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Acids & Salts
Sodium Persulfate (Sodium Persulphate)
CAS 7775-27-1
A stable, water-soluble persulfate oxidant for radical initiation and oxidation duties. It functions as a bleaching and oxidizing agent and as an initiator for emulsion and solution polymerization.
Crosslinking / Curing
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Polymers & Resins
Sodium Polyacrylate
CAS 9003-04-7
The sodium salt of polyacrylic acid that absorbs many times its weight in water and disperses scale-forming minerals. Depending on grade it is used as a superabsorbent polymer, as a thickener and film former in personal-care and household products, and as a dispersant, antiscalant and…
Thickening / Rheology
Scale Inhibition
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Polyaspartate (PASP)
CAS 94525-01-6
Polyamino-acid polyelectrolyte for scale inhibition and dispersancy in water-treatment programs. As an anionic polycarboxylate it acts as a threshold scale inhibitor, dispersant, and sequestering (chelating) agent in water-treatment and cleaning systems.
pH Adjustment
Scale Inhibition
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Sesquicarbonate (Trona)
CAS 533-96-0
Carbonate-bicarbonate double salt for moderate-alkalinity cleaning, water softening, and bath products. HSDB documents its use as a detergent and soap builder, a mild alkaline agent for general cleaning and water softening, in bath salts, and in leather tanning.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Thickening / Rheology
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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 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.
Preservation
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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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Polymers & Resins
Sodium Tridecyl Ether Sulfate (Sodium C13 Alkyl Ether Sulfate)
CAS 54116-08-4
A C13 ether-sulfate surfactant supplied as a high-active anionic cleaning base. It functions as a foaming, wetting, and detergency agent in aqueous cleaning formulations.
Thickening / Rheology
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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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Specialty Additives
Starch
CAS 9005-25-8
A versatile plant polysaccharide used as a thickener, binder, and sizing agent across food and industry. It is an established thickener, binder, and stabilizer in food and a sizing and adhesive base in paper and textile processing.
Thickening / Rheology
Viscosity Modification
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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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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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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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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Talc (Talcum)
CAS 14807-96-6
A soft magnesium-silicate mineral milled to fine powder for filler, anti-caking, and lubricating duty across industries. it is used as a filler and pigment extender in paints, rubber, and plastics, an additive in ceramics and paper coatings, a carrier and diluent for insecticides, and a…
Thickening / Rheology
Color / Pigmentation
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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
Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium Sulfate (THPS)
CAS 55566-30-8
A low-residue phosphonium biocide for microbial control in oilfield and industrial water systems. it is used as a broad-spectrum biocide in industrial and oilfield water treatment and to make crease-resistant and flame-retardant finishes for textiles.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Wetting
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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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Amines & Amides
Tetrasodium EDTA (EDTA·4Na, Tetrasodium Edetate)
CAS 64-02-8
A strong tetrasodium chelant for sequestering metal ions in cleaning, water-treatment, and process formulations. It binds polyvalent metal ions and is used across water treatment, detergents and cleaners, textiles, pulp and paper, and photographic processing.
Chelation / Sequestration
Scale Inhibition
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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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Surfactants - Anionic
Thiourea
CAS 62-56-6
A versatile organosulfur reagent for reductive textile chemistry, metal recovery, and chemical synthesis. its principal uses are as an intermediate in producing thiourea dioxide for wool and textile processing, in ore (precious-metal) leaching, in diazo copy papers, as a catalyst in fumaric-acid synthesis, and in…
Biocidal Action
Moisture Control
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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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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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Tri-n-octylphosphine Oxide (TOPO)
CAS 78-50-2
A high-purity trialkylphosphine oxide for hydrometallurgical extraction and coordination chemistry. It is used as a metal-ion extractant in solvent-extraction processes and as a coordinating ligand in coordination and nanocrystal chemistry.
Solvency
Chelation / Sequestration
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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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Acids & Salts
Trichloroisocyanuric Acid (TCCA)
CAS 87-90-1
A high-available-chlorine isocyanurate for water sanitation, bleaching, and chlorination chemistry. It is used as a chlorinating and oxidizing agent and as a sanitizer in swimming-pool and water treatment, industrial cleaners, bleaches, and scouring powders.
pH Adjustment
Biocidal Action
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Specialty Additives
Triclocarban (TCC, Trichlorocarbanilide)
CAS 101-20-2
A chlorinated urea bacteriostat historically formulated into bar soaps and incorporated into plastics for material protection. It has been used as a bacteriostat in cleansing-product formulations and as a material preservative (bacteriostat) in plastics.
