Identification
Chemical description |
Blend of fatty alcohol ethoxylate and solubilizers |
Alfonal WEA is a wetting, deaerating and defoaming agent for textile and wood industry. It facilitates whitening, dyeing and finishing of cellulose and synthetic fibres and wool in the form of flake, yarn and piece goods. The product deaerates material and suppresses foamability of the liquor at the same time.
Alfonal WEA possesses self-emulsifiable properties and is therefore easily dispersible in water. It is suitable for use in slightly acidic to highly alkaline solutions and is resistant to hard waters, oxidizing and reducing agents.
Wetting ability of Alfonal WEA makes it possible to use it in agriculture and its deaerating and defoaming properties can be utilized in construction chemicals.
Physical and chemical properties
appearance at 20°C |
colourless to yellow liquid |
ionic character |
nonionic |
density at 20°C, g/cm3, c. |
0.95 |
dry matter, % wt. |
99.0 |
pH, 3% aqueous solution |
5.0 - 8.0 |
Application areas
Construction chemicals
Textile auxiliaries
Agriculture
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