In the surfactant industry, penetrants are obtained by the reaction of multiple raw materials. Octylphenol reacts with ethylene oxide to form penetrant JFC-1. This textile auxiliary penetrant is easily soluble in water and has strong wool washing ability. In leather technology, it is used as a degreasing agent. Dodecanol reacts with ethylene oxide to form penetrant JFC, which can remove surface floating color and oil stains in printing and dyeing processes; isooctyl alcohol reacts with ethylene oxide to form JFC-2. JFC-3. JFC-4. etc. This type of penetrant is resistant to strong acids and alkalis and is used as a degreasing agent in dyeing processes with harsh environments; these types of penetrants all belong to non-ionic surfactant penetrants.

According to different use environments and requirements, different proportions of isomeric alcohols and fatty alcohols are reacted with ethylene oxide. For example: JFC-S: a penetrant that focuses on cleaning, low-foam penetrant SF, that is, it does not produce excessive foam during use and is easy to clean; penetrant OE-35. which is also a condensation product of fatty alcohol and ethylene oxide, but because of the different reaction proportions and different HLB, they meet the application requirements in different environments. (HLB value: 1~3 as defoamer; 3~6 as W/O emulsifier; 7~9 as wetting agent; 8~18 as O/W emulsifier; 13~15 as detergent; 15~18 as solubilizer).

There are also some varieties of penetrants used in specific scenarios, acid-resistant, alkali-resistant, high-temperature-resistant, low-temperature-resistant, etc., which are all compounded products, such as fast penetrant Fast T, AEP-98. OEP-70.

Penetrants have a wide range of applications, and some categories have been extended based on the latest environmental and safety laws: such as the super strong environmentally friendly penetrant JFC-E-1006. which is obtained by the reaction of isomeric decanol and ethylene oxide.