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Span 80

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Span 80 Basic information

Product Name:
Span 80
Synonyms:
  • armotanmo
  • emsorb2500
  • EmulsifierS80
  • glycomulo
  • ionets80
  • sorbons80
  • sorgen40
  • Arlacel 80 Sorbitan Monooleate
CAS:
1338-43-8
MF:
C24H44O6
MW:
428.6
EINECS:
215-665-4
Product Categories:
  • Ester Type (Surfactants)
  • Functional Materials
  • Nonionic Surfactants
  • Surfactants
  • emulsifier
  • span
  • 1338-43-8
Mol File:
1338-43-8.mol
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Span 80 Chemical Properties

Boiling point:
463.43°C (rough estimate)
Density 
0.986 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
vapor pressure 
<1.4 hPa (20 °C)
refractive index 
n20/D 1.48(lit.)
Flash point:
>230 °F
storage temp. 
Store below +30°C.
solubility 
Practically insoluble but dispersible in water, soluble in fatty oils producing a hazy solution, miscible with alcohol.
form 
Viscous Liquid
Specific Gravity
0.986
color 
Yellow
Odor
at 100.00 %. fatty oily waxy
Odor Type
fatty
Water Solubility 
Soluble in ethanol at 50mg/mlMiscible with water, ethanol, isopropanol and ether. Insoluble in acetone.
Merck 
13,8796
BRN 
8172514
Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance (HLB)
4.3
Stability:
Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
InChIKey
MPZLHRXPRGLWEB-AAZCQSIUSA-N
LogP
6.014 (est)
CAS DataBase Reference
1338-43-8(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System
Sorbitan monooleate (1338-43-8)
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Safety Information

Safety Statements 
24/25
WGK Germany 
1
RTECS 
WG2932400
TSCA 
Yes
HS Code 
34021300
Hazardous Substances Data
1338-43-8(Hazardous Substances Data)
Toxicity
LD50 orally in Rabbit: > 39800 mg/kg

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Span 80 Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Brownish-yellow, viscous liquid.

Uses

Lonzest(R) SMO-EG is a liquid sorbitan ester. This liquid sorbitan ester functions as a low HLB nonionic emulsifier. This product is well suited for a broad number of applications including as in emulsifier in explosives.

Uses

Span 80 is a low HLB surfactant suggested for use as a w/o emulsifier or as an o/w emulsifier for use in cosmetic formulations, oil field chemicals, plastics, household products, coatings and textiles.

Uses

use: As emulsifiers, stabilizers, and thickeners in foods, cosmetics, and medicinal products. In the textile industry as fiber lubricants and softeners. Pharmaceutic aid (surfactant).

Uses

sorbitan oleate is a mild emulsifier derived from sugar.

Definition

ChEBI: Sorbitan monooleate is a fatty acid ester.

General Description

Span? 80 is a nonionic surfactant.

Safety Profile

A skin irritant. Human mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.

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