Tween 60 Chemical Properties

Melting point:

45-50 °C

Boiling point:

802.68°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.044 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor pressure 

<10 hPa (20 °C)

FEMA 

2916 | POLYSORBATE 60

refractive index 

n20/D 1.474

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

100 g/L

pka

0[at 20 ℃]

form 

powder to lump to clear liquid

color 

White or Colorless to Yellow

PH

5.5-7.7 (50g/l, H2O, 25℃)

Odor

mild alcoholic

Odor Type

alcoholic

Water Solubility 

100 g/L

FreezingPoint 

21.0 to 25.0 ℃

Merck 

14,7582

Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance (HLB)

15

LogP

3.938 at 25℃

EPA Substance Registry System

Polysorbate 60 (9005-67-8)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

24/25

WGK Germany 

1

RTECS 

WG2934000

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

34021300

Toxicity

LD50 orally in Rabbit: > 38000 mg/kg

MSDS

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Tween 60 Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Tan paste

Chemical Properties

Polysorbate 60 has a faint, characteristic odor and a warm, somewhat bitter taste. It is a mixture of stearate and palmitate partial esters of sorbitol and sorbitol anhydrides condensed with approximately 20 mole of ethylene oxide (C2H4O) for each mole of sorbitol and its mono- and dianhydrides.

Uses

Lonzest(R) SMS-20 is used as an emulsifier for plastic & polymers, personal care and industrial applications.

Uses

Glycosperse(R) S-20 KFG is used as an emulsifier. Suggested applications: cakes, shortenings, milk substitute, chocolate flavored syrup. Product Data Sheet

Uses

azalide antibiotic

Uses

Tween 60 is an emulsifier manufactured by reacting stearic acid with sorbitol to yield a product which is reacted with ethylene oxide. It is a nonionic, waterdispersible surface-active agent which is very hydrophilic. It is also termed polysorbate 60. It is used in whipped vegetable toppings for overrun and lightness; in cakes for increased volume and fine grain; in icings and confectionery for lightness and syneresis control; and in salad dressing for emulsion stability. It is frequently used with sorbitan monostearate or monoand diglycerides. The typical usage range is 0.10–0.40%.

Definition

ChEBI: A polymer composed of PEG-ylated sorbitan, where the total number of poly(ethylene glycol) units is 20 (w + x + y + z = 20) and a single terminal is capped by a stearate group.

brand name

Tween 60 (ICI Americas).

General Description

TWEEN 60 is a niosome.

Flammability and Explosibility

Non flammable

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by intravenous route. Experimental reproductive effects. Questionable carcinogen with experimental tumorigenic data. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.

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