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IGEPAL® CA-720

average Mn ~735

Synonym(s):

Polyoxyethylene (12) isooctylphenyl ether, Polyoxyethylene (12) octylphenyl ether, branched

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CAS Number:
9036-19-5
MDL number:
MFCD00128254
UNSPSC Code:
12161900
PubChem Substance ID:
24854315
NACRES:
NA.21

description

non-ionic

Quality Level

200

mol wt

average Mn ~735

refractive index

n20/D 1.487 (lit.)

density

1.104 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

HLB

14

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)CC(C)(C)c1ccc(OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO)cc1

InChI

1S/C28H50O8/c1-27(2,3)24-28(4,5)25-6-8-26(9-7-25)36-23-22-35-21-20-34-19-18-33-17-16-32-15-14-31-13-12-30-11-10-29/h6-9,29H,10-24H2,1-5H3

InChI key

HNLXNOZHXNSSPN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

IGEPAL® CA-720 is a nonionic polyoxyethylene surfactant.It is used as an effective emulsifier for nonpolar solvents in solvent emulsion cleaners. It can also be used as a flushing solution in electrokinetically enhanced in-situ flushing to remove polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from low-permeability clay soils.

Application

IGEPAL® CA-720 has been used:
  • as a component in reverse transcription (RT) mix for the recovery of variable heavy-light pairs (VH/VL) from sorted cells
  • in critical commercial assays
  • a surfactant in electrokinetics (EK) for the removal of organic contaminants
  • as a component of a binary mixture of Igepal and toluene to determine its density (ρ) and dynamic viscosity (η) to study the nature of the molecular interactions present in surfactants and cosurfactant mixtures

Features and Benefits

  • Improves system stability and durability
  • Exhibit good wetting properties

Legal Information

IGEPAL is a registered trademark of Solvay

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H302,H315,H318,H410

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

483.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

251 °C - closed cup

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MKCR9918
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MKCB3961
MKBV8824V

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Viscosity and Density of Binary Mixtures of Toluene + Igepal (CO-520, CO-630, CO-720, and CA-720) at T = 293.15-333.15 K and Atmospheric Pressure
Journal of Separation Science null
Krishna R Reddy et al.
Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering, 39(5), 1189-1212 (2004-05-13)
Electrokinetically enhanced in-situ flushing using surfactants has the potential to remove polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from low permeability clay soils; however, previous research has shown that the applied electric potential produces complex physical, chemical, and electrochemical changes within clay soils
Surfactant and oxidant enhanced electrokinetic remediation of a PCBs polluted soil
Separation and Purification Technology null
Zhijian Wu et al.
Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 104(3), 497-505 (2005-05-25)
We investigate the controlled release of lidocaine hydrochloride from the doped silica-based xerogels. In the xerogel preparation, tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), methyltriethoxysilane (MTES), and propyltriethoxysilane (PTES) are used as precursors, and a nonionic surfactant Igepal CO 720 is used as a dopant.
Joost Snijder et al.
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