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8.17061

SAFC

TWEEN® 80 (Polysorbate)

EMPROVE® ESSENTIAL, Ph. Eur., JP, NF

Pharma Manufacturing

Synonym(s):

TWEEN® 80, POE (20) sorbitan monooleate, Polyethylene glycol sorbitan monooleate, Polyoxyethylenesorbitan monooleate, Polysorbate 80

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About This Item

CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
EC Index Number:
500-019-9

Agency

JP
NF
Ph. Eur.

Quality Level

vapor pressure

<1.33 hPa

product line

EMPROVE® ESSENTIAL

form

viscous liquid

technique(s)

API processing | nano-milling: suitable

pH

5-7 (20 °C, 50 g/L in H2O)

kinematic viscosity

300-500 cSt(25 °C)

bp

>100 °C/1013 hPa

transition temp

flash point >149 °C

density

1.07 g/cm3 at 25 °C

application(s)

liquid formulation
ophthalmics
pharma/biopharma processes
pharmaceutical
semi-solid formulation
solid formulation
solubility enhancement

storage temp.

15-25°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC/C=C/CCCCCCCC(=O)OCCOCC(C1C(CC(O1)OCCO)OCCO)OCCO

InChI

1S/C32H60O10/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-30(36)40-25-24-37-27-29(39-22-19-34)32-28(38-21-18-33)26-31(42-32)41-23-20-35/h9-10,28-29,31-35H,2-8,11-27H2,1H3/b10-9+

InChI key

RGPBUVUVZKQNHD-MDZDMXLPSA-N

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General description

Finding the right excipient that matches your needs as well as regulatory demands can be a complicated challenge in formulation. With our application know-how and regulatory expertise, we support you in every step of development, scale-up, and production.
As part of our Emprove® Program, our raw materials are offered with extensive documentation facilitating compliance of your pharma and biopharma product, full supply chain transparency and risk mitigation. Our SAFC® portfolio of high-quality products for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical formulation and production withstands strict quality control procedures and is produced according to applicable cGMP guidelines.

Application

Polysorbate 80 is used as surfactant in a variety of liquid formulations and acts e.g. as emulsifying, solubilizing and wetting agent.

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
TWEEN is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

>235.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

> 113 °C - closed cup


Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

JAN Code

8170611000:
8170619025BWT:
8170610000:
8170611000BWT:
8170619010:
MX18170611000:
8170611003:
CO1E8170611000:
8170619999:
CO1E8170612500:
8170619050:
8170612500BWT:
8170612500:
8170619025:


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