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SORBITAN COCOATE

CAS NUMBER: 68154-36-9

EC NUMBER: 68154-36-9

 

Sorbitan cocoate is an ethoxylated sorbitan ester of coconut acid with an average of20 moles of ethylene oxide.
On physical and chemical indexes: firstly, shall be indicated carbon atom distribution; secondly, shall be indicated average molecular weight.

Sorbitan cocoate used in cosmetics, should be test for harmful substances or furtherly test for microorganisms, according to local regulations and standards.
Sorbitan cocoate is a Monoester of coconut acid and hexitol anhydrides derived from sorbitol Sorbitan cocoate uses and applications include: Emulsifier in cosmetics.

Sorbitan cocoate (Span 60) is a non-ionic surfactant with emulsifying, dispersing, and wetting properties used as a food additive, additive in mixtures for drug use and in skin care products. 
Sorbitan cocoate is approved for use by FDA in quantities not exceeding the amount reasonably required to accomplish the intended effect. 

0.5-5% of Liposorb S (Sorbitan cocoate) is used for oil-in-water emulsions in combination with a high hydrophilic-lipophilic balance emulsifier to produce smooth lotions and creams in skin and hair care, make-up bases, and mild cleaning products. 
Sorbitan cocoate based organogels and vesicles (niosomes) formulated to enhance the oral bioavailability were characterized for use as a drug delivery vehicle. 

In combination with other non-ionic surfactants Sorbitan cocoate is patented for use in vaccine formulations as a saponin-containing adjuvant for oil-in-water injectable emulsions. 
Sorbitan cocoate is fatty acid ester of sorbitan (a sorbitol derivative) and stearic acid sometimes called synthetic wax. 

Sorbitan cocoate has low hydrophilic-lipophilic balance. 
Sorbitan cocoate is a hydrophobic nonionic surfactant is commonly used as an emulsifier, stabilizer and defoaming agent.

Sorbitan cocoate is also used to rehydrate yeastSorbitan cocoate, also known as Span 60 or Sorbitan Oleate, is an ester of sorbitan (a sorbitol derivative) and stearic acid and is sometimes referred to as a synthetic wax. 
Sorbitan cocoate is primarily used as an emulsifier to keep water and oils mixed. Sorbitan cocoate is a non-ionic surfactant with emulsifying, dispersing, and wetting properties.

Sorbitan cocoate is an ester of sorbitan (a sorbitol derivative) and stearic acid and is sometimes referred to as a synthetic wax.
Sorbitan cocoate is a sorbitan monoester that is used as an emulsifier to keep oils and water mixed. 

Sorbitan cocoate is also called Sorbitan Stearate
Sorbitan cocoate is a fatty acid that has many uses in the food industry and in health and beauty care products. 

Sorbitan cocoate is used as a food additive that works as a surfactant, or blender. 
Other food uses of Sorbitan Stearate are as an emulsifier, wetter, disperser, flavor enhancer or other form of food additive.

 


USES OF SORBITAN COCOATE:

Due to its ability to help different ingredients to blend, Sorbitan cocoate has many applications in many industries. 
Sorbitan cocoate is used in machining metal, in pesticides, in leather working, and in the plastics and synthetics industry.

Sorbitan cocoate is also a common ingredient in many beauty products such as moisturizers, creams, lotions and make-up applications. 
Medical applications include itch creams and hemorrhoid creams.

Sorbitan cocoate is not a health supplement. 
Sorbitan cocoate is not an ingredient used in home baking or cooking.

Sorbotan monostearate is generally found in processed and manufactured foods and beauty products. 
Sorbitan cocoate is recommended for all people to eat a diet that is high in whole foods rather than processed or manufactured food products.

Sorbitan cocoate is primarily used as an emulsifier to keep water and oils mixed. 
Sorbitan cocoate is used in the manufacture of food and healthcare products and is a non-ionic surfactant with emulsifying, dispersing, and wetting properties. 

Sorbitan cocoate is also employed to create synthetic fibers, metal machining fluid, and brighteners in the leather industry, and as an emulsifier in coatings, pesticides, and various applications in the plastics, food and cosmetics industries.
Sorbitan cocoate is a surfactant primarily used as an emulsifier—it helps keep waters and oils mixed together. Sorbitan cocoate also has dispersing and wetting properties. 

Sorbitan cocoate is used in a wide variety of industries and products, including foods, cosmetics, synthetic fibers, metal machining fluid, pesticides, plastics, and more. (source)
Some of the common foods to include Sorbitan cocoate are cake icing, pudding, imitation whipped cream, non-dairy creamers, yeast, and baked goods.
Sorbitan cocoate is sometimes referred to as Span 60, synthetic wax, or E491.


-Use as emulsifying agent, dispersing agent.

-Use as solubilizing agent.

-Use as lubricant.

-Use as plasticizer.


-Personal care products:

Emulsifying agent in personal care products.


-Textile:

Antistatic agent, emulsifying agent in fiber, textile, leather.


-Polymer:

Lubricant in plastics.


-Machinery:

Lubricant in metal processing.

 


APPLICATION OF SORBITAN COCOATE:

Emulsifier for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, Stabilizer for color materials, Stabilizer for emulsion polymerizations, Emulsifier for adjuvant of agrochemicals, Emulsifier for water based metal process cutting oils, Surface coating type antistatic agents.
Sorbitan cocoate is used as a surfactant food additive; it is manufactured under variations of the name Span. 

Sorbitan cocoates are substances that are made up of parts that are soluble in water as well as parts that are soluble in oils. 
Sorbitan cocoate allows mixtures that have both oil and water as ingredients to stay mixed together because of the surfactant.

Sorbitan monstearate is also used as an emulsifier, or chemical that allows mixtures to stay well blended. 
Cake mixes, icing, cookie coating, and puddings all use Sorbitan cocoate. 

Sorbitan cocoate is also used as a stabilizer in foods such as imitation whipped cream and other foam-like products.
Sorbitan cocoate is a good substitute for the water content and fats found in milk; but with the added advantage that it does not spoil like milk. 

Sorbitan cocoate is a common ingredient in non-dairy coffee creamers.
Sorbitan monstearate is also used to protect yeast from drying out; it also helps the yeast to dissolve in water when the yeast is used for baking or other applications.


-surfactant  

-emulsifying

-Emulsifier for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics 

-Emulsifiers and dispersants for pigments 

-Emulsifiers for lubricants

 


FUNCTION OF SORBITAN COCOATE:


-Emulsifying agent: Sorbitan cocoate promotes the formation of close mixtures between immiscible liquids by changing the interfacial tension (water and oil).

-Surfactant: Sorbitan cocoate reduces the surface tension of cosmetics and contributes to the homogeneous distribution of the product during use.

 

-surfactant - cleansing agent 

-surfactant - solubilizing agent

-emulsifying

 


PROPERTIES OF SORBITAN COCOATE:

Hydrophilic emulsifier and dispersant, solubilizer for aroma chemicals and oils. 
Excellent emulsifier having suitable HLB combination with Lipophlic emulsifiers like RHEODOL AS, AO, SP series.

 


PROPERTIES OF SORBITAN COCOATE:


-Appearance: liquid to solid.

-Solubility: slightly soluble in water to soluble in water. The solubility increases with the increase of EO number.

-Stability: stable. Easily oxidized. Under strong acid or strong alkali condition, easily hydrolyzed.

 


CHARACTERISTICS OF SORBITAN COCOATE:

-excellent emulsifying 

-dispersing 

-solubilizing 

-lubricating abilities 

 

SYNONYM:

Sorbitan cocoate
Anhydrosorbitol monococoate
Fatty acids, coco, monoesters with sorbitan

 

IUPAC NAMES: 

2-[(2R,3S,4R)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]-2-hydroxyethyl hexadecanoate
Fatty acids, coco, monoesters with sorbitan
fatty acids, coco, monoesters with sorbitan

 

 

 

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