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Union Chemicals Factory LABSA (96%)

CAS Number
27176-87-0
EC Number
248-289-4
Chemical Name
Dodecylbenzenesulphonic acid

Union Chemicals Factory LABSA (96%) is the largest-volume synthetic surfactant because of its relatively low cost, good performance, the fact that it can be dried to a stable powder, biodegradable and environment friendly. LABSA is an anionic surfactants with molecules characterized by a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic group. They are nonvolatile compounds produced by sulfonation. LABSA are complex mixtures of homologues of different alkyl chain lengths (C10 to C13 or C14) and phenyl positional isomers of 2 to 5-phenyl in proportions dictated by the starting materials and reaction conditions.

Properties

Physical Form
Liquid

Product families

Cleaning Ingredients — Soaps & Surfactants
  • Anionic Surfactants

Other characteristics

Synonyms

Dodecylbenzenesulfonic Acid, Laurylbenzenesulfonic Acid

Functions
Surfactant, Surfactant (Anionic)
Labeling Claims

Biodegradable, Environmentally Friendly, Non-Flammable; Biodegradable; Environmentally Friendly; Non-Flammable

Odor
SO3
Markets
  • Food & Nutrition
  • HI&I Care
Appearance
Brown viscous liquid
Soluble In
Water, Alcohol, Soluble in water & alcohol
Application

LABSA is widely used for producing various detergents and emulsifiers, such as washing powder, detergent of dishware, detergent of light or hard dirt, detergent for the textile industry, dyeing assistant, degreaser of plating and leather making industry, and the deinking agent of paper-making industry, etc.

HII Features
  • Cost Effective
  • Excellent Cleaning Performance
  • Stable In Formulations
Technology
Cleaning Ingredients
Benefit Claims
Superior Performance
Packaging Type
  • Drums
  • Totes (IBC)
Characteristic

1) Model: LABSA 96% 2) Production capacity of 40,000 MT annually 3) High Quality, Competitive Price and Professional Service 4) Sample is available for quality test within the local market

Surfactant Type
Anionic
Main Application
Detergent
Activity

Cost effective anionic surfactant, active ingredient for manufacture of detergent powders, dry mixed as well as spray dried balanced formulation, detergent bars made by extrusion or compression, liquid detergents over a wide range of concentration & viscosities.

Technical data

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CharacteristicValueUnit
Water Contentmax. 1.0%
Product NameLINEAR ALKYL BENZENE SULPHONIC ACID—
Acid Value (Sulphonic acid)180 - 185mg KOH/g
AbbreviationLABSA—
Chemical FormulaRC6H4SO3H—
Molecular Weight320—
Surfactant TypeAnionic—
Active Mattermin. 96.0%
Free Sulphuric Acidmax. 1.5%
Free Oil (NDOM)max. 1.5%

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