Sodium n-dodecyl sulfate 20% aq. solution is used as an anionic surfactant. It is also used as fat emulsifier, a wetting agent, a detergent in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and toothpastes. It also serves as a research tool in protein biochemistry. It is mainly used in detergents for laundry with many cleaning applications.
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Applications
Sodium n-dodecyl sulfate 20% aq. solution is used as an anionic surfactant. It is also used as fat emulsifier, a wetting agent, a detergent in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and toothpastes. It also serves as a research tool in protein biochemistry. It is mainly used in detergents for laundry with many cleaning applications.
Solubility
Miscible with ethanol.
Notes
Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
Zhao, M.; Yuan, J.; Zheng, L. Spontaneous formation of vesicles by N-dodecyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bromide (C 12 MPB) ionic liquid and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in aqueous solution. Colloids Surf., A 2012, 407, 116-120.
Chen, S.; Duhamel, J.; Peng, B.; Zaman, M.; Tam, K. C. Interactions between a Series of Pyrene End-Labeled Poly (ethylene oxide) s and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate in Aqueous Solution Probed by Fluorescence. Langmuir 2014, 30, (44), 13164-13175.