Wetting agents sorbitan esters

Commercial products are mixtures of partial esters of sorbitol and its mono- and dianhydrides with oleic acid. They are generally insoluble in water and are used as water-in-oil emulsifiers and as wetting agents. The main sorbitan esters are listed in Table 6.7 together with a space-filling model of a representative component of sorbitan palmitate. 

Alkamuls . [Rhone-Poulenc Surf.] Ethoxylated, sorbitan, or glycol esters w/o emulsifier, dispersant, defoamer, coemulsifier, coupling agent, solubilizer, thickener, lubricant, opacifier, pearlescent, wetting agent, antistat in metalwsking and textile oils, pesticides, cosmetics as paper softener. 

Crillet. [Croda Inc. Croda Chem. Ltd.] Ethoxylated sorbitan esters solubilizer, emulsifier, dispersant, wetting agent fw cosmetics, foods, household prods., agrk., me working, paints, inks, [riiar-maceuticals, textiles. 

DeSotan. [Witco/Organics] Srxbitanand ethoxylated sorbitan esters emulsifier, wetting agent, antistat, lubricant, softener. 

Emsorb . [Henkel/Emery/Cospha] Sorbitan esters or ethoxylates coupler, emulsifier, lubricant, softener, wetting agent, solubilizer for textiles, leather, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, household goods, paper, emulsion polymerization, metal processing. 

T-Maz . [PTO/Specialty Chem.] Etbox-ylated sorbitan esters emulsifier, solubilizer, wetting agent, antistat, stabilizer, dispersant, vise, modifier, suspending i ent used in the food, cosmetic, drug, textile and metalworking industries. 

Armotan . [Akzo BV] ScHbitan esters and ethoxylated sorbitan esters wetting agent, emulsifier, solubilizer for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, cutting oils. 

DeSonic . [Witco/Organics] Etiioxy-lated alcdiol and alkyl phenyl ethers, sorbitan and ethoxylated sorbitan esters defoamor, deteigent, emulsifier, wetting agent, dispersant for textile, paper, agric., polishes, metal cleaning, detergents. 

Chem. Descrip. Elhoxylated sorbitan ester Uses Wetting agent for pesticide formulations Properties Powd. 50% cone. 

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