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From straight oils to solution synthetics, Univar Solutions has an extensive line of components for your formulating needs. We offer one of the broadest surfactants portfolios for emulsification, wetting and lubricity. Our product offering also includes solvents, oleo chemistry and other specialty components for corrosion protection, microbial inhibition, extreme pressure performance, and more.
Whether you are formulating a neat oil or a water-miscible fluid, Univar Solutions has an extensive line of components. We know that not every formulation is the same, which is why Univar Solutions offers a broad range of components for any one of the various characteristics you require in your finished product.
Neat Oils
- Naphthenic or paraffinic mineral oils
- vegetable oils,
- white mineral oils
- fatty alcohols
- PAO
- OSP
- water-insoluble PAGs
- Hynap® San Joaquin
- Drakeol®Duoprime® Parol® Penreco
- Calpar™ Calumet
- Nexbase™
- soy
- canola
- rapeseed
- sunflower
- safflower
- Oleo
- Fatty alcohols
- diesters
- Oleo
- Lexolube®
- Lubricit™ Zschimmer & Schwarz
- CO-series P&G
- Mostly PIB
- but may have high viscosity OSP
- polymethacrylate derivatives
- TPC Group and Braskem
- Extreme-pressure (EP) – chlorinated paraffins
- chlorinated fatty acids
- sulfurized esters
- sulfurized fats
- sulfurized olefins
- phosphate esters
- calcium sulfonates
- molybdenum disulfide (dispersions)
- Cereclor® Inovyn
- Lubrhophos® Duraphos® Solvay
- Hostaphat® Clariant
- Climax
- Boundary – simple esters
- polyol esters
- polymerized esters
- synthetic or natural fats
- vegetable oils/esters
- tall oil fatty acids
- distilled tall oils
- Lexolube® Lubricit® Zschimmer & Schwarz
- Hostagliss® Clariant
- Sylfat® Sylvatal® Kraton
- Calcium sulfonates, phosphate esters, imidazolines, benzotriazole, tolyltriazole, mercaptobenthiazole, azole blends, oil-soluble amines
- Hostacor® Hostaphat® Clariant, Lubrhophos® Solvay, Wintrol ® Wincom
- Mostly silicone-based fluids, some polymethacrylates
- Mostly phenolic based
- BHT Sasol, Doverphos® Dover
Water-miscible
- Naphthenic or paraffinic mineral oils, vegetable oils
- Hynap® San Joaquin, Drakeol®Duoprime® Parol® Penreco, Calpar™ Calument, Nexbase™, soy, canola, rapeseed
- Synthetic or natural sodium sulfonates, tall oil fatty acid or distilled tall oil amides, oleic acid amides, alcohol ethoxylates, alcohol alkoxylates, PEG esters, PIBSA, sorbitan esters, ether carboxylic acids
- Emulsogen® Genapol® Clariant, Tergitol™ Triton™ Dow, Antarox®, Alkamuls® Rhodasurf® Solvay, Makon® Stepan, Sylfat® Sylvatol® Kraton, Ethylan® Nouryon, PIBSA
Fatty/carboxylic acids, glycols (propylene, hexylene, others), glycol ethers, glycerine
Ethanolamines (MEA, DEA, TEA), isopropanol amines (MIPA, DIPA), diglycolamine (DGA), other amines like n-BAE (n-butylaminoethanol)
- Extreme-pressure (EP) – chlorinated paraffins, chlorinated fatty acids, sulfurized esters, sulfurized fats, sulfurized olefins, phosphate esters, calcium sulfonates – all but phosphate esters used solely in emulsions
