Adjustment
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Bisulfate
CAS 7681-38-1
pH Adjustment
Biocidal Action
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Bisulfite (Sodium Hydrogen Sulfite)
CAS 7631-90-5
A sulfur-based reducer that scavenges oxygen, strips chlorine, and bleaches across water, pulp, and textile streams. It is used as a reducing and oxygen-scavenging agent, a bleaching agent for wood pulp and textiles, an antioxidant and preservative, a dechlorinating agent in water treatment, and a…
Preservation
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Bromide
CAS 7647-15-6
Biocidal Action
Synthesis Intermediate
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Surfactants - Anionic
Sodium Caprylyl Sulfonate (Sodium Octanesulfonate)
CAS 142-31-4
A compact octane-sulfonate that couples and clarifies high-surfactant cleaning concentrates. It is used as a wetting agent, hydrotrope, and coupling or solubilizing aid in cleaning and personal-care formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash)
CAS 497-19-8
Soda ash is the high-volume alkali behind glassmaking, detergents and water treatment, supplied in light and dense grades.
Thickening / Rheology
pH Adjustment
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Carbonate Monohydrate (Soda Ash)
CAS 5968-11-6
The hydrated soda-ash grade feeding glassmaking, water treatment, and alkaline process chemistry. It is used to manufacture glass, sodium salts, and soap; in textile washing, scouring, and bleaching and in water softening; and in photography and analytical chemistry as an alkalizer and acid-base standard.
pH Adjustment
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Chlorate
CAS 7775-09-9
An oxidizer whose largest outlet is on-site chlorine-dioxide generation for pulp and paper bleaching. Its primary use is as a precursor for chlorine dioxide generation to bleach wood pulp and paper; it is also used as an oxidizer in dye, match, and explosives manufacture, in…
Biocidal Action
Synthesis Intermediate
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Chloride (Industrial Salt)
CAS 7647-14-5
Bulk industrial salt for brine systems, leather processing, and chlor-alkali feedstock supply. It is used in hide preservation and the pickling stage of leather production, as brine for ion-exchange regeneration, and as a feedstock for chlor-alkali production.
Thickening / Rheology
Viscosity Modification
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Citrate (Trisodium Citrate)
CAS 68-04-2
A citrate buffer and metal sequestrant that holds pH steady across food, detergent, and plating baths. It controls pH and binds metal ions in food, cleaning, and industrial formulations.
Chelation / Sequestration
pH Adjustment
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate (SDIC)
CAS 2893-78-9
A stable, granular chlorine-release chemistry for water treatment and surface sanitation. Used as a sanitizing and bleaching agent in water and wastewater treatment, swimming-pool sanitation, dishwashing and detergent-sanitizer products, and food-processing applications, and as a bleaching agent for textiles.
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Formaldehyde Bisulfite (Sodium Hydroxymethanesulfonate)
CAS 870-72-4
A formaldehyde-bisulfite adduct delivering controlled reducing power for textile and mineral-processing operations. Used as a reducing and stripping agent in textile dyeing, as a developer component in photography, and as a reagent in lead-zinc ore flotation.
Preservation
Biocidal Action
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Esters
Sodium Gluconate
CAS 527-07-1
A biodegradable chelant prized for sequestering metal ions across cleaning, concrete, and water-treatment systems. Used as a chelating and sequestering agent in industrial and institutional cleaning and metal surface treatment, as a set retarder and water reducer in concrete and mortar, and as a sequestrant…
Chelation / Sequestration
Scale Inhibition
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Hexametaphosphate (SHMP)
CAS 10124-56-8
A polyphosphate sequestrant that softens water and disperses minerals without precipitate formation. Used in water treatment as a sequestrant and scale/corrosion inhibitor, in detergents, as a dispersant for clays and pigments, as a food additive (sequestrant and emulsifying salt), and as a thinner for drilling…
Chelation / Sequestration
Scale Inhibition
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