As anticaking and antiblocking agents in powdered products, such as powder detergents. To increase the solid contents of products during liquid drying processes or to improve detergent performance properties in washing.

As solubilizer, coupling agent and processing aids in detergent manufacture and other industrial processes. It is capable of converting two phase systems into homogeneous mixtures, lowering the ingredients' crystrallization temperature and reducing the viscosity of liquid and complex formuilations.