With the winter season at hand, some customers are faced with problems handling frozen or partially frozen materials.
Drum shipments constitute the majority of the problems and are the main focus here.
Check the product specifications and then note if the product's appearance conforms to the designated specifications. In most cases, frozen surfactants can be reconstituted simply by mixing or heating or both. Some mixing with minimal heating is usually sufficient. This is important because the frozen portion of the material may contain more or less actives than the thawed portion. Other specification parameters may be affected as well.