Nonyl Phenol is used in a variety of processes and products. Its many uses include lubricating oil and grease additives, agricultural chemicals, resin and rubber additives, light stabilizers, plasticizers, wetting and antifoam agents, epoxy resin diluents, and surfactants. Nonyl Phenol is used in the manufacture of both anionic and nonionic surfactants. Nonyl Phenol anionic surfactants such as polyalkoxy carboxylates and ethoxylated and sulfated products are used in textile processing, industrial cleaning products, and in emulsion polymerization.
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Nonyl Phenol is considered to be a moderate skin irritant. Prolonged skin exposure to Nonyl Phenol may result in severe skin irritation and injury. Nonyl Phenol is considered to be a severe eye irritant which may cause immediate inflammation of the eyelid and eyeball membranes, followed by corneal opacity and eyelid destruction if the exposure continues. Nonyl Phenol is moderately toxic if ingested. No reliable data is available on the toxic effects caused by inhalation of Nonyl Phenol vapors.