Biodegradable

We mainly focus on our line of chemicals for Household Care & Institutional Cleaning Chemicals in the information on this page.

As our new website indicates, we strive to introduce continuously greener and cleaner chemicals and try to combine this with savings on cost price of products.

We selected following topics :

Nonyl Phenol Ethoxylates vs Ethoxy Brite ® FAE - series

The good news is: our source for Ethoxy Brite ® FAE - series is cheaper than the
traditionally used Nonyl Phenol Ethoxylates. In many countries, for example Jamaica,
governments are banning the importation of Nonyl Phenol Ethoxylates. This year we have
been actively sampling and promoting our green alternative which has proven to be very
successful.

About market situation for Nonyl Phenol Ethoxylates: E.U. and USA authorities have banned
the use of this product several years ago. Gradually worldwide manufacturers have
downsized production and consequently the sales and marketing came in hands of only a
few companies worldwide. More innovative companies invested in expansion of Fatty Alcohol
Ethoxylates products, reason why Ethoxy Brite ® FAE series became more economical.

Should you still use Nonyl Phenol Ethoxylate, let us offer you our alternative.

Nabion ® vs STPP

Nabion is a Perborate Silicate mixture having beneficial effects on surface waters. As we all
know Sodium Tripolyphoshates dissolves poorly and remain a source for growth of algae. In
the past for example we have seen that the waters of Barbados were green of algae, part of
the reason was the presence of a large powder detergent company producing powders
based on STPP. Since many years production has stopped and the sea around Barbados is
blue again, as it should be.

Calcium/Sodium Hypochlorite vs Sodium Percarbonate

First mentioned products are still used on large scale. All three break down in the environment but production and transport of the Hypochlorites is extremely tricky, dangerous and costly. Thermic heating of Calcium Hypochlorite has caused large fires on container vessels, leaving owners of the material with multimillion dollar claims.

Sodium Hypochlorite is either supplied as a gas in cylinders or as a liquid in drums. The cylinders have to be returned empty at high unnecessary transport costs. Drummed liquid material, on the other hand, breaks down into water. Finally, production of Sodium Hypochlorite demands enormous amounts of energy.

Our alternative: Sodium Percarbonate. This product is also a tough chemical, but once used and applied, it breaks down fully and fast. Sodium Percarbonate has to break down since precisely this action provides the active matter needed to fulfill its usage.

Linear Sulphonic Acid

This synthetic soap has no real alternative as yet. Production of the material is not very "green" but formerly, the still branched Sulphonic Acid, was used in large volumes due to its price. Also here governments played a role by stimulating the change to the Linear Sulphonic Acid. This product breaks down - slowly - in nature and the production is not so environmental friendly since Benzene (a carcinogenic source) is part of the chain to produce
it. In a certain application as dish wash Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate can fulfill same role but is more expensive.

Therefore, we foresee Sulphonic Acid to remain an important raw material in detergent and cleaning chemical production.

For more info, remarks and questions we invite your e-mail and/or phone-calls !

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