Experience superior cleaning performance with surfactants engineered for balance, power and safety
Evonik’s specialty surfactants deliver the performance, formulation flexibility, and sustainability today’s cleaning markets demand. Our broad portfolio supports next‑generation household, institutional, and industrial cleaning solutions — helping formulators replace solvents, boost degreasing power, improve environmental profiles, and meet evolving regulatory expectations.
With optimized efficiency, strong compatibility, and proven biodegradability, Evonik’s specialty surfactants enable high‑performing formulations designed for both consumer and professional use.
Why formulators choose Evonik’s specialty surfactants
- High cleaning performance with a strong sustainability profile
- Regulatory and compliance support, including U.S. EPA Safer Choice‑approved surfactants
- Wide compatibility across surfactant systems, builders, and solvent‑free formulations
- Technical expertise from Evonik’s global team
- Solutions for both household and industrial markets, from light‑duty cleaners to heavy‑duty degreasers
Our specialty surfactant portfolio
TOMAKLEEN® G‑14 is a high‑efficiency, nonionic surfactant designed to replace traditional oxygenated solvents in a wide range of cleaning formulations. It delivers fast wetting, strong soil penetration, and outstanding degreasing power — all with a markedly improved environmental and safety profile.
Ideal for: Industrial degreasers, solvent-free cleaners, consumer and professional cleaning products.
Key Benefits:
- Effective replacement for oxygenated solvents
- Highly efficient nonionic system
- Compatible with many surfactants, builders, and formulation additives
- Fast wetting and penetration, even on stubborn soils
- Strong performance in degreasing and solvent‑replacement systems
- Readily biodegradable (>60% in 10 days)
The TOMAKLEEN® X Series offers exceptional environmental compatibility without compromising cleaning power. Approved under the U.S. EPA Safer Choice program, these specialty surfactants support direct‑release applications, helping formulators design safer, more sustainable cleaning products.
Ideal for: All-purpose cleaners, outdoor direct-release cleaners, kitchen cleaners, industrial and institutional degreasers.
Key Benefits:
- Safer Choice-approved for direct‑release applications
- Low toxicity and readily biodegradable
- Strong wetting and rapid soil penetration
- Enables greener formulations with high cleaning performance
- Excellent compatibility with other Evonik surfactants
TOMAKLEEN® X 50
- Highly efficient nonionic surfactant
- Strong degreasing performance, even on challenging soils
- Robust emulsification suitable for industrial applications
- Ideal for solvent‑replacement and degreasing formulations
- Readily biodegradable (>60% in 10 days)
TOMAKLEEN® X 90
- Excellent demulsifier
- Effective on polymerized or baked‑on soils
- Strong foam control
- Fits specialty applications across multiple industries
TOMAKLEEN® X 51
- Comparable performance to TOMAKLEEN® X 50
- Lower melting point for optimized handling and storage
- Readily biodegradable and low toxicity
- Strong wetting and penetration behavior
TOMADOL® surfactants are ethoxylated nonionic surfactants derived from synthetic linear alcohols. They provide strong cleaning performance, flexibility in formulation, and reduced reliance on solvents – supporting both sustainability goals and cost‑effective formulation design.
Ideal for: Household cleaners, Industrial & Institutional (I&I) cleaning, degreasers, and formulations requiring bio‑based content.
Key Benefits:
- Strong wetting, emulsifying, and cleaning performance
- Reduced solvent demand
- Large portfolio: 24 surfactants tailored to various needs
REWOQUAT® CQ 200 is a powerful blend of nonionic and cationic surfactants engineered for tough soils and hard‑surface applications. It provides excellent degreasing, demulsification, and stability across a wide pH range.
Ideal for: Metal cleaning, vehicle cleaning, big kitchen cleaners, household cleaners, high‑pressure applications
Key Benefits:
- High‑strength degreasing power
- Excellent demulsification
- Broad pH stability
- Anti‑static properties
- Low‑foaming and easy to formulate
- Readily biodegradable
- Suitable across a wide variety of substrates
Ready to use Evonik’s specialty surfactants in your next cleaning formulation?
Whether you’re targeting heavy‑duty degreasing, low‑toxicity direct‑release applications, or more sustainable solvent‑replacement systems, Evonik’s experts are here to support your formulation development. From product selection to performance optimization, we help accelerate innovation across household, industrial, and institutional cleaning markets.
FAQ
Specialty surfactants are engineered for specific, performance‑critical cleaning tasks — such as solvent replacement, low‑foaming systems, or high‑efficiency degreasing. Compared to conventional surfactants, they typically offer higher performance, better sustainability profiles, and more targeted functionality.
Yes. Many products in the TOMAKLEEN®, TOMADOL®, and REWOQUAT® families are readily biodegradable, supporting eco‑label compliance and sustainable formulation design.
Direct‑release applications involve cleaners that may enter surface water without treatment. Evonik’s TOMAKLEEN® X Series offers U.S. EPA Safer Choice‑approved options suited for these settings.
Yes — products like TOMAKLEEN® G‑14 and TOMAKLEEN® X 50 are designed specifically to replace oxygenated solvents while maintaining strong cleaning and degreasing performance.
