SPAN 80 - Sorbitan Monooleate



SPAN 80 INTRODUCTIONS

SPAN 80 Characters
Span 80, also known as sorbitan monooleate or sorbitan oleate, is oily liquid with color from amber to brown, the relative density is 102.9 melting point 10-12℃ flash point 210℃ with fatty odor; It is insoluble in water and soluble in hot oil and organic solvent, not dissolves in isopropyl alcohol, four vinyl chloride, xylene, cottonseed oil and mineral oil, is a kind of advanced lipophilic emulsifier.

SPAN 80 Applications
Span80 is widely used in textile and many other industries as emulsifier, stabilizer, thickening agent and wetting agent, as dispersing agent in paint and coatings industry, as emulsifier in the oil industry, as co-solvent in petroleum products, as antirust agent in antirust oil industry, and also can be used as emulsifier emulsion explosives etc.

SPAN 80 Main Specifications
ITEMS Unit Standard
Appearance -- amber to brown oily liquid
Acid value Mg KOH/g ≤10
Saponification value Mg KOH/g 140-160
Hydroxyl value Mg KOH/g 190-220
Moisture % ≤1.5
HLB value -- 4.3
Note: we can amend the specification slightly according to customer demand.