AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry

Delivering outstanding degreasing performance

Berol® R648 PO

Berol R648 PO is an industry-leading readily biodegradable cosurfactant that upgrades the performance of your formu-lation.

The unique chemistry of Berol R648 PO enables superior cleaning performance of your formulations, ranging from household cleaners to the most demanding industrial de-greasers.

The degreasing effect of the test formulations was assessed on a white painted metal plate soiled uniformly with a tough to clean greasy soil collected from a train engine. The clean-ing formulation was applied simply by pouring it over the surface (non-mechanical cleaning). After a short time inter-val, the whole plate was rinsed with tap water and cleaning performance was assessed quantitatively.

The multifunctional cosurfactant

Comparative degreasing performance with competitive cationic hydrotrope

Berol R648 PO is an excellent hydrotrope and degreasing booster, effective at very low concentrations.

Outstanding degreasing performance is obtained with Berol R648 PO even at low concentrations. Similar results are achieved with a broad variety of standard and narrow range fatty alcohol ethoxylates formulated along with different chelating agents.

Berol R648 PO

• is stable in strong alkaline conditions up to pH 14

• is stable with up to 2-4% caustic depending on the level of electrolytes in the system

• is stable in acidic conditions such as hydrochloric, phosphoric or methansulphonic acids

• is stable with all types of complexing agents typically used in cleaning applications

• is compatible with nonionic and cationic surfactants and selectively compatible with anionic surfactants

• is a medium foam surfactant (foam height according to Ross-Miles, 50°C, 0.05%: immediately: 32 mm after 5 min: 3 mm)

1:20 1:40 1:20 1:40 Dilution

Berol R648 PO Alkyl amido propyl quat

Formulation (% w/w active content)

7.0% C10 + 5 EO (HLB 12)4.2% Hydrotrope7.0% GLDA (chelating agent)81.8% Water

Berol R648 PO has a plant origin providing a sustainable solution to your customers. The product can be delivered with an RSPO (Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil) Mass Balance certification.

Comparative degreasing performance with conventional hydrotrope based formula

Berol R648 PO gives improved performance in addition to excellent solubilisation power. It also gives desired cloud point at very low concentrations compared to conventional hydrotropes.

The exceptional functionalities of Berol R648 PO provide cutting-edge solutions for a wide range of applications. All formulations are expressed in percent of product by weight as supplied.

Berol R648 PO (2.1%) SXS (4.4%) SCS (2.8%)

Conventional hydrotropes such as SXS or SCS show no cleaning performance in this test.

Water-based multi-purpose hard surface cleaning

Alkaline degreaser5.0% Berol 2603.5% Berol R648 PO15.0% Dissolvine GL-47-SBalance waterCloud point >50°CUse conc. 1:20 - 1:60

Alkaline degreaser5.0% Berol 2604.0% Berol R648 PO15.0% Dissolvine E-39 (EDTA 39-40%)2.0% Na metasilicateBalance waterCloud point >50°CUse conc. 1:20 - 1:60

Household cleaning - floor, kitchen, bathroom

All purpose cleaner2.0% Berol 2661.0% Berol R648 PO1.0% Dissolvine GL-47-SBalance waterCloud point >50°CReady to use (trigger)

Disinfectant hard surface cleaner3.0% MEA1.5% EDTA7.0% LAE-7 EO1.0% Berol R648 PO0.7% Arquad MCB-80Balance waterCloud point >50°CUse conc. 1:10 - 1:40

Industrial cleaning - metal degreasing, engine cleaning, vehicle cleaning

Heavy duty degreaser5.0% Berol 2605.0% Berol R648 PO2.0% NaOH10.0% Dissolvine GL-47-SBalance water

Acidic formulations1.0-3.0% Berol 260 or Ethylan 10051.0-3.0% Berol R648 PO5.0-40.0% Citric, phosphoric or hydrochloric acid or5.0-15.0% Sulfamic acidBalance water

The information presented herein is true and accurate to the best of our knowledge, but without any guarantee unless explicitly given.Since the conditions of use are beyond our control, we disclaim any liability, including patent infringement, incurred in connection with the use of these product data or suggestions.

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Formulation (% w/w active content)

5.0% C9-11 + 4 EO (HLB 11)7.0% GLDA (chelating agent)Hydrotrope added to a cloud point of 45°CBalance waterTested at dilution 1:40

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