Biocidal Action
Preservation
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Trideceth-9
CAS 24938-91-8
A nonionic ethoxylated C13-alcohol surfactant for wetting, emulsifying, and solubilizing. It is a nonionic surfactant and emulsifier used in cleaning and personal-care formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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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
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Glycols & Polyols
Triethylene Glycol (TEG)
CAS 112-27-6
A moisture-loving glycol for humectant, solvent, and air-sanitation duty. It is used as a humectant, a solvent for resins, dyes, and textile processing, a plasticizer, and as a disinfectant/air-sanitizing agent.
Viscosity Modification
Moisture Control
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Amines & Amides
Triethylenetetramine (TETA)
CAS 112-24-3
A polyamine hardener that cross-links epoxy systems and feeds surfactant synthesis. It is used principally as a curing agent/hardener for epoxy resins and as a chemical intermediate for polyamide resins, imidazoline and amidoamine surfactants, and detergents.
Crosslinking / Curing
pH Adjustment
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Amines & Amides
Triisopropanolamine (TIPA)
CAS 122-20-3
An amino-alcohol that neutralizes, emulsifies, and cross-links across coatings and rubber systems. It is used as an emulsifier, a corrosion inhibitor in metalworking fluids, a cross-linking agent in coatings and rubber, and a neutralizer/acid-acceptor.
pH Adjustment
Corrosion Inhibition
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Tripotassium Phosphate (Potassium Phosphate Tribasic)
CAS 7778-53-2
A strongly alkaline potassium-phosphate salt used wherever buffering, sequestration, or potassium-phosphate enrichment is required. It functions as an alkaline buffering and pH-regulating agent, as a sequestrant and stabilizer in food applications, and as a source of potassium and phosphate in fertilizer and soil-amendment use.
pH Adjustment
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Acids & Salts
Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) Phosphate (TCPP)
CAS 13674-84-5
An additive chlorinated phosphate ester specified mainly for flame-retardant polyurethane systems. It is used principally as a flame retardant, most notably in polyurethane foams, and additionally functions as a plasticizer.
pH Adjustment
Flame Retardancy
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Acids & Salts
Trisodium Phosphate (TSP)
CAS 7601-54-9
A high-alkalinity sodium phosphate workhorse for degreasing, water conditioning, and scale removal. Its strong alkalinity drives its primary use as a heavy-duty cleaning agent in soaps, detergents, and scouring powders, and as a water softener and boiler-scale remover.
Chelation / Sequestration
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Acids & Salts
Urea Phosphate
CAS 4861-19-2
A dual-nutrient N-P compound that puts nitrogen and phosphate into one acidic, water-soluble crystal. Its documented use is as a plant fertilizer and soil amendment, including in aqueous (liquid) fertilizer applications.
pH Adjustment
Flame Retardancy
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Specialty Additives
UV-328 (Benzotriazole UV Absorber)
CAS 25973-55-1
A benzotriazole UV absorber that screens damaging wavelengths across polymer and coating systems. It is incorporated into plastics, coatings, and adhesives to absorb UV radiation, with established use in polyolefins, polyurethanes, PVC, polyacrylates, and epoxies.
Corrosion Inhibition
UV Protection
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Glycols & Polyols
Vegetable Glycerin (Glycerin, Glycerol)
CAS 56-81-5
A versatile plant-sourced polyol that moisturizes, dissolves, and bodies formulations across countless categories. It functions as a humectant, solvent, and emulsifier across food, personal-care, and industrial formulations, and serves as a carrier solvent, thickener, and antifreeze/freeze-thaw additive.
Moisture Control
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Vinyl-Terminated Polydimethylsiloxane (Vinyl PDMS)
CAS 68951-99-5
The reactive backbone of platinum-cure silicone rubber, built to crosslink through its terminal vinyl groups. It serves as the base polymer in addition-cure (hydrosilylation) silicone elastomer systems, reacting with hydride crosslinkers under platinum catalysis.
Crosslinking / Curing
Film Formation
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Esters
White Mineral Oil (Mineral Oil, White Oil)
CAS 8042-47-5
A refined, colorless petroleum oil for lubrication, personal care, and food-contact use. It is used as a lubricant and process oil, as an emollient in cosmetic and personal-care products, and, in food-grade grades, as a lubricant and release agent for food-processing equipment.
Emolliency
Lubrication
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Solvents - Aromatic
Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
CAS 1330-20-7
A high-strength aromatic solvent and petrochemical feedstock supplied as the standard isomer blend. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, coatings, inks, adhesives, and cleaning/degreasing products, as a component of motor and aviation fuels, and as a feedstock for the manufacture of other…
Solvency
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Acids & Salts
Zinc Bromide
CAS 7699-45-8
Corrosion Inhibition
Synthesis Intermediate
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