Eco-friendly

Hydrotropes

More than just keeping

your formulation
together
 Why use a hydrotrope?

• Hydrotropes are compounds that increase the solubility

of a surfactant in a formulation

• Eco-friendly hydrotropes are biodegradable*, have low

Hydrotropes

aquatic toxicity and the majority are derived from

renewable resources

• Multifunctional performance
– Additional performance benefits include increased
foaming and bleach stability

• Wide product range to suit most applications

*All products in the Croda hydrotrope range meet the EU biodegradability regulations
648/2004
 Product Range

Chemical pH
Product Physical Form Activity % Foam
description (10%)
Potassium Pale yellow
Monatrope 810 40 Low 9-11
alkanoate liquid
Hydrotropes

Alkyl Clear brown

Monatrope 1620 70 High 6-8
polysaccharide liquid

Aliphatic Clear viscous

Monafax 1214 100 Low 2.0
phosphate ester liquid

Clear colourless
Crodasinic LS30 Alkyl sarcosinate 30 Med 7.5-8.5
liquid
 Performance Overview

SXS Monatrope 810 Monatrope 1620

Monafax 1214 Crodasinic LS30
Hydrotropes

Concentration/g/l 2.5

2
Hydrotrope

1.5

0.5

0
20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55
Temperature/°C

Hydrotrope performance in 2% alcohol ethoxylate

 Monatrope 810
• Features
– Derived from sustainable resources
– A liquid anionic surfactant
– Can be used with a wide range of surfactants
Hydrotropes

including alcohol alkoxylates

– Particularly useful in high pH or high electrolyte
formulations.
– Excellent solubility and stability in concentrated
solutions
– Highly cost effective
• Delivers benchmark performance using vastly reduced loading
compared with other hydrotropes
 Monatrope 810

• Additional performance properties

Hydrotropes

2% Alcohol alkoxylate

APG Monatrope 810

4
Concentraion/g/l

3
Hydrotrope

0
20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55
Temperature/°C

Hydrotrope performance in 2% alcohol alkoxylate

 Monatrope 1620

• Features
– Derived from sustainable resources
– An alkyl polysaccharide
Hydrotropes

– Excellent stability and solubility in highly alkaline

solutions
– Can cope with a high electrolyte concentration
– Compatible with a variety of surfactants
– Non gelling over a range of aqueous solutions
– High foaming
 Monatrope 1620

• Additional performance properties

Synperonic Cloud Point 250C Cloud Point 400C
Surfactant
Monotrope Monotrope
(2%) SXS SXS
Hydrotropes

1620 1620
LF/RA 260 3.80 3.70 2.20 9.30
LF/RA 270 1.79 3.30 3.73 8.85
LF/RA 310 1.39 1.90 2.23 9.86
91/2.5 1.56 2.05 3.60 6.45
91/6 0.48 0.47 1.90 1.90
A3 3.60 3.75 3.20 9.90

• >50% reduction in product dose compared with SXS in a

wide range of surfactants at 400C
 Monafax 1214

• Features
– An aliphatic phosphate ester
– Covers a broad pH range and is bleach stable
Hydrotropes

– Designed to improve the efficacy of sodium

hypochlorite in sanitising formulations and offers
long-term stability
– Contributes to wetting performance
– Effective hydrotroping in medium duty acid and
alkaline cleaning formulations
 Monafax 1214

• Additional performance properties

Blank Monafax 1214 Conventional Surfactant
Hydrotropes

5.5
Available Chlorine/%

5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time/Months
 Crodasinic LS30

• Features
– Derived from sustainable resources
– An anionic surfactant
Hydrotropes

– Can offer improved cloud or kraft point

– Mild, luxurious foaming and multifunctional
– Superior corrosion inhibition
– Effective detergent and wetting agent at neutral pH
 Crodasinic LS30
• Foaming performance properties
60

50

Drainage Time/Secs
40
Hydrotropes

30

20

10

0
Crodasinic LS30 C10 APG
Product

Foam drainage from a 1% formulation solution

Crodasinic LS30 (left) & C10 APG (right) lather in

an alkaline solution
 Crodasinic LS30

• Stability performance properties

Hydrotropes

LS30 SCS LS30 SCS Crodasinic LS30 (right) versus SLES

7.5% SLES, 00C 3% Coco DEA, RT in a 1:1 solution with BAC.
 The benefits of hydrotropes

• Facilitate increase in surfactant concentration

• Multifunctional performance
Hydrotropes

• Strong green credentials

• Versatile

• Excellent stability and solubility

• Cost effective
 Eco-friendly
Hydrotropes

More than just keeping

your formulation
together