TWEEN 20 - Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monolaurate

Character: Tween 20 also known as polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate, is a kind of transparent oily liquid from yellow to amber under room temperature, with slightly weak odor and bitter taste; it can miscible with water, ethanol, ethyl ac

Food grade TWEEN series is widely used in food, medicine and cosmetics industries as emulsifier, stabilizer, thickening agent and wetting agent,as well as applied in many other industries.

Character: TWEEN20 also known as Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Monolaurate or Polysorbate 20, is a kind of transparent oily liquid from yellow to amber under room temperature, with slightly weak odor and bitter taste; it can miscible with water, ethanol, ethyl acetate and methanol to become mixed solution, while it is insoluble in liquid paraffin, mineral oil and oil ether; its relative density is 1.08 ~ 1.13, the boiling point of 321℃, the HLB value is 16.7.
 
Applications: Food grade TWEEN 20 is a kind of O/W emulsifier, it is widely used as solubilizing agent, stabilizer, lubricant and antistatic agent in food, medicine and cosmetic industries and it is also used as pharmaceutical and cosmetic solubilizing agent, penetrating agent and as dispersing agent in food, medicine and daily chemical industry.
 
ITEMS Unit Standard
APPERANCE -- yellow oily liquid
Acid value Mg KOH/g ≤2
Saponification value Mg KOH/g 40-50
Hydroxyl value Mg KOH/g 96-108
Moisture % ≤3.0
Residue on ignition W/% ≤0.25
Oxyethylene W/% ≤70.0-74.0
Pb Mg/Kg ≤2
HLB value -- 16.7
Note: we can amend the specification slightly according to customer demand.
 

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