- Chemical Name:Dodecylbenzenesulphonic acid
- Functions:Surfactant, Surfactant (Anionic)
- CAS Number:27176-87-0
- Labeling Claims:Environmentally Friendly, Biodegradable, Non-Flammable
- Synonyms:Dodecylbenzenesulfonic Acid, Laurylbenzenesulfonic Acid
Union Chemicals Factory LABSA (96%) is the largest-volume synthetic surfactant because of its relatively low cost, good performance, the fact that it can be dried to a stable powder, biodegradable and environment friendly. LABSA is an anionic surfactants with molecules characterized by a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic group. They are nonvolatile compounds produced by sulfonation. LABSA are complex mixtures of homologues of different alkyl chain lengths (C10 to C13 or C14) and phenyl positional isomers of 2 to 5-phenyl in proportions dictated by the starting materials and reaction conditions.