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AKYPO RLM 45 N = SODIUM LAURETH-6 CARBOXYLATE
CAS Number: 33939-64-9
EC Number: 608-079-9
Molecular Formula: (C2H4O)nC14H28O3
Akypo RLM 45 N is a co-emulsifier.
Hard water stable.
Emulsifying and solubilizing properties.
Akypo RLM 45 N is a concentrated crypto-anionic surfactant – Sodium Laureth-6 Carboxylate.
Akypo RLM 45 N combines the properties of the anionic and non-ionic surfactants.
Akypo RLM 45 N is thickner for a surfactant based liquid hair colour. Akypo RLM 45 N would be expected to be released to the environment via consumer use through rinsing the chemical off the hair and into the sewerage system.
Highly water solubility and biodegradable nature of Akypo RLM 45 N.
Akypo RLM products have a C12-C14 alkyl chain and their degree of ethoxylation ranges from 2.5 to 10 EO.
Akypo RLM products offer good foaming at different pHs.
Foaming ability and foam control are extremely important properties to be considered in a cleaning formulation.
The foam behavior of a detergent is very much dependent on the formulation's characteristics, such as, pH value, electrolyte content, surfactant type and concentration,among others.
Longer alkyl chain length ECAs, like the Akypo RLM 45 N range, exhibit high levels of foam.
The foam formed is dense and stable but at the same time easily rinsed.
The Akypo products are Ether Carboxylic Acids (EC) or their salts.
The products included in the AKYPO range differ from each other in the degree of ethoxylation and in the alkyl chain length.
The Akypo products can be categorised according to the counterion (M+) into either acid form or neutralized sodium salt.
The ability of Akypo to enhance coacervate formation offers fine-control deposition of cationic polymers, hydrophobic materials and other active ingredients, improving some important properties such as soft feel, manageability, and conditioning, without forgoing other attributes.
The capacity of AKYPO to promote coacervate formation allows optimum polymer performance with the best cost/effectiveness ratio.
Akypo forms a water soluble ring complex with a cation which can be easily exchanged by other inorganic as well organic cations.
The carboxyl group enables Alkyl Ether Carboxylic acids to perform a double function as non-ionic and anionic surfactant.
The Akypo products offer a wide range of secondary surfactants with excellent tolerance against hard water.
Depending on the carbon chain length and the ethoxylation degree the products show characteristic application properties.
The Akypo products are alkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids (ECAs) or their salts, with variable alkyl chain length (R) and various degrees of ethoxylation (n).
In terms of alkyl chain length, the Akypo products can be divided into two main categories, the Akypo LF and Akypo RLM ranges, each with its characteristic application properties.
The variable ethoxylation degree also affects these properties. Akypo LF types, whose alkyl chain length ranges from C4to C8, are low foaming surfactants with high dispersing and hydrotropic abilities.
Akypo range of products are ether carboxylic acids which are used as emulsifiers and stabilizers in metalworking fluids.
The alkyl chain length and degree of ethoxylation are varied, providing a range of materials to select from for specific applications and formulations.
These structures result in a variety of properties, offering many possibilities to the formulator.
There are two general types of ether carboxylates in the Akypo range: short and long alkyl chain length based.
The long chain type are based on C12 to C18 acids, while the short chain materials are based on C4 to C10 acids.
The long alkyl chain length Akypo materials are effective co-emulsifiers while offering immediate hard water stability improvement of emulsions.
The long alkyl chain length Akypo materials are used in much the same way as other co-emulsifiers, including fatty acids and nonionics, are used in metalworking fluids, but with additional benefits.
The long alkyl chain length Akypo materials are lime soap dispersing agents which allow calcium soaps to maintain their anti-foaming characteristics.
USES and APPLICATIONS of AKYPO RLM 45 N:
-Cleansing Agent, Foaming, Mild, Reduction of Irritation Level, Sulfate-Free.
-Foaming co-surfactant, enhances quat's and dyes efficiency; with solubilizing properties and very mild for the skin.
-Acts as anionic surfactant, co-surfactant, solubilizer and emulsifier.
-Possesses overall physico-chemical stability, that improves lathering, enhances quat's and hair dyes efficiency providing combined benefits of nonionic as well as anionic surfactants.
-Used in bath and shower products, hair care, men's grooming products.
-Akypo RLM 45 N is an anionic surfactant ideal for hair coloring and skin cleansing applications.
-Personal Care, Co-surfactant for cosmetic applications, Mild cosmetic formulations, Hair Color Products
-Foaming surfactant with excellent physico-chemical stability.
-Akypo RLM 45 N is designed for use as a formulary ingredient in personal care products.
-Akypo RLM 45 N is a foam booster.
-Co-surfactant for cosmetic applications.
-High foaming mild co-surfactant for cosmetic applications.
-Akypo RLM 45 N exhibit outstanding stability under strong pH conditions, and allow the formulation of cleaners with a high electrolyte and builder content.
-In addition to the aforementioned products includes two “specialty” surfactants: Akypo GENE KTS, an optimized blend of an ECA and a polymer, which exhibits superior performance for carpet cleaners, and Akypo LM-40, specially designed as an excellent foaming agent for Open Plant Cleaners (OPC).
-For cosmetic applications, vegetable-origin fatty alcohols are used, mainly C12/14 alkyl chain length, because of the high foaming properties required for cleansing products.
-The Akypo products offer a wide range of secondary surfactants with excellent tolerance against hard water.
-Depending on the carbon chain length and the ethoxylation degree the products show characteristic application properties.
-Each benefit metalworking fluid formulations in different, but similar ways.
-Akypo are a good choice in the preparation of sulfate-free products, because Akypo offer an excellent balance between foam and mildness properties.
In shampoos, Akypo protects the color of dyed hair, reducing color fading that occurs during the washing process.
-Akypo , despite of being anionic surfactants, are very mild products and permit to improve the mildness of Personal Care cleansers.
-Akypo are able to reduce the irritation level of more aggressive surfactants, such as Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES).
-Akypo can be used as the main surfactant combined with amphoteric and non-ionic surfactants to replace Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) without forgoing other important properties such as foam.
-Hair color protection:
Colored hair needs special care to prevent the effects of solar exposure and other external factors in color fading.
Akypo range offers an excellent performance in preventing color loss in dyed hair, when compared to other anionic surfactants.
Due to their chemical structure, Akypo products enhance coacervates formation, thus allowing higher deposition of polymers and other hydrophobic components such as silicones or oils.
-Hair:
Formulations with Akypo offer truly noticeable benefits for consumers.
In a basic shampoo formula (SLES/CAPB), the addition of AKYPO has a boosting effect on the performance of the polymers, included as conditioning agents.
-Combability:
When using Akypo, the polymer percentage can be reduced, while maintaining the performance and smoothing effect.
Thus, additionally allows an optimization of the final cost of the formulation.
-Polymer deposition:
Formulations with Akypo, deposit significantly more polymer onto the hair surface, than if only SLES is used as anionic surfactant.
This effect is more relevant when silicone is included.
However, despite higher polymer deposition, no build-up occurs after several applications and there is no negative effect on hair volume.
-Body:
Akypo products show a very good compatibility with oils.
In body cleansers with high oil content, the Akypo range provides creamy foam and a soft skin feel.
Akypo products also improve rinse out.
Obtained results are comparable or better than benchmark products.
-Surfactants from the Akypo range have been used in Personal Care products for many years because of their mildness to skin and eyes, good ecotoxicity properties, and excellent compatibility with all kinds of surfactants – including cationic- type surfactants and specific additives such as cationic polymers in shampoos and bath gels.
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS AKYPO RLM 45 N PRODUCTS:
Akypo RLM 45 N products are liquid at room temperature and highlyconcentrated.
Their main application is Industrial Cleaning although they are suitable for Household applications thanks to their mildness.
- High Foamiblity:
Akypo RLM 45 N range produces high foaming levels with high foam stability.
The foaming level is between that of standard non-ionic surfactants and SLES.
Furthermore, the foam is dense and stable.
-High Stability:
Although Akypo RLM 45 N products have poorer stability in the presence of alkalis and electrolytes than Akypo LF products, they are still very stable in these solutions, and better than other anionic and non-ionic surfactants.
Considering all the properties, Akypo RLM 45 N products represent an excellent choice as the main anionic surfactant in I&I formulations, especially the ones that require a large amount of foam in extreme conditions.
AKYPO PRODUCTS:
Tradename: Chemical Description: Form: Active %:
AKYPO® FOAM LM-25 POTASSIUM LAURETH-4 CARBOXYLATE (2,5 EO)S Pas 60
AKYPO® FOAM RL 40 SODIUM LAURETH-5 CARBOXYLATE (4 EO) Pas 60
AKYPO® LF 1 CAPRYLETH-6 CARBOXYLIC ACID Liq 92
AKYPO® LF 2 CAPRYLETH-9 CARBOXYLIC ACID Liq 92
AKYPO® LF 4 CAPRYLETH-9 / HEXETH-4 CARBOXYLIC ACID Liq 90
AKYPO® LF 6 CAPRYLETH-9 / BUTETH-2 CARBOXYLIC ACID Liq 90
AKYPO® LF 7 BUTETH-6 CARBOXYLIC ACID Liq > 80
AKYPO® LM-40 Lauryl / Myristyl Ether Carboxylic Acid (>3 EO) Liq 92
AKYPO® RCO 105 O OLETH-12 CARBOXYLIC ACID (10.5 EO) Liq 90
AKYPO® RLM 100 LAURETH-11 CARBOXYLIC ACID (10 EO) Liq 90
AKYPO® RLM 25 LAURETH-4 CARBOXYLIC ACID (2.5 EO) Liq 95
AKYPO® RLM 45 CA LAURETH-6 CARBOXYLIC ACID (4.5 EO) Liq 92
AKYPO® RLM 45 N SODIUM LAURETH-6 CARBOXYLATE (4.5) Liq 28
AKYPO® RO 20 VG OLETH-3 CARBOXYLIC ACID (2 EO) Liq 95
AKYPO® RO 50 VG OLETH-3 CARBOXYLIC ACID (5 EO) Liq 92
AKYPO® RO 90 VG OLETH-10 CARBOXYLIC ACID (9 EO) Liq/Pas 90
AKYPO® SOFT 100 BVC SODIUM LAURETH-11 CARBOXYLATE (10) Liq 70
AKYPO® SOFT 45 HP SODIUM LAURETH-6 CARBOXYLATE (4.5) Liq 22
STABILITY of AKYPO PRODUCTS:
-Hard Water:
Tap water contains calcium and magnesiumions.
The stability of a cleaning formulation and its performance are highly dependent on water hardness.
According to DIN 53905 (Hard Water Stability Test), all Akypo products achieve the maximum score (75 points).
They are much more stable than other anionic surfactants like Sodium or Monoethanolamine Lauryl Sulfates(SLS or MEA LS), and therefore give more stable formulations with optimal cleaning results.
-Acid Media:
Akypo products are very stable in the presence of acids.
Among them, the Akypo LF types show the highest stability, being compatible even with hydrofluoricacid and oxidizing acids such as nitric acid.
-Alkaline Media:
Akypo products are more stable under high alkaline conditions than other surfactantslike Sodium Laureth Sulfate or amine oxides.
Low alkyl chain types, Akypo LF, show the highest alkaline compatibility, accepting even 20% of sodium hydroxide.
-Electroltes:
Builders and electrolytes are commonly used in hard surface cleaners to increase cleaning performance.
Akypo products allow stable formulations to be prepared containing high amounts of them.
Fine tuning is needed to choose the best Akypo option depending on the electrolyte.
COMPATIBILITY of AKYPO PRODUCTS:
-Oxidizing Agents:
The chemical structure of Akypo products is not sensitive to oxidizing agents such as sodium hypochlorite or peroxides.
The stability of sodium hypochlorite in the presence of Akypo surfactants is comparable to that of Cocamine Oxide, a well known surfactant used as a perfume solubilizer in chlorine-based bleaches.
-Disinfectants
Anionic surfactants can form complexes with ammonium-quats, used as biocides, inhibiting their disinfecting properties.
The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Benzalkonium Chloride (BzCl) required to prevent the growth of Staphyloccocus
Aureusin the presence of a fixed quantity (500 ppm) of different added surfactants.
Typical anionic surfactants such as soap, SLS or SLES, clearly inhibit the disinfecting effect of BzCl, and it is necessary to increase the concentration of biocide to over 100 ppm.
The Akypo RLM type exhibits lower inhibition and only a concentration of between 50 and 100 ppm of BzCl is needed.
In the case of Akypo LF, there is even synergy, and less biocide is needed to prevent microorganism growth.
Akypo LF products are liquid at room temperature, highly concentrated and commercially available in acid form.
They are used singly or in combination for application in Industrial & Institutional formulations.
PHYSICAL and CHEMICAL PROPERTIES of AKYPO RLM 45 N:
Ionic nature: Anionic/non-ionic (depending on pH value)
Active matter: Approximately 70%
Viscosity (mPas/20°C): 800-2,000
Preservative: Preservative free
Molecular Weight: 288.425
Physical state: Liquid. [Clear. Liquid.
Color: Colorless.
Odor: Characteristic.
Odor threshold: Not available.
pH: 6 to 8 (Conc. (% w/w): 10) (20 ºC)
Melting point: 0 to 15 ºC
Initial boiling point and boiling range: >100°C
Flash point: Open cup: >100°C [Cleveland.]
Evaporation rate (butyl acetate= 1): Not available.
Flammability (solid, gas):
Non-flammable in the presence of the following materials or conditions:
open flames, sparks and static discharge, heat, shocks and mechanical impacts and moisture.
Burning time: Not applicable.
Burning rate: Not applicable.
Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits: Not available.
Vapor density: Not available.
Density: 1,1 g/cm³ [20°C]
Specific gravity: 1.1
Solubility(ies): Easily soluble in the following materials: cold water.
Partially soluble in the following materials: hot water.
Partition coefficient: n-octanol/water: Not available.
Decomposition temperature: >100°C
Viscosity ( Dynamic ): 800 to 2000 cP (20 ºC)
Explosive properties:
Non-explosive in the presence of the following materials or conditions:
open flames, sparks and static discharge, heat, shocks and mechanical impacts and moisture.
Oxidizing properties: Not available.
FIRST AID MEASURES of AKYPO RLM 45 N:
-Description of first aid measures:
*Protection of first-aiders:
Wash contaminated clothing thoroughly with water before removing it, or wear gloves.
*Eye contact:
Get medical attention immediately.
Immediately flush eyes with plenty of water, occasionally lifting the upper and lower eyelids.
Check for and remove any contact lenses.
Continue to rinse for at least 10 minutes.
*Inhalation:
Get medical attention immediately.
Remove victim to fresh air and keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing.
Maintain an open airway.
Loosen tight clothing such as a collar, tie, belt or waistband.
*Skin contact:
Get medical attention immediately.
Flush contaminated skin with plenty of water.
Remove contaminated clothing and shoes.
Wash contaminated clothing thoroughly with water before removing it, or wear gloves.
Wash clothing before reuse.
Clean shoes thoroughly before reuse.
*Ingestion:
Get medical attention immediately.
Wash out mouth with water.
Remove dentures if any.
Maintain an open airway.
Loosen tight clothing such as a collar, tie, belt or waistband.
-Notes to physician:
Treat symptomatically.
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES of AKYPO RLM 45 N:
-Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures:
*For non-emergency personnel:
Keep unnecessary and unprotected personnel from entering.
Do not touch or walk through spilled material.
Put on appropriate personal protective equipment.
-Environmental precautions:
Avoid dispersal of spilled material and runoff and contact with soil, waterways, drains and sewers.
-Methods and materials for containment and cleaning up:
*Small spill:
Move containers from spill area.
Dilute with water and mop up if water-soluble.
*Large spill:
Move containers from spill area.
Prevent entry into sewers, water courses, basements or confined areas.
Contain and collect spillage with non-combustible, absorbent material e.g. sand, earth, vermiculite or diatomaceous earth and place in container for disposal according to local regulations.
FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES of AKYPO RLM 45 N:
-Extinguishing media:
*Suitable extinguishing media:
Use an extinguishing agent suitable for the surrounding fire.
*Unsuitable extinguishing media:
None known.
EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION of AKYPO RLM 45 N:
-Exposure controls:
*Hygiene measures:
Wash hands, forearms and face thoroughly after handling chemical products, before eating, smoking and using the lavatory and at the end of the working period.
Wash contaminated clothing before reusing.
*Eye/face protection:
Use safety eyewear complying.
*Body protection:
Use overall, lab coat
HANDLING and STORAGE of AKYPO RLM 45 N:
-Precautions for safe handling:
*Protective measures:
Put on appropriate personal protective equipment.
Do not get in eyes or on skin or clothing.
Do not reuse container.
*Advice on general occupational hygiene:
Workers should wash hands and face before eating, drinking and smoking.
Remove contaminated clothing and protective equipment before entering eating areas.
-Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities:
Store in original container protected from direct sunlight in a dry, cool and well-ventilated area, away from incompatible materials and food and drink.
Store locked up.
Keep container tightly closed and sealed until ready for use.
Containers that have been opened must be carefully resealed and kept upright to prevent leakage.
Do not store in unlabeled containers.
Use appropriate containment to avoid environmental contamination.
STABILITY and REACTIVITY of AKYPO RLM 45 N:
-Reactivity:
No specific test data related to reactivity available for this product or its ingredients.
-Chemical stability:
The product is stable.
SYNONYMS:
Akypo RLM 160
Akypo RLM 25
Polyethylene glycol monolauryl mono(carboxymethyl) ether
Akypo RLM 100
Sandopan LA 8
Polyethylene glycol carboxymethyl dodecyl ether
Empicol CED 5
Polyethylene glycol carboxymethyl lauryl ether
Polyoxyethylene carboxymethyl dodecyl ether
Empicol CBC
Beaulight LCA-H
Akypo RLM 70
Kaoakypo RLM 45
RLM 45
Sodium Polyoxyethylene(5) lauryll ether carboxylate
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-(dodecyloxy)-, sodium salt (1:1)
2-(2-dodecoxyethoxy)acetic acid (peg-6)
peg-6 lauryl ether carboxylic acid
poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
polyethylene glycol (6) lauryl ether carboxylic acid
polyethylene glycol (6) monolauryl ether carboxylic acid
polyoxyethylene (6) lauryl ether carboxylic acid
Akypo RLM 45CA
Beaulight LCA 25NH
LCA 25NH
Polyethylene glycol carboxymethyl ether lauryl ether
Polyoxyethylene carboxymethyl lauryl ether
Akypo RLM 45CA-G
Akypo LM 26
Nikkol Akypo RLM 100
Empicol CBJ
HASH 107
polyoxyethylene (6) monolauryl ether carboxylic acid
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), α-(carboxymethyl)-ω-(dodecyloxy)-
Glycols, polyethylene, carboxymethyl dodecyl ether
Polyethylene glycol dodecyl carboxymethyl ether
Akypo RLM 45
Polyethylene glycol mono(carboxymethyl) ether monododecyl ether
Polyethylene glycol mono(carboxymethyl) monododecyl ether
Polyethylene glycol mono(carboxymethyl) monolauryl ether
Polyethylene glycol monododecyl mono(carboxymethyl) ether
