Linear Alkylbenzenes
Linear Alkylbenzene (LAB) is a raw material of an important anionic surfactant, Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate, widely used in daily chemical washing, textile auxiliaries, industrial cleaning, printing and dyeing, electroplating, leather and paper industry etc. LAB can also be used in lubricating oil, capacitor oil, part of the solvent etc.
Application: LABs are used to produce linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) which is a biodegradable surfactant & has great cleaning properties and as such, it is an important component of detergents and cleaning solutions.
Packing: Standard export neutral packing in Tanker, Bulk chemical carrier, Flexibag etc.
| Item | Specification |
| Appearance (visual) | Clear & Bright |
| Specify Gravity (15.5/15.5 °C) | 0.85 – 0.88 |
| Bromine Index (Br2.mg/100g) | 15 max |
| Saybolt Color | +30 min |
| Refractive Index (20 °C) | 1.480 – 1.485 |
| Water Content (wt.ppm) | 200 max |
| Dialkyltetralin (wt.%) | 1 max |
| Paraffin Content (wt.%) | 0.4 max |
| Monoalkylbenzene Content (wt.%) | 98.6 min |
| Carbon Distribution (wt.%) | — |
| C9 & lighter | 1 max |
| C10 | 6 – 16 |
| C11 | 28 – 39 |
| C12 | 25 – 40 |
| C13 | 10 – 30 |
| C14 & heavier | 2 max |
| Average Moleculer Weight | 238 – 250 |
| 2-phenyl isomer (wt.%) | 15 min |
