Purpose:
Wetikol Wetting Agent finds diverse applications, including but not limited to the mining industry as a wetting agent for coal dust, in the phosphate fertilizer industry for the chemical treatment of phosphates and apatites, in the textile industry for wetting equipment in processes involving the refinement of synthetic and cellulose fibers (such as delamination, dyeing, foiling), in the automotive industry as an additive in cleaning and polishing fluids. It is also used in emulsion polymerization as an emulsifier, in household chemistry as a wetting agent, and in the printing industry.
Characteristics:
Wetikol Wetting Agent is an aqueous-alcoholic solution of sodium salt of di(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate. It is a liquid ranging in color from pale yellow to dark brown and is completely soluble in water.
Packaging:
Wetikol is supplied in steel autocisterns. It is also packed in polyethylene containers provided by the recipient and steel drums. The use of other packaging ensuring safety during transport and storage, as well as safeguarding the product from quality deterioration, is permitted.
Selected Technical Parameters:
| Appearance | sticky liquid, light yellow to yellow-brown |
| Odor | characteristic of alcohols |
| pH value (at 20 °C (%m/m:1%)) | 5.0 ÷ 7.0 |
| Boiling point and boiling range | beginning around 100 °C |
| Flash point | above 100 °C |
| Flammability (solid, gas) | non-flammable |
| Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits | no data; values for 2-ethylhexanol 10.10 ÷ 0.54 %vol. |
| Density at 20 °C | approximately 1.1 g/cm3 |
| Solubility in water (at 20 °C) | easily soluble in water |
| Autoignition temperature | no data; value for 2-ethylhexanol 368 °C |
Product compliant with the In-House Standard of CHEMIKA Company.
