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| polysorbate 40 Basic information |
| polysorbate 40 Chemical Properties |
| Melting point | 0.1 °C | | Boiling point | 797.89°C (rough estimate) | | density | 1.083 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) | | refractive index | n20/D 1.47(lit.) | | Fp | >230 °F | | storage temp. | Store below +30°C. | | solubility | Miscible with water, with anhydrous ethanol, with ethyl acetate and with methanol, practically insoluble in fatty oils and in liquid paraffin. | | form | viscous liquid | | Specific Gravity | 1.090 (25/4℃) | | color | Light yellow to Yellow to Orange | | Water Solubility | 100 g/L | | Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance (HLB) | 15.6 | | EPA Substance Registry System | Polysorbate 40 (9005-66-7) |
| polysorbate 40 Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical Properties | Yellow to amber liquid | | Uses | Pharmaceutic aid (surfactant)Note—Graphic formula same as for Polysorbate 20,
except that R is (C15H31)COO. | | Uses | polysorbate 40 is an emulsifier and stabilizer of essential oils in water. It is also a detergent and employed in a variety of cleansing and moisturizing preparations. | | Uses | Polysorbate 40 is a non-ionic surfactant used as an inner antistatic agent. | | 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 palmitoyl group. | | Brand name | Tween 40 (ICI Americas). | | General Description | Polyoxyethylenesorbitan monopalmitate, or TWEEN 40, is a non-ionic detergent. |
| polysorbate 40 Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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