APG
Alkyl Poly Glucosides – Tuning Performance Naturally –
In today’s fast-paced world, sustainability has become a key driver in home care and industrial & institutional cleaning. Customers are increasingly looking for solutions that combine high performance with a responsible choice of ingredients. Transparency around raw material origin, environmental impact, and carbon footprint is therefore more important than ever.
Turn these expectations into a competitive advantage: meet market demands with BASF’s 100% plant-based APG sugar surfactants. Our Glucopon® range delivers excellent cleaning performance for home care and I&I applications while supporting more sustainable formulations. Based on certified sustainable palm-derived raw materials with RSPO MB supply chain certification, and continuous process optimization, BASF APGs also offer a favorable carbon footprint.
What are alkyl polyglucosides (APG)?
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What Makes Alkyl Polyglucosides so versatile?
BASF’s Alkyl polyglucosides (APGs) are made from fatty alcohols derived from sustainable palm kernel oil or coconut oil, and glucose from wheat or corn (non-GMO sources in Europe).
The all-round sugar surfactants are known for their excellent ecological and toxicological profile, proven mildness and functional properties. Beside good foaming and cleansing qualities, alkyl polyglucosides have excellent skin compatibility and are readily biodegradable.
BASF offers the most comprehensive product portfolio of pure APGs, derivatives and compositions, also for easy formulations for highly concentrated liquid products in the detergent and cleaning industry.
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Global network, local production!
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APGs. Clear benefits.
APGs have excellent emulsifiying properties
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Remove and emulsify soil from surfaces
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Maintain soil in solution
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Carry soil away during washing & rinsing
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Avoid soil re-depositon
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Advanced APGs. Glucopon®.
Designed with an improved sustainability profile and tailored performance, they offer a differentiated alternative to conventional alkoxylates.
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One Solution. Endless Cleaning Possibilities.
Outstanding Performance
Multitasking Efficiency
Mild and Efficient
Powerful Tool
- Superior dishwashing performance
- Excellent soil emulsification
- Good foaming behavior
- Synergistic performance
- Compatibility with all kinds of surfactants
- Mildness to skin
- Environmental profile
- Outstanding cleaning performance
- Streak-free cleaning
- Superior alkaline stability
- High plastic compatibility
- High gloss retention with no leftover residues
- Compatibility with all kinds of surfactants
- Mildness to skin
- Environmental profile
- Exceptional detergency for problematic stains
- Strong cleaning power at low temperatures
- Strong emulsifying capacity
- Formulation robustness
- Quick and strong dissolution properties
- Enzyme stability
- Mildness to skin
- Natural cleaning power
- Exceptional cleaning performance
- High solubility and hydrotrope efficacy
- Alkaline stability up to pH 13
- Excellent plastics compatibility
- Reduce foam with Alkoxylates
- Excellent gloss retention
- Synergistic with other Surfactants, e.g. Alcohol Ethoxylates
- DfE Approved
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APGs – Core Properties at a Glance
