Oleth-10 (OV-10) is widely used in six major industries: personal care, household and industrial cleaning, textile printing and dyeing, pesticide formulations, metalworking fluids, and leather processing. It serves as a high-performance nonionic surfactant, playing core roles in emulsification, wetting, dispersion, and leveling.
Detailed Description
Oleth-10 (OV-10) is a nonionic surfactant prepared from natural oleyl alcohol via precise ethoxylation. With its balanced hydrophilic-hydrophobic structure, this product exhibits excellent interfacial control capabilities in a wide range of formulation systems, making it a core functional component in cross-industry formulation design.
The product possesses six key properties: excellent emulsifying ability to build ultra-fine, long-term stable emulsion systems; superior wetting and spreading properties for fast, uniform wetting on low-energy surfaces; efficient dispersing ability to prevent agglomeration and sedimentation of solid particles and pigments; wide chemical compatibility to remain stable in acids, bases, and high-hardness water; low-foaming and controlled-foaming characteristics balancing detergency and easy rinsing; and mild physiological properties suitable for end products in contact with humans.
Specific Applications and Processes by Industry
1. Personal Care
- Creams and lotions: Used as O/W emulsifier and emollient, providing stable emulsion systems and a fine skin feel
- Shower gels and cleansing products: Used as solubilizer and emollient component, improving dispersion properties and post-wash skin feel
- Makeup removers: Efficiently emulsifies cosmetic oils and fats, enhancing cleansing power
- Improves solubilization transparency of active ingredients and fragrances
2. Household and Industrial Cleaning
- Hard surface cleaners: Core wetting and detergency component
- Liquid laundry detergents: Maintains high cleaning efficiency under low temperatures and high soil loads
- Low-foam formulation design for easy rinsing, reducing water consumption and energy use
3. Textile Printing and Dyeing Auxiliaries
- High-temperature leveling agent: Promotes uniform dye uptake, preventing dye spots
- Dispersant: Effectively disperses dye particles, preventing aggregation
- Fiber treatment/finishing auxiliaries: Improves fabric hand feel, hydrophilicity, and process reproducibility
4. Pesticide Formulations
- Used as a nonionic emulsifier in eco-friendly formulations such as EW (emulsion in water) and ME (microemulsion)
- Ensures formulation storage stability, providing rapid emulsification and dispersion upon dilution
- Enhances spreading, adhesion, and penetration of the spray liquid on plant leaf surfaces, improving efficacy utilization
5. Metalworking Fluids and Industrial Lubricants
- Emulsifying component in semi-synthetic and emulsifiable cutting fluids, grinding fluids: Forms stable oil-in-water working fluids
- Lubricating component: Provides boundary lubrication, reducing friction and wear
- Excellent biological stability, extending working fluid life
6. Leather Processing
- Degreasing process: Deeply emulsifies natural oils, effectively removing natural fat from hides
- Fatliquoring process: Assists uniform penetration of oils, improving leather softness and fullness
- Promotes uniform penetration of subsequent tanning agents and dyes
Technical Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| Product Name | Oleth-10 (OV-10) |
| Synonyms | Oleth-10, PEG-10 oleyl ether, emulsifier OV-10 |
| CAS No. | 9004-98-2 |
| Type | Nonionic surfactant |
| Raw Material Source | Derived from natural oleyl alcohol |
| Product Form | N/A (please refer to product sample or COA) |
| HLB Value | N/A (please refer to product technical datasheet) |
Application Recommendations
OV-10 performs particularly well in O/W emulsifying systems. In personal care, it is recommended as a primary or co-emulsifier to achieve a fine skin feel and good stability. In industrial formulations, its low-foaming property is especially suitable for high-pressure spray cleaning and processes requiring quick rinsing. In pesticide formulations, it is recommended for developing EW and ME formulations to enhance wetting and spreading performance of the spray liquid.
Precautions
- This product is classified as a chemical (GHS07 warning). Wear protective gloves, goggles, and protective clothing during handling.
- May cause skin irritation (H315) and serious eye irritation (H319). Avoid direct contact.
- Storage temperature recommended at 5°C–35°C. Keep container tightly sealed, away from strong oxidizing agents and strong acids/bases.
- Refer to the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for detailed safety information.
- The dosage in specific formulations should be optimized through trials based on the actual system.