- Cereclor® INOVYN, Lubrhophos® Duraphos® Solvay, Hostaphat® Clariant, Phosphetal™ Zschimmer & Schwarz
- Boundary – simple esters, polyol esters (uncommon), polymerized esters, synthetic or natural fats, vegetable oils/esters, tall oil fatty acids, distilled tall oils, PAG (water-soluble or OSP), EO/PO block copolymers (true solution synthetics only)
- Lexolube® Lubricit™ Zschimmer & Schwarz, Hostagliss® Clariant, UCON™ Dow, Sylfat® Sylvatal® Kraton, Rhodasurf® Solvay, Tergitol™ 17R2 and 17R4 Dow
- Alcohol ethoxylates, alcohol alkoxylates, EO/PO block copolymers
- Alcosperse® Alcoguard® Nouryon, Genapol® Clariant, Tergitol™ Triton™ Dow, Alkamuls® Rhodasurf® Solvay, Ethylan® Nouryon, Surfonic® Indorama
- Calcium sulfonates, phosphate esters, fatty acid salts of amines, benzotriazole, tolyltriazole, azole blends, specialty amines
- Hostacor® Hostaphat® Clariant, Lubrophos® Rhodafac® Solvay, Wintrol® Wincom, SACI® Daubert, Antarox® Solvay
- EPA registered - phenols, triazine, morpholine and its derivatives, polymeric quaternary ammonium biocides, thiazolinones (BIT, MIT, CMIT, OIT), propiconazole derivatives, iodopropynyl butyl carbamate (IPBC), oxazolidine
- BUSAN® Buckman, Onyxide® Stepan
- Mostly organosiloxanes, some EO/PO block copolymers, some fatty acid salts of soda ash/caustic potash
- Xiameter™ Dowsil™ Dow Silicones, Rhodaline® Solvay, SUPPRESSOR® Hydrite
Metal Treating - Cleaning, De-rusting, Pickling, Corrosion Prevention, Surface Treatment
As a formulator of various fluids used for treating metals, you can rely upon Univar Solutions to offer a wide selection of products that can help you formulate for any end use applications.
- Hynap® San Joaquin, Calpar™ Calumet
Dowanol™ Dow, Glycols, LVP VOC Exempt Solvents, ISOPAR® Exxsol™ Exxon, Steposol® Stepan
MEA, DEA, TEA, MIPA, DIPA, DGA
Fatty Acid Amide - Alkamide® Solvay, Purton™ Zschimmer & Schwarz, Alcohol Ethoxylates/Alkoxylates - Rhodasurf®, Lubrhophos®, Antarox®, Genapol® Solvay, Tergitol™, Distilled Tall Oil - Sylvatal™
Amine Carboxylates - Hostacor Clariant, Specialty Corrosion Inhibitors - Hostaphat®, Hostacor® Clariant, Wintrol® Wincom, SACI® Daubert, Rhodafac® Solvay, Calcium Sulfonates - Tectyl® Daubert, OLOA® Chevron Oronite, Sodium Sulfonates - SACI® Daubert
EDTA Versene™ Dow, GLDA Biopure®, Phosphonates Dequest® Italmatch and Briquest® Solvay
Polyacrylates - Alcogum® Akzo & Calamide® Pilot
ECOSURF™ LFE-635 Dow, Acrylates - Alcosperse® & Alcoguard® Akzo, EO/PO Tergitol™ Dow and Rhodasurf® Solvay, Ethoxylates/Alkoxylates - Tergitol™ and Triton™ Dow, Rhodasurf® and Genapol® Solvay, Fluorosurfactants - Masurf® Pilot
Sulfuric acid, Phosphoric acid, Caustic Soda, Caustic Potash, Silicates, Citrates, Phosphates, hydrochloric acid
UCON™ HB Series Dow, Tergitol™ 17R2 and 17R4 Dow, Silcone based - Xiameter™ and Dowsil™ Dow Silicones - Non-Silicone - Dowsil™, Rhodaline® Solvay and SUPPRESSOR® Hydrite, EO/PO Tergitol™ Dow and Rhodasurf® Solvay
Microbiocides - BUSAN® Buckman and Onyxide® Stepan, Biodispersants - BSC® Buckman
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