Batch NO.:SPAN60-260605
Saponification Value:147~157 mgKOH/g
Acid Value:<10 mgKOH/g
Loss on Drying:≤0.25%
Residue on Ignition:<0.10%
Heavy Metal(Pb)<10ppm, As<2ppm
Residual solvent meets ICH Q3C requirement
Free fatty acid: within controlled specification
This nonionic lipophilic surfactant is globally approved emulsifier applied in food processing, cosmetic formulation and industrial polymer additives with legal food-contact certification, not for direct oral intake as food raw material. In food industry, it works as water-in-oil emulsifier for margarine, shortening, baked pastry cream and chocolate production to stabilize oil-water dispersion and inhibit fat crystal agglomeration. Cosmetic factories adopt it for facial cream, ointment and lotion formulation to thicken oil phase and improve skin spreadability of skincare products. In plastic processing field, it serves as internal lubricant and anti-fogging additive for PE, PP agricultural film to eliminate tiny surface fog droplets and boost product transparency. High-purity pharma grade is used as auxiliary emulsifier for oily medicinal ointment base in pharmaceutical formulation labs; it also acts as dispersant for pigment in solvent-based coating and printing ink to prevent pigment sedimentation during storage.
Classified as GHS Warning irritant with H315 skin irritation, H319 severe eye irritation and H335 mild respiratory irritation from fine dust at high temperature fuming. Operators wear nitrile gloves, dust-proof goggles and lab coat during heating melting and batching operations under ventilated environment to avoid hot molten liquid splash and volatile fatty mist inhalation. After skin splash of hot product, rinse affected area with abundant cool soapy running water over 15 minutes; continuous eye irrigation more than 15 min with clean water once eye contact occurs and seek medical care for persistent irritation. Small accidental oral intake barely causes harm, massive ingestion may induce mild gastrointestinal bloating and nausea needing symptomatic treatment. Waste leftover solid and contaminated packaging waste belong to general industrial waste following local environmental regulation, prohibited to pour waste melt into municipal sewer. Store separately from strong oxidants and concentrated alkaline substances to avoid ester hydrolysis and generation of free stearic acid by-products.