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  • Acid Thickener

    Posted by getmeraju on May 27, 2020 at 1:33 am
    Hello Friends,
    I am trying to formulate acid thickener to thicken aqueous HCL solution wherein HCL concentration would be 15%. Purpose is to preapare an acidic toilet bowl cleaner. I am using the below formula to come up with a base thickener solution. Propylene glycol is used to disperse tallow amine ethoxylate when added to water or acidic solution
    Tallow amine ethoxylate 50%
    Propylene glycol 50% 
    When i add the above base thickener to aqeous HCL solution, it doesnt thicken it. I tried using Oleyl amine ethoxylate as well. Any suggestions on the formulae from your end please?
    imad76 replied 4 years, 5 months ago 5 Members · 8 Replies
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  • amitvedakar

    Member
    May 27, 2020 at 7:41 am

    Have you tried HEC?

  • getmeraju

    Member
    May 27, 2020 at 7:59 am

    @amitvedakar: I am not inclined towards HEC or polymers to thicken acid solution. Looking for amine ethoxylate to use as i use the same material for other formulations and it will help me reduce inventory maintenance.

  • getmeraju

    Member
    June 3, 2020 at 5:42 pm

    Any suggestions from seniors in forum please.
    I tried using cetrimonium chloride and oleyl amine ethoxylate. But still no luck.

  • letsalcido

    Member
    June 3, 2020 at 6:14 pm

    @getmeraju not a senior, but I get a sense that the issue is the propylene glycol. I observed a thinning effect in a liquid detergent, and I remember reading somewhere that it usually reduces viscosity. Not sure in your system if this will be true. Have you used this same method to thicken other acidic solutions?

  • Anonymous

    Guest
    June 4, 2020 at 5:43 am

    @letsalcido is right avoid Propylene glycol. You get better result with Oleyl Amine Ethoxylate , Cetrimmonium Chloride, HCL (should be Fe free ie. Water white) & DM Water.

  • getmeraju

    Member
    June 5, 2020 at 6:14 pm

    Thanks Lalith. Will try and keep you posted
    @letsalcido Thanks for your suggestion as well

  • Farrukh

    Member
    June 7, 2020 at 1:33 am

    You should remove PG in this formulation and you can use salt for dispersion

  • imad76

    Member
    June 22, 2020 at 11:24 am

    try sodium lauryl sulphate

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