Product Fact Sheet

GLUCOPURE® FOAM

Nonionic surfactant for hand dishwashing liquids

Composition N-Coco-acyl-N-methyl-glucamin CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD

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4132 Muttenz
Switzerland
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Appearance (50 °C) Clear liquid
Melting point [°C] Approx. 32
Gardner colour Max. 5
Active substance Approx. 40 %
Viscosity at 40 °C Approx. 200
[mPas]
Density at 40 °C 1.02
3
[g/cm ]
pH value (10% t. q. in Approx. 6.0
water)
Propylene Glycol Approx. 4.5 %
Glycerin Approx. 4 %
HLB (Griffin) 11.5

Application
GlucoPure® Foam is a Coco based, mild surfactant with an excellent foaming
profile. Next to its high foam mileage and its outstanding ecological profile,
GlucoPure® Foam can be easily processed and has a positive influence on the
cold temperature stability.
GlucoPure® Foam is therefore especially suitable for the use as co-surfactant in
hand dishwashing liquids (HDWLs) or other high foaming cleaners.

1 These characteristics are for guidance only and not to be taken as product specifications. The
tolerances are given in the product specification sheet. For further product properties, specifications,
safety and ecological data, please refer to the MSDS.

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Application example 1
Highly concentrated Hand Dishwashing Liquid

Recipe (%a.i.) A B

Sodium Laureth Sulfate (2EO) 18 18

Cocoamidopropyl Betaine (CAB) 6 -

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Renewable % of surfactants (RCI) 76% 83% Switzerland

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Could cloud point [°C] -2.0 -3.2
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Plate number* 25 22
(IKW II soil, 0.3 g HDWL/L)

* According to IKW performance test “Recommendation for the quality assessment of the cleaning performance of
hand dishwashing detergents” (Nitsch. C. and Hüttmann G. SÖFW-Journal, 128, 5. Pp. 11-15, 2002) – adapted with
0.3 g HDWL/L

Application example 2
Green Hand Dishwashing Liquid with high renewable content

Recipe (%a.i.) A B

Sodium Laurylsulfate 8 8

Lauramine Oxide (AO) 3 -

GlucoPure Foam 4 7

Sodium chloride** 0.15 1.1

Renewable % of surfactants (RCI) 96% 98%

Viscosity [mPas] 1900 1950

Could cloud point [°C] -6.1 -4.9

Plate number* 23 21
(IKW II soil, 0.5 g HDWL/L)

* According to IKW performance test “Recommendation for the quality assessment of the cleaning performance of
hand dishwashing detergents” (Nitsch. C. and Hüttmann G. SÖFW-Journal, 128, 5. Pp. 11-15, 2002)
** Plate tests are performed without sodium chloride

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Mildness
GlucoPure® Foam is amongst the mildest surfactants in the market. It is
extremely mild to both skin proteins and skin lipids and is therefore very useful
for formulations with mildness claims and for sensitive skin.

Compatibility
GlucoPure® Foam is miscible with all types of surfactants (anionic, non-ionic,
cationic and amphoteric). CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD

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salt or all types of natural and synthetic polymers. Switzerland

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GlucoPure® Foam is liquid above 30 – 32 °C. www.ics.clariant.com
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other surfactants (e.g. Sodium Laureth Sulfate, other co-surfactants) at any step
of the manufacturing process in order to avoid gelling. Clear surfactant solutions
can be obtained at any pH between 3.5 and 10.
If GlucoPure® Foam is dissolved at temperatures below 30 °C (the Krafft point)
in pure water, viscous, metastable solutions are formed. Those solutions are
clear at pH = 7 and slightly turbid at pH = 5. On standing they form precipitates,
which can be re-dissolved by heating to above 30 – 40 °C.

Storage and Shelf Life

GlucoPure® Foam can either be stored below its melting point, where it will
solidify slowly, or it can be stored in temperature controlled containers at a
recommended temperature of 38 – 42 °C.
When stored in tightly closed containers at room temperature in a clean and
aerated place, the shelf life is at least two years. After this period the product
should be analysed for extension of the shelf life.
On warm storage at 38 – 42 °C the shelf life is at least 3 months. After this
period the product should be analysed for extension of the shelf life.

Safety
Please consider Material Safety Data Sheet before handling the material.

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