What's Polysorbate 65?

 

What's polysorbate 65?

 

Polysorbate 65 is also known as polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate, dehydrated sorbitan tristearate polyoxyethylene ether, T-65 emulsifier.

 

Polysorbate 65 is produced in the addition reaction between sorbitan tristearate and ethylene oxide with sodium hydroxide as the catalyst.

 

Main applications:

It can be used as emulsifier, stabilizer, wetting agent, diffusion agent, permeability agent, etc.

It is mainly used as oil-in-water emulsifier for creams and lotion cosmetics, as well as thickening agent.

It can be used as wetting agent, paraffin inhibitor for oil field.

 

Physical and Chemical Properties:

CAS:9005-71-4

Apperanceamber oily viscous liquid

Densityunknown

Relative densityunknown

Melting pointabout 30 ºC

Boiling pointunknown

Flash point>120°C Closed cup

Inflammability (solid, gas)unknown

Vapor pressure<1.33hPa

Vapor density unknown

Molecular Formula C100H194O28

Molecular weight1842g/mol

Partition coefficient; n-octanol/water unknown

Upper explosion limit (%)unknown

Lower explosion limit (%)unknown

SolubilitySoluble in ethanol and ethyl acetate. Slightly soluble in mineral oil and vegetable oil. Can be dispersed in warm water.

 

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