Sodium Alpha Olefin Sulfonate (AOS)
Basic Information
| Chemical Name: |
Sodium Alpha Olefin Sulfonate |
| INCI Name: |
SODIUM C14-16 OLEFIN SULFONATE |
| Molecular Formula: |
C18H30O3S |
| Molecular Weight: |
N/A |
| CAS No.: |
68439-57-6 |
| EINECS No.: |
270-407-8 |
Quality Specification:
| Item |
Standard |
| Appearance |
Light Brown viscous liquid |
| Odor |
No strange odors |
| Active matter(%) |
34~36 |
| Free oil (%) |
≤1.5 |
| Inorganic Sulfate (%) |
≤1.3 |
| Free alkali (%, as NaOH) |
≤0.3 |
| Color (5% Am.aq, sol) Klett |
60 |
| Water content |
- |
Property
Sodium Alpha Olefin Sulfonate is an anionic surfactant, referred to as AOS. It has excellent detergency, foaming power, emulsifying power and other properties; it is very soluble in water and has strong calcium soap dispersing power and hard water resistance; it has good biodegradability, mild to skin; good compounding performance; easy to rinse.
Application
Sodium Alpha Olefin Sulfonate (AOS) is widely used in daily chemical industry, such as washing powder, compound soap, tableware detergent and non-phosphorus detergent: used in shampoo, bath agent, cleansing cream and other cleaning cosmetics: for industrial detergent, such as oil field, mine, building, fire-fighting, textile printing and dyeing: it can also be used as air entraining agent and expansion agent in construction industry, and foam agent for fire-fighting.
Packing
Standard packaging includes the following:
200g plastic drum
Other package sizes are available upon request.
Storage
Store in a well-ventilated, cool, dry area, out of direct sunlight. Keep containers tightly closed when not in use.
Period of validity
24 months
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