Product

Available as Powder

Available as Granule

Available as Liquid

% Solids (Liquid)

pH (liquid)

Approx Mw

Function

Chemistry

MSDS*

TB

ALCOSPERSE® 149

MTO

MTO

Yes

39-41

7.5-9.0

2,800

Designed for optimum
clay dispersancy

Sodium polyacrylate

ALCOSPERSE 175

MTO

MTO

Yes

39-41

7.0-9.0

70,000

Improved calcium binding

Acrylic maleic
co-polymer

ALCOSPERSE 240

Yes

Yes

Yes

40-43

7.0-9.0

10,000

Reduces filming in
automatic dish-wash

Sulfonate acrylate
co-polymer, neutral form

ALCOSPERSE 408

Yes

MTO

Yes

42-44

5.0-6.0

2,7000

Anti-encrustation aid
 (CaCO3 scale inhibitor) 

Acrylic co-polymer

ALCOSPERSE 410

MTO

MTO

Yes

46-48

4.8-5.6

3,000

For anti-encrustation
in higher pH systems

 Acrylic co-polymer

ALCOSPERSE 420

MTO

MTO

Yes

42-44

3.5-4.5

1,500

Anti-encrustation aid
(CaCO3 scale inhibitor) 

Acrylic co-polymer

ALCOSPERSE 459

Yes

Yes

Yes

47-49

3.2-5.0

5,000

Anti-redeposition in powdered formulations

Sodium polyacrylate

ALCOSPERSE 459N

Yes

Yes

Yes

44-46

6.5-7.5

5,000

Neutralized version
of Alcosperse 459

Sodium polyacrylate

ALCOSPERSE 465

MTO

MTO

Yes

45.5-47.5

3.2-3.8

6,000

Chlorine stable
scale inhibitor / dispersant

 Sodium polyacrylate

ALCOSPERSE 729

MTO

MTO

Yes

31-33

7.0-8.5

7,000

Most Ca tolerant
hydrophobic product Alco has

Sulfonated acrylic
styrene co-polymer

ALCOSPERSE 747

MTO

MTO

Yes

39-41

6.5-8.5

3,000

Soluble in glycol, use as anti-redeposition aid in liquid laundry

Acrylic styrene
co-polymer