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The Dabco® range of polyurethane surfactants includes silicone and non-silicone based products that are suitable for a variety of applications. Our product line is based on unique surfactant technology and includes a range of products to meet your most demanding applications, environmental regulations, or those requiring a balance of cost and performance.

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Dabco® DC193

Dabco DC193 surfactant is the industry standard silicone surfactant for most conventional rigid polyurethane foam and shoe sole systems. It provides excellent flammability properties in rigid foam applications and excellent cell structure in shoe sole applications.

Dabco® DC198

Dabco DC198 surfactant is a high-efficiency silicone glycol copolymer used in the production of polyether flexible slabstock polyurethane foam. It is ideal for use in viscoelastic and CO2-blown applications.

Dabco® DC2525

Dabco DC2525 surfactant is a silicone stabilizer designed for cold cure MDI flexible molded polyurethane foams. It has been developed specifically for high performance HR systems where cell regulation is critical. It is a low-fogging alternative to Dabco DC5258 surfactant.

Dabco® DC2584

Dabco DC2584 surfactant is a high-efficiency silicone stabilizer for flexible molded cold-cure TDI/MDI systems, designed for low-emission and low-fogging polyurethane foam.

Dabco® DC2585

Dabco DC2585 silicone surfactant is a silicone stabilizer designed for cold cure MDI flexible molded polyurethane foams. It has been developed specifically for high performance HR systems where cell regulation is critical. It is also recommended for energy absorbing (NVH) systems.

Dabco® DC3042

Dabco DC3042 surfactant is a bulk stabilizing silicone glycol copolymer designed for use with all polyester and polyether microcellular applications. It provides fine, uniform cell size distribution, good surface quality, and good dimensional stability in normal and lower- density shoe sole applications (0.55g/cc to 0.30g/cc).

Dabco® DC3043

Dabco DC3043 surfactant is a surface-stabiliz�0;0;1F;ing silicone glycol copolymer designed for use with all polyester and polyether microcellular applications. It provides fine, uniform cell size distribution, good surface quality, and good dimensional stability in normal and lower-density shoe sole applications (0.55g/cc to 0.30g/cc). It can be used in flex�0;0;1F;ible molded TDI formulations with low fogging requirements in combination with Dabco DC5164 surfactant.

Dabco® DC5000

Dabco DC5000 surfactant is designed for use as an internal mold release in flexible molded foams, as well as in producing open-cell rigid and semi-rigid polyurethane foams.

Dabco® DC5043

Dabco DC5043 surfactant is a moderately active stabilizing silicone glycol copolymer developed specifically for use in high-resiliency flexible polyurethane foam. It meets the performance requirements of both molded and high-resiliency (HR) slabstock formulations, providing a wide surfactant/tin latitude.

Dabco® DC5098

Dabco DC5098 surfactant is an isocyanate-compatible silicone polyether copolymer used in a variety of rigid foam applications. It has good solubility in most isocyanate and polyol premixes, so it can be mixed and stored in either the isocyanate or the polyol components.

Dabco® DC5160

Dabco DC5160 surfactant is a medium-efficiency silicone that can be used for the formulation of soft and low- to medium-density flexible slabstock foams. It can also be used in high-density molded applications.

Dabco® DC5164

Dabco DC5164 surfactant is a high-efficiency bulk stabilizer for cold-cure TDI and TDI/MDI flexible molded polyurethane foam systems. It is typically used in combination with a surface-stabilizing or cell-regulating surfactant.

Dabco® DC5179

Dabco DC5179 surfactant is used in high- resiliency flexible foams as a cell-regulating and surface-stabilizing agent for use in TDI, TDI/MDI and MDI systems. It is typically combined with a strong bulk stabilizer. This dual-surfactant approach offers improved formulating latitude for complex tooling geometries. It is also used in shoe sole applications.

Dabco® DC5188

Dabco DC5188 surfactant is a high-efficiency silicone stabilizer for use in continuous and discontinuous (box foam) polyether flexible slabstock formulations. Its emulsification capabilities result in a fine, open cell structure and improved physical gradients.

Dabco® DC5258

Dabco DC5258 surfactant is designed for use in a variety of MDI and MDI/TDI cold-cure flexible molded and semi-flexible polyurethane foam systems.

Dabco® DC5357

Dabco DC5357 surfactant is for use in insulation-critical rigid foams where flow is required. Dabco DC5357 surfactant will become hazy when stored at temperatures below 20 °C and will solidify to a soft wax at temperatures below 11 °C. The product should be warmed to room temperature and stirred before use.

Dabco® DC5526

Dabco DC5526 surfactant is a silicone stabilizer designed for use in polyester flexible slabstock foam applications. It provides open cell structure and optimum processability in a variety of polyester flexible foam formulations.

Dabco® DC5577

Dabco DC5577 surfactant is a silicone glycol copolymer designed for use in hydrocarbon-blown rigid polyurethane foam. Dabco DC5577 surfactant offers an ideal balance of processing and performance properties in cyclopentane- and cyclo/isopentane-blown systems.

Dabco® DC5598

Dabco DC5598 surfactant is a non-hydrolyzable silicone glycol copolymer designed for use in rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foam. It offers an ideal balance of processing and performance properties in hydrocarbon systems.

