Nonyl phenol ethoxylates (NPEs) are versatile, nonionic surfactants widely used in various industrial and commercial applications. Their ability to reduce surface tension makes them valuable in detergents, emulsifiers, and wetting agents, playing a crucial role in industries such as textiles, agriculture, and cleaning products.
Personal care, Cosmetics & Household Industry
| Application | Function |
| Laundry detergents | As a surfactant, wetting & emulsifying agent and also as a cleaning agent |
| Dish Detergent | As surfactant & wetting agent |
| Cosmetics Products | As a surfactant & emulsifying agent |
| Sanitizer | As a non-ionic surfactant |
| Shaving Creams | As a non-ionic surfactant |
| Industrial Cleaners | As a non-ionic surfactant |
Rubber & Plastic Industry
| Application | Function |
| Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Products | Barium salts of NP are used as heat stabilizer & Plasticizer |
| Polyolefin (LDPE & HDPE) manufacturing | As Stabilizer and Anti-oxidant |
| Polystyrenes manufacturing | As Stabilizer and Anti-oxidant |
| Plastic Food Packaging manufacturing | As Stabilizer and Anti-oxidant |
| Epoxy Resins | Nonyl phenol can be used in an epoxy resin hardener |
| Rubber (Vulcanized rubber) manufacturing | As Stabilizer and Anti-oxidant |
| Emulsion Polymerised Products | As a emulsifying agent |
| Tyre Manufacturing | Used in manufacturing of rubber to make it harder and also as heat stabilizer |
Paints & Coating Industry
| Application | Function |
| Paints Products | As a dispersing agent |
| Surface Coating Chemicals | As a non-ionic surfactant |
| Adhesive products | As a emulsifier, stabilizers and wetting agent |
| Hard Surface Cleaners | As a cleaning agent and surfactant |
Oilfield & Mining Industry
| Application | Function |
| Drilling Products | Emulsifying agent in Oil based drilling fluids |
| Refining Chemicals | As a co-emulsifying agent |
| Oil based drilling fluids | Used in oil based drilling fluids as a emulsifier |
| Oil Refining | As a surfactant in demulsification of crude oil to remove dirty particles |
Agrochemicals Industry
| Application | Function |
| Agrochemicals | As a non-ionic surfactant and dispersing agent |
| Pesticides | As a emulsifying agent |
| Insecticides & bactericides | As a non-ionic surfactant and dispersing agent |
Other Industries
| Application | Function |
| Lubricating oil Additives | As emulsifying agent and surfactant |
| Water Treatment | As a non-ionic surfactant |
| Circuit-board cleaner | As a non-ionic surfactant and a cleaning agent |
| Construction Industry | As a non-ionic surfactant |
| Sport Creams | In Bengay (topical analgesic heat rub for temporary relief from muscle and joint pain) Vanishing Scent as an inactive ingredient. |
| Paper Manufacturing | As a non-ionic surfactant |
| Textile Processing | Cleaner and degreaser |
| Dyes Manufacturing | As a dispersing agent |
| Leather Processing | As a surfactant, cleaning agent and degreaser |
| Metal Cleaning Process | As a corrosion inhibitors and ore floatation agents |
| Metal Cleaners | As a non-ionic surfactant |
| Metal Working fluids | As outstanding wetting agent and emulsifying agent |
