Oleic Acid Ethoxylate
Oleic acid ethoxylates
are nonionic surfactants which are such as all kinds of other nonionic
surfactants mixtures varying in the number of repeating ethoxy groups. The
digit which is appeared after the name of OAE shows the average number of
ethylene oxide units in the oleic acid ethoxylates molecules. For example, OAE 15
means an oleic acid molecule which is reacted with average fifteen moles of
ethylene oxide. Due to the reaction of fatty acid ethoxylation, all kinds of
fatty acid ethoxylates are mixtures of monoester, diester and free polyethylene
glycols.
Fatty acid ethoxylate
have many uses, primarily as nonionic surfactants in various formulations both,
industrial & domestic. These are also used as cleaning agents, wetting
agents , dispersants or emulsifiers softners, spin finishing agents in textile
formulations. Also these are used as emulsifiers, solubalizers in cosmetics
& health care formulations.
I.C.C manufactures a wide range of ethoxylates of oleic acid.