What is hydrapol?

What is hydrapol?

The HYDRAPOL® RP Series surfactants are versatile surfactants that display robust surface activity across a broad range of operating conditions. The HYDRAPOL® RP Series surfactants are clear low viscosity liquids at ambient temperature.

What is nonylphenol ethoxylates used for?

Nonylphenol ethoxylates are nonionic in water, which means that they have no charge. Because of this property they are used as detergents, cleaners, emulsifiers, and a variety of other applications.

What is teric n9 used for?

Teric GN9 is a surfactant product used throughout the manufacturing and cleaning industry.

What is a good surfactant?

In most domestic homeowner situations, the easiest and most accessible surfactant to use is dishwashing liquid. As mentioned earlier, soap contains the surfactant Sodium stearate. Liquid dishwashing liquid can be added to a tank mix of the herbicide or pesticide being applied and mixed with water.

Is nonylphenol ethoxylate harmful to humans?

Potential health effects include: Extreme aquatic toxicity. Skin and eye irritation. Reproductive harm. Birth defects.

Should I use a surfactant with fertilizer?

Surfactants penetrate the surface, carrying water evenly through the thatch layer and into the soil. This compound also helps improve the effectiveness of chemicals — such as soil-applied pesticides or fertilizers — when it’s mixed in.

Is nonylphenol a pesticide?

Nonylphenol is also often used an intermediate in the manufacture of the non-ionic surfactants nonylphenol ethoxylates, which are used in detergents, paints, pesticides, personal care products, and plastics. Nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates are only used as components of household detergents outside of Europe.

Should I use surfactant with fertilizer?

Will Dawn dish soap work as a surfactant?

A common “trick” used when spraying weeds around your home may be to add a few drops of dish soap, such as Dawn®. Dish soap is used as a surfactant, both when washing dishes and applying herbicide to plants.

What is the use of nonylphenol?

Nonylphenols. Nonylphenols (NPs) are a family of closely related organic compounds called alkylphenols. They are used in manufacturing antioxidants, lubricating oil additives, laundry and dish detergents, emulsifiers, and solubilizers (Soares et al., 2008).