COMMERCIAL PRODUCT NAME 

:

CETYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE

PRODUCT NO. 

:

SAL 031 

C.A.S. NUMBER

:

[57-09-0]

STRUCTURE

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MOLECULAR FORMULA

:

C 19 H 42 BrN

MOLECULAR WEIGHT

:

364.4

EINECS NUMBER

:

200-311-3

CHEMICAL NAME

:

1-Hexadecanaminium, N,N,N- trimethyl-, bromide Ammonium, hexadecyltrimethyl-, bromide Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide

COMMON NAME

:

Cetrimonium bromide 

SPECIFICATIONS 

:

Description

:

White to off white powder.

*Solubility

:

Freely but slowly soluble in water. 
Freely soluble in methanol and ethanol (96%). 

Free amine & amine salts % W/W 

:

NMT 1.0

Loss on drying % W/W

:

NMT 0.5

Sulphated Ash % W/W

:

NMT 0.25

Assay % W/W (On dry basis)

:

NLT 98.0 

APPLICATION

:

Disinfectant bactericide & fungicide in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, haircare products e.g. hair tonics, sanitary & domestics detergents, auxiliaries for precipitation of  biopolymers, softening & lubrication of textiles, textile 
plasticizer, standard for the determination of cationic surfactants.

STORAGE

:

In air-tight containers in cool & dry place.

STANDARD PACKAGING

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In fibre containers 10 Kgs/25 Kgs/50 Kgs