ECOSURF™ Surfactants

High-performing, versatile surfactants

New generation of biodegradable surfactants

Dow surfactants include some of the most familiar anionic and nonionic products in the industry, known worldwide for excellent emulsification and dispersion. They increase the cleaning and wetting properties of household, industrial and institutional cleaning products. Dow surfactants are also used by formulators of paints, coatings and inks for pigment wetting, film leveling and pigment and dye stabilization.

Dow surfactants contribute desired mechanical properties and storage stability to emulsion polymerization systems, including styrene-butadiene, vinyl, acrylic and other copolymer latex resin systems. They are also broadly used in agricultural formulations, textile processing, paper manufacturing and oilfield operations.

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ECOSURF™ EH Specialty Ethoxylates

ECOSURF™ EH Series Nonionic Surfactants are a new generation of high-performance, readily biodegradable specialty surfactants that provide performance comparable to alkylphenol ethoxylate (APE) surfactants, and better than primary alcohol ethoxylate (PAE) surfactants in many applications, including hard surface cleaning, textile processing, and any application in which excellent wetting performance is required.

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ECOSURF™ SA Seed Oil Surfactants

ECOSURF™ SA Series Nonionic Surfactants are a new generation of patent pending, biodegradable nonionic surfactants based on seed oil-based materials. These surfactants offer outstanding performance across a wide range of parameters including wetting and detergency, as well as excellent formulation and handling properties. They are ideal candidates for paints & coatings, household and industrial & institutional cleaners, and textiles.

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High performing alternatives

The chemistry behind ECOSURF™ surfactants was uniquely designed to provide a high performing alternative to alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs). They also deliver lower foam compared to primary alcohol ethoxylates (PAEs).

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Versatile foaming options

Foaming needs vary by application, which is why each ECOSURF™ series is different – providing lower foam compared to PAEs, rapidly collapsing foam or true low foam performance, even in high shear circumstances like blending.

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Biodegradability

All products in the ECOSURF™ family are readily biodegradable without sacrificing performance.

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Which ECOSURF™ Surfactant is right for you?

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EXPLORE OPTIONS

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Formulation need	Product recommendation
Lower foam alternative to PAEs Readily biodegradable Improved hard surface cleaning Meet U.S. EPA Safer Choice Standard	ECOSURF™ EH Series
Low foam, even under high sheer Readily biodegradable Improved hard surface and soft surface cleaning Meet U.S. EPA Safer Choice Standard	ECOSURF™ LFE Series
Rapidly collapsing foam Bio-based and readily biodegradable Improved soft surface cleaning	ECOSURF™ SA Series