Chemical Intermediates

Overview
Polypropylene glycols, DOWFAX* nonionic surfacants and SYNALOX Lubricants are used as chemical intermediates in a wide range of industries. These DOW products have one or more terminal hydroxy groups which can be further reacted to modify the properties of a final product. Polypropylene glycols (PPGs) have two secondary hydroxy groups.

Polypropylene glycol are water soluble at low molecular weights (P400E), but most of the product line is considered sparingly soluble in water. They are liquids down to very low temperatures, such as 35ºC. The secondary hydroxy group of polypropylene glycols is not as reactive as the primary hydroxy group on polyethylene glycols.

Products
The following products are the most commonly used. Although each product has unique properties based on molecular weight and the monomer(s) used, they all share some common properties. Water soluble and water insoluble SYNALOX* Lubricants are available throughout Europe for chemical intermediates applications.

Polypropylene Glycols (PPGs)	DOWFAX* Nonionic Surfactants
P400E	DOWFAX 63N10
P600E	DOWFAX 63N13
P1000E	DOWFAX 63N30
P1200E	DOWFAX 63N40
P2000E	DOWFAX 81N13
P4000E	DOWFAX 81N15
	DOWFAX 92N20
	DOWFAX 100N15
	DOWFAX EM-51
	DOWFAX 20A42
	DOWFAX 20A64
	DOWFAX 20A612
	DOWFAX 20B102
	DOWFAX DF-101
	DOWFAX DF-111
	DOWFAX DF-112
	DOWFAX DF-113
	DOWFAX DF-114
	DOWFAX DF-117
	DOWFAX WP-310
	DOWFAX 50C15
	DOWFAX DF-121
	DOWFAX DF-122
	DOWFAX DF-133
	DOWFAX DF-141
	DOWFAX DF-142
	DOWFAX DF-161

Specific Applications Nonionic Surfactants Typical applications for nonionic surfactants include cosmetic and personal care products, fermentation processes, food processing, paper processing, chemical processing, acid gas treatment, mining, oil drilling and textile processing. Epoxy Resins The terminal hydroxy groups of polypropylene glycols are epoxidized to produce resins used in coating applications where flexibility is a requirement.

®™^* Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") or an affiliated company of Dow