Solution Approach
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Typical Formulation Workflow
1
Application & Soil Assessment
Define the cleaning task, surfaces, soils, and water hardness, plus the safety and regulatory profile for the use environment.
2
Surfactant & Builder Selection
Match surfactants, builders, solvents, chelants, acids or alkalis, and preservatives to the soil, surface compatibility, and label claims.
3
Formulation & Use-Dilution Trial
Optimize the actives ratio and use dilution, checking foam, clarity, stability, and performance at the in-use concentration.
4
Performance & Stability Validation
Confirm cleaning efficacy, storage and freeze-thaw stability, and packaging compatibility before scale-up.
Recommended Chemistries (6)
Tetrasodium EDTA (EDTA Na4)
CAS 64-02-8
Amines & Amides
Broad-spectrum chelant binding Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu across wide pH range
Broad-spectrum aminopolycarboxylate that sequesters Ca2+/Mg2+/Fe so they cannot precipitate surfactant as lime soap, restoring detergency in hard water
Melting Point: 300 °C (decomposes) Density: 6.9 lb/gal /Apparent density/ Solubility: Slightly soluble in ethanol
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Sodium Tripolyphosphate (STPP)
CAS 7758-29-4
Acids & Salts
Chelation / Sequestration
Classic detergent builder: sequesters hardness ions and provides buffering/anti-redeposition, the historical workhorse for hard-water laundry powders
Melting Point: 622 °C Density: 2.52 g/cm3 Solubility: Freely soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol
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Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash)
CAS 497-19-8
Acids & Salts
Water softener and alkaline builder for powder and liquid laundry
Precipitates hardness as carbonate and supplies wash-liquor alkalinity, sparing the surfactant and raising soil saponification
Melting Point: 856 °C Boiling Point: Decomposes on heating by CO2 loss Density: 2.54 g/cu cm
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Citric Acid (Anhydrous, FCC Food Grade)
CAS 77-92-9
Acids & Salts
Biodegradable acid descaler and chelating agent
Biodegradable chelant that binds Ca2+/Mg2+; preferred where phosphate/EDTA are restricted
Melting Point: 153 °C (anhydrous) Boiling Point: Decomposes Density: 1.54 at 20 °C
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Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
CAS 68439-57-6
Surfactants
Mild anionic with better hard water tolerance than LAS
Alpha-olefin sulfonate tolerates hardness better than LAS, holding foam and cleaning where LAS would precipitate
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Sodium Hexametaphosphate (SHMP)
CAS 10124-56-8
Specialty Additives
Chelation / Sequestration
Threshold sequestrant/builder that ties up Ca2+/Mg2+ below stoichiometric dose and disperses hardness crystallites, a hard-water builder laundry formulators expect alongside STPP
Physical Description: Polymeric sodium metaphosphates: Clear hygrosco… Solubility: CLEAR, HYGROSCOPIC GLASS; MP 628 °C; SOL IN WAT… Decomposition: When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fum…
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Acids & Descalers
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Chelants & Sequestrants
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