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S6635

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Span® 20

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Synonym(s):

Sorbitan laurate, Sorbitan monolaurate

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CAS Number:
1338-39-2
EC Number:
215-663-3
MDL number:
MFCD00005365
UNSPSC Code:
12161900
PubChem Substance ID:
24899716
NACRES:
NA.25

description

non-ionic

mol wt

346.47 g/mol

greener alternative product characteristics

Use of Renewable Feedstocks
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concentration

≥44% (GC)

greener alternative category

, Aligned

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)[C@H]1OC[C@H](O)[C@H]1O

InChI

1S/C18H34O6/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-16(21)23-13-15(20)18-17(22)14(19)12-24-18/h14-15,17-20,22H,2-13H2,1H3/t14-,15?,17+,18+/m0/s1

InChI key

LWZFANDGMFTDAV-WYDSMHRWSA-N

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General description

Span 20 is a co-surfactant.
We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. This product is 100% bio-based non-ionic surfactant, thus aligns with "Use of Renewable Feedstocks" and belongs to "12 principles aligned" category of our greener alternatives.

Application

Span 20 has been used in a study to assess enhanced solubility and oral bioavailability of itraconazole. It has also been used in a study to investigate the oxidation of unsaturated lipids in oil-in-water emulsions.

Other Notes

Fatty acid composition: Lauric acid (C12:0) ≥ 44%; balance primarily myristic (C14:0), palmitic (C16:0) and linolenic (C18:3) acids.

Legal Information

Span is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

>300.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

> 149 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Claire Berton et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 377(1), 244-250 (2012-04-25)
The development of lipid oxidation in oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions is widely influenced by the properties of the interfacial layer, which separates the oil and water phases. In this work, the effect of the structure of the interface on the oxidative
Sinead Hickey et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 388(1-2), 213-222 (2009-12-17)
High-resolution ultrasonic spectroscopy was applied to analyse a pseudo-ternary phase diagram for a mixture consisting of water/ethyl oleate/Tween 80 and Span 20 at 25 degrees C. The measured changes in the ultrasonic velocity and attenuation with concentration of water in
Pao-Chu Wu et al.
Drug development and industrial pharmacy, 36(12), 1398-1403 (2010-06-16)
Nicardipine hydrochloride has been used widely for the treatment of angina pectoris and hypertension. Because of its extensive first pass metabolism after oral administration, the transdermal administration of nicardipine microemulsions was developed in this study. Microemulsions consisted of isopropyl myristate
Gabriela Calderó et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 353(2), 406-411 (2010-10-26)
Formation of polymeric O/W nano-emulsions has been studied in the water/polyoxyethylene 4 sorbitan monolaurate/ethylcellulose solution system by the phase inversion composition (PIC) method. These nano-emulsions were used for the preparation of nanoparticles by solvent evaporation. Composition variables such as O/S
Orapan Paecharoenchai et al.
Journal of drug targeting, 20(9), 783-792 (2012-08-31)
Non-ionic surfactant-based vesicles (niosomes) composed of non-ionic surfactants (i.e., Tween and Span) and cholesterol were formulated, and their turbidity and particle size assayed. The most appropriate niosomes formulation was mixed with novel synthesized spermine-based cationic lipids to prepare cationic niosomes
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