TWEEN 20 FOR SYNTHESIS 1 L

General description

Tween^®-20 is a polysorbate-based non-ionic surfactant. It is made up of three chemical units:

• aliphatic ester chains that hinder biomolecules from nonspecific interactions
• aliphatic chain that can be non-covalently adsorbed on a hydrophobic surface
• hydrophilic terminal hydroxyl groups, which can be chemically modified for potential applications.

Application

Tween^®-20 can be used as a structure-directing agent in the preparation of mesoporous oxide films because of its ability to promote textural properties of the films such as controllable crystallinity, film morphology, tailor-designed pore structure, high BET surface area, and controlled film thickness. It is also used in the synthesis of AuNPs/TWEEN/GO composites, where Tween^®-20 acts as a reducing and immobilizing agent for AuNPs (Au nanoparticles) as well as a stabilizing agent for GO (graphene oxide).
Tween^®-20 can also be used as an emulsifying, solubilizing, and wetting agent in a variety of liquid formulations.

Non-ionic detergent

Analysis Note

Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 1.095 - 1.105
Hydroxyl value: 96 - 108
Saponification value: 40 - 50
Identity (IR): passes test
Due to its specific melting range the product may be solid, liquid, a solidified melt or a supercooled melt.

Legal Information

TWEEN is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC

vapor pressure: <. 1.4 hPa ( 20 °C). Quality Level: 200. form: liquid. potency: 38900 . mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat). mol wt: ~1228. refractive index: n20/D 1.468 (lit.). pH: 6-8 (20 . °C, 50 . g/L in H₂O). transition temp: flash point 275 . °C. density: 1.095 . g/mL . at 25 . °C (lit.). storage temp.: 2-30°C. InChI: 1S/C26H50O10/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-24(30)34-19-18-31-20-22(32-15-12-27)26-25(35-17-14-29)23(21-36-26)33-16-13-28/h22-23,25-29H,2-21H2,1H3. InChI key: HMFKFHLTUCJZJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N. Storage Class Code: 10 - Combustible liquids. WGK: WGK 1. Flash Point(F): 527.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup. Flash Point(C): 275 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup.