A readily biodegradable nonionic specialty surfactant designed for highly concentrated, unit‑dose and liquid laundry formulations. TERGITOL™ AEL-6880 avoids gel formation delivering excellent cleaning, strong viscosity control, and enabling reduced solvent use even in high-anionic systems for simpler formulations. CASN 68002‑96‑0, initiated from C16–18 alcohols.