The largest outlet for the polyoxyethylene alcohols in the future will be in the formulation of cleaner's, house hold and industrial use. They can be compounded as liquid, powders, pastes, or bras depending upon the specific application. laundry-detergent formulation, automatic-dishwashing- machine detergent, hand washing formulation, solid hard –surface(dry powder) formulation, floor-cleaner and wax –stripper (liquid)formulation and waterless hand cleaner formulation

B. INDUSTRIAL SURFACTANTS

TEXTILE:

SCOURING: In the textile-scouring operation for both natural and synthetic fibers, nonionic based on alcohols have played a very important role.

Wool-scouring, cotton kier boiling-off of viscose, and soaping-off are example of some of the types of scouring operations. The polyoxyethylene alcohols are normally used in the 0.1 to 1.0 % concentration range plus some polyphosphates, silicates, or other alkali. By use of the nonionic, the scouring time is reduced and soap "curds" are eliminated

LUBRICATING: Since the scouring operation removes the fats present in the initial material, materials have to be added back which will serve as lubricants, softeners, and antistatic for the cording, spinning, and weaving operation, Mineral oil and/ or vegetable oil are normally used as lubricants.

DYEING AND FINISHING: The largest surfactant-consuming step in cotton processing is the dyeing and finishing step. Polyoxyethylene alcohol play an important role in this process, owning to their action as penetrates, wetting agent, and dyeing assistants. The mode of action of dyeing assistance seems to involve the agglomeration of dyestuff molecules into micelles, and polyoxyethylene alcohol server well in this capacity.

C. AGRICULTURAL

NONIONICS are excellent emulsifiers for agricultural sprays because they are unaffected by hard hard water and by pH changes. The general types of agricultural sprays are the "ready-to-emulsify" hydrocarbon solutions of various insecticides and plant toxicants such as DDT, PARATHION, CHLORDANE, TOXAPHENE, 2, 4-D and 2, 4, 5-T esters. Sprays of this type are sold as emulsifiable concentrates and are usually diluted with water at the time of application. The hydrocarbon is utilized to dilute the toxicant to safe strength or to keep the material in liquid form. Polyoxyethylene alcohols are very useful in this application.

D. PAPER

Polyoxyethylene alcohol finds a number of uses in the paper industry. Rewetting agents RIMPRO TA-9.5 are used to improve the absorbency of wet-strength paper.i.e. Paper towel. RIMPRO TA- 9.5 is also used for the rapid penetration of treating solutions into impregnated paper or box board. Also polyoxyethylene alcohol is used in pulping of old paper, as well as in the dinking of old newsprint.

E. RUBBER

Polyoxyethylene alcohols are excellent stabilizers for rubber latex during the compound operations.

F. LEATHER

Normally, leather goes through four basic processing operations-degreasing, tanning, fat-liquoring and finishing. In each operation the use of a surfactant, particularly the polyoxyethylene alcohol is helpful.

G. PAINTS

The use of wetting agents and emulsifiers in the emulsion polymerization of base lattices is well-known . The choice of a particular surfactant depends on the particular monomer being reacted and the properties desired in the final emulsion.polyoxyethylene alcohols as well as other nonionic are superior emulsifiers because of their tolerance for hard water.

In paint- formulating operations, stabilized latex emulsions are sometimes subject to coagulation with severe agitation or milling. The use of polyoxyethylene alcohol such as RIMPRO LA –4 AND RIMPRO LA –23 overcomes this problem.

H. COSMETICS

Polyoxyethylene alcohol finds a number of uses in the manufacture of cosmetics raw material. Such as: in shampoos, skin cleansers, skin compatibility, normal flora, antibacterial wash product, most sodium lauryl ether sulfate, Different types of emulsifying waxes etc.

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