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 |
White or yellowish powder |
Odor |
No strange odors |
Active matter(%) |
90~94 |
Free oil (%) |
≤2 |
Inorganic Sulfate (%) |
≤5 |
Free alkali (%, as NaOH) |
≤1 |
Color (5% Am.aq, sol) Klett |
≤90 |
Water content |
≤3 |
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:
25kg composite bag
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