Span60 Sorbitan Fatty Acid Esters Emulsifiers Food Addiitive Sorbitan Monostearate
Span60 Sorbitan Fatty Acid Esters Emulsifiers Food Addiitive Sorbitan Monostearate
Spans are used in the manufacture of food and healthcare products as non-ionic surfactant with emulsifying, dispersing and wetting properties. They also employed to create synthetic fibers, metal machining fluid, and brighteners in the leather industry, and as an emulsifier in coatings, pesticides, and various applications in the plastics, food and cosmetics industries.
| Index | Sorbitan monolaurate (Span 20) | Sorbitan monopalmitate (Span 40) | Sorbitan monostearate (Span 60) | Sorbitan monooleate (Span 80) |
| Appearance (20°C) | Amber sticky liquid | Light yellow wax | Light yellow wax soild | Amber to brown sticky oily liquid |
| Acid value (mg KOH/g) ≤ | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Saponification value (mg KOH/g) | 155~170 | 140~155 | 147~157 | 145~160 |
| Hydroxyl value (mg KOH/g) | 330~360 | 270~305 | 235~260 | 193~210 |
| Residue on ignition (w/%) ≤ | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Water (w/%) ≤ | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Pb (mg/kg) ≤ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| As ( mg/kg) ≤ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Guangzhou Cardlo Biochemical Technological Co., Ltd. established by Hong Kong Cardlo Group in 2005, which had been a leading manufacturer for food additives in China. Cardlo specialized in Distilled Glycerin Monostearate and kept endeavoring to do it better and better. The produce capability of Cardlo has reached 30000 Metric tons yearly now.
Cardlo adopted the molecular distilled technique from Germany, and this six-levels of distilled technique make Cardlo's GMS content higher than 99%. Also, Cardlo has been a well-known brand and an ISO22000, HACCP certificated enterprise. And also the products of Cardlo is complies with the GB15612-1995 national standard.
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