Description
Technical Parameters
Property and application
Sodium lauryl sulfate liquid (SLS) is a highly versatile compound with a wide range of applications across various industries due to its surfactant properties.
Key Properties
- Appearance: The aqueous solution of SLS is colorless, transparent to translucent.
- Functions: It acts primarily as a surfactant, reducing surface tension to enable foaming, emulsification, and cleaning.
1. Textile and Leather Industries:
- Emulsifier: Helps mix oil and water-based components.
- Detergent: Effective in cleaning fabrics and leather.
- Antistatic Agent: Reduces static charge buildup, especially in synthetic fibers.
- Wetting Agent: Enhances the spread of liquids across surfaces.
- Foaming Agent: Used in washing and cleaning products for foaming action.
- Solubilizer: Helps to dissolve or stabilize compounds that don't easily mix in water.
2. Disinfectants:
- Foaming Agent: Improves the spread and retention of disinfectants.
- Retention Aid: Helps disinfectants stay in contact with surfaces longer.
3. Personal Care Products:
- Foaming Agent: SLS is commonly found in shampoos, soaps, body washes, and toothpaste for its foaming properties.
- Detergent and Emulsifier: Cleanses and emulsifies oils and dirt on the skin and hair.
4. Household Detergents and Industrial Cleaning:
- Detergent: Used in cleaning agents like surface cleaners and laundry detergents.
- Emulsifier and Dispersant: Helps to mix water-insoluble substances (like oils and grease) and keep them evenly dispersed in solutions.
5. Pharmaceuticals:
- Emulsifier: Used to blend different substances (e.g., oils and water) in creams, lotions, or oral products.
- Dispersant: Helps evenly distribute active ingredients in suspensions or mixtures.
6. Lotion Polymerization:
- In emulsion polymerization processes, SLS is used to stabilize the emulsions and control the formation of the polymer.
7. Other Uses:
- Lubricant: Helps to reduce friction and can be used in industrial applications.
- Firefighting Foam: As part of fire extinguishing foams due to its foaming properties.
Versatility
SLS is an essential ingredient in a wide variety of household, personal care, industrial, and pharmaceutical products, making it indispensable for everything from cleaning and personal hygiene to manufacturing processes.
Specs
Latex grade
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Liquid K12 |
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Appearance |
Light yellow transparent liquid |
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Active matter %≥ |
28.5-30.5 |
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Free oil % ≤ |
1.5 |
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Inorganic salt,%≤ |
Sodium sulfate |
1.5 |
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Sodium chloride |
0.05 |
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PH (1%water solution) |
7.5-9.5 |
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Klett(30% active material), ≤ |
60 |
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