SPAN 60 - Sorbitan Monostearate

Character: Span 60, also known as sorbitan monostearate, is a kind of milky white to pale yellow waxy solid at room temperature, has slight fat smell; it is insoluble in water while it can disperse in water into emulsion solution, it is solu

Food grade SPAN series is widely used in food, medicine and cosmetics industries as emulsifier, stabilizer, thickening agent and wetting agent, also availabe to use in textile and paint industries as emulsifier , as co-solvent in petroleum products, as antirust agent in antirust oil industry etc.

Character: SPAN 60 also known as Sorbitan Monostearate (SMS), is a kind of yellow granular powder at room temperature, has slight fat smell; it is insoluble in water while it can disperse in water into emulsion solution, it is soluble in hot oil and a variety of organic solvents; freezing point 52~54 degree centigrade.
 
Applications: Food grade SPAN 60 is mainly used as emulsifier in food industry for drinks, ice cream, bread, candy, cakes and chocolate etc.; also used as antistatic agent and softening agent oil components in the textile industry for the producing of acrylic fiber; or used as emulsifier and stabilizer in food, pesticides, medicine, cosmetics, paint and plastic industry; and used in PVC, EVA, PE as antifogging agents.
