Low-foaming, nonionic surfactant for the chemical industry
Genapol™ PF 20
Edition Date :
February 06, 2026
Genapol™ PF 20 is used as a low-foaming surfactant and defoamer in detergents and cleaning agents. It has good wetting and dispersing action coupled with low foaming tendency.
Product Information
Benefits
- Low-foaming
- Good wetting and dispersing action
- Compatible with nonionic, anionic, and cationic surfactants
- Resistant to water hardness salts, acids, and alkalis
Product details
Product Function
- Emulsifier
Applications
- Industrial Lubrication
- Metal Working
| Molecular weight | About 2500 g/mol |
| Active substance content | About 100 % |
| Appearance at 20°C | Slightly cloudy, colorless liquid |
| Ionicity | Nonionic |
| Density at 20°C (DIN 51757) | About 1.04 g/cm³ |
| Viscosity at 20°C (DIN 53015) | About 700 mPas |
| pH of a 1 % aqueous solution | About 7 |
| Solubility at 20°C | 1 % in water clear solution, 10 % in mineral oil cloudy solution, 10 % in xylene slightly cloudy solution |
| Pour point (DIN/ISO 3016) | Below -6 °C |
| Flash point (DIN/ISO 2592) | > 250°C |
| Cloud point (DIN 53917) (5g in 25 ml 25% BDG solution) | About 56°C |
| HLB value | About 4 |