Dabco® DC5604

Dabco DC5604 surfactant is a silicone glycol copolymer designed for use in producing a broad range of rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams. The product offers an ideal balance of processing and performance properties in HCFC and water-blown systems.

Dabco® DC5810

Dabco DC5810 surfactant is a high-efficiency silicone glycol copolymer designed for the production of polyether flexible slabstock foam. It provides good nucleation, a high degree of emulsification, excellent stability and good bulk stability to produce foams with fine, uniform cell structure. Dabco DC5810 surfactant is flame retardant (FR) compatible, and is recommended for use in both flame retardant and non-flame retardant foams.

Dabco® DC5900

Dabco DC5900 surfactant is a medium-efficiency silicone glycol copolymer for polyether flexible slabstock applications, providing a wide processing latitude over a wide range of formulations and processing conditions.

Dabco® DC5901

Dabco DC5901 surfactant is a medium-efficiency, non-hydrolyzable silicone glycol copolymer designed for use with all major liquid CO2-blown technologies for the production of polyether flexible slabstock foam. It provides good nucleation, a high degree of emulsification, excellent froth stability and good bulk stability to produce foams with uniform cell structure without the swirling patterns often associated with CO2-produced foams.

Dabco® DC5906

Dabco DC5906 surfactant is a medium- to high-efficiency silicone polyether copolymer used as a foam stabilizer in flexible polyether slabstock foam. It is designed to provide formulators with a wide range of formulation and processing latitude in all major CO2 and conventional technologies.

Dabco® DC5933

Dabco DC5933 surfactant is a silicone glycol copolymer designed for use in box foam polyether flexible slabstock foam. This product will perform well when all- or high-PO content polyol technology is utilized. It provides good nucleation, a high degree of emulsification and excellent bulk stability to produce foams with fine, uniform cell structure.

Dabco® DC5950

Dabco DC5950 surfactant is a low– to medium-efficiency, non-hydrolyzable silicone glycol copolymer designed for flexible polyether slabstock foam. It provides superior flame retardant properties compared to other silicone surfactants.

Dabco® DC5986

Dabco DC5986 surfactant is a high-efficiency silicone polyether copolymer designed for use with all major liquid CO2-blown technologies for the production of polyether flexible slabstock foam. It provides good nucleation, a high degree of emulsification, excellent froth stability and good bulk stability to produce foams with uniform cell structure. Dabco DC5986 surfactant aids in the efficient use of flame retardant (FR) additives.

Dabco® DC5987

Dabco DC5987 surfactant is a high-efficiency silicone polyether copolymer designed for use with all major liquid CO2-blown technologies for the production of polyether flexible slabstock foam. It provides fine and uniform cell structure, good nucleation, a high degree of emulsification, excellent froth stability and good bulk stability. Dabco DC5987 surfactant aids in the efficient use of flame retardant (FR) additives.

Dabco® DC5990

Dabco DC5990 surfactant is a high efficiency, non-hydrolyzable silicone glycol copolymer designed for use with non-halogenated flame retardants (FR) in all major liquid carbon dioxide blowing technologies for the production of polyether flexible slabstock foam. It can provide good nucleation, a high degree of emulsification, excellent froth stability and good bulk stability to produce foams with a fine, uniform cell structure. Dabco DC5990 surfactant is also suitable for use in foam produced with standard flame retardants to promote efficient utilization of FR additives.

Dabco® DC6070

Dabco DC6070 surfactant is a standard silicone for use in cold-cure flexible molded TDI polyurethane foam. Dabco DC6070 surfactant enables the formulation of low-density foams with a high amount of polymeric polyols.

Dabco® DCI990

Dabco DCI990 surfactant is a silicone stabilizer designed for polyester flexible slabstock foam applications where low VOC and low fogging values are required.

Dabco® SI1301

Dabco SI1301 surfactant is a low emission cell regulator used in high resiliency TDI, TDI/MDI and MDI flexible foams. It is typically combined with a strong bulk stabilizer. This dual surfactant approach offers improved formulating latitude for complex tooling geometries. It can also be used in shoe sole applications.

Dabco® SI3201

Dabco SI3201 silicone surfactant can provide very efficient stabilisation and wide processing latitude resulting in fine, uniform foams with excellent insulation properties.

Dabco® SI3202 Silicon Surfactant

Dabco SI3202 silicone surfactant can provide very efficient emulsification and wide processing latitude resulting in fine, uniform foams with excellent insulation properties.

Dabco® SI3203 Silicon Surfactant

Dabco SI3203 silicone surfactant can be used as a stand alone solution in flexible faced lamination applications, facilitating very efficient emulsification, nucleation and stabilisation, resulting in fine, uniform foams with excellent insulation properties.

Dabco® SI3501 Silicon Surfactant

In rigid faced lamination applications, Dabco SI3501 silicone surfactant can significantly improve lambda values compared to conventional silicone surfactants, making it the ideal choice to assist in meeting increasingly tough building regulations.

Dabco® SI3503 Silicon Surfactant

Dabco SI3503 silicone surfactant is suitable for use as stabiliser for most conventional polyurethane systems. It has a non-hydrolysable chemical structure which allows for premix stability.