AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry

Berol 609
The perfect sustainable fit for NP9 replacement
Direct drop-in replacement for NP9
The smart chemistry of Berol 609 is designed to match the key
properties of NP9 while providing many additional benefits. It is the
heart of high performance degreasing.
Berol 609 delivers the excellent cleaning performance of NP9 without all of the environmental concerns and with no
need to modify your existing formulations. Berol 609 dissolves faster in cold water, reducing processing times and
is much easier to handle at low temperatures.

Berol 609 exceeds the degreasing power of other leading NP9 replacements. Berol 609 is an alcohol ethoxylate that was care-
fully designed to be a direct drop-in replacement for NP9 in aqueous cleaning formulations, so no further changes are needed
to maintain the performance of your existing formulation. Besides, the product has a lower pour point and viscosity than NP9
resulting in easier handling for you.

Ready-to-use in your Safer Choice formulation

Berol 609 is an environmentally friendly product with 0% VOC, specially developed to meet the demands of tomorrow. It is
listed on CleanGredients and is acceptable for use in Safer Choice cleaning formulations. AkzoNobel is striving to deliver long
lasting solutions to the global market with products that reduces our environmental footprint and raw material consumption.

Cloud points of NP9 replacers (1% surfactant in water)

7070
Closest match Berol 609 most closely matches the
cloud point of NP9 compared to other
6060
alcohol ethoxylates (Competitors A, B,
C) used to replace NP9
5050

4040
Temperature (oC)

3030

2020

1010

00
NP9 Berol 609 Competitor Competitor Competitor
NP9
Berol 609 Competitor
A ACompetitor
B BCompetitor
C C

Dissolving rates

3030
Berol 609 dissolves much faster in
cold water than NP9 and competitive
2525
NP9 replacers (5% surfactant in water,
stirred @ 400rpm)
2020
Time (minutes)

5C
5 oC
1515
25C
25oC

1010

55

00
Berol609
Berol 609 NP9
NP9 Competitor
Competitor A A
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use of these product data or suggestions.

Berol is a registered tradename of the AkzoNobel group.

Berol 609 cleaning formulations have superior stability at elevated storage temperatures

Surfactant Room temperature 1 day at 40oC 1 day at 50oC

Berol 609 Clear Clear Clear
NP9 Clear Clear Slightly hazy
Competitor B Hazy Cloudy Cloudy
Competitor C Clear Clear Cloudy

Formulations
1% surfactant as supplied
1.5% Dissolvine 100-S (~40% Na4EDTA, aqueous solution)
Balance water to 100%

The low CMC of Berol 609 enables good fragrance emulsification

Product name CMC (mg/l) at 25oC

Berol 609 57.4
NP9 61.4
Competitor B 113.2
Competitor C 290.5

SITA foam profile of 0.1% surfactant in water at 25C

800,0
800,0
Berol 609 exhibits lower foaming
than competitive NP9 replacers for
700,0
700,0
better rinsability.
600,0
600,0
SITA foam profile of 0.1% surfactant in
500,0
500,0 water at 25C (stirred 20 x 10 seconds
Foam height (mls)
Foam height (mls)

@1000rpm to build foam, foam decay

400,0
400,0 Berol
Berol609609 measured every 15 seconds for 30
NP9
NP9 minutes in total).
Competitor
Competitor B B
300,0
300,0
Competitor
Competitor C C

200,0
200,0

100,0
100,0

0,00
1
3
5
7
9

00:30
01:30
02:30
03:30
04:30
05:30
06:30
07:30
08:30
09:30
10:30
11:30
12:30
13:30
14:30
15:30
16:30
17:30
18:30
19:30
11
13
15
17
19
21

TimeTime (minutes)
(minutes)

Berol 609 is perfect for a wide range of applications

Multi-purpose hard surface cleaners
Industrial cleaners (heavy duty degreasers, metal cleaning)
Vehicle & engine cleaning
Anywhere you are looking to replace NP9 without losing performance

Summary
Direct drop-in replacement for NP9 - no need to modify existing formulations
Dissolves faster in cold water reducing processing time
Low CMC enables good fragrance emulsification
Low foam in water & formulation for better rinsability
Ready to use in your Safer Choice formulation
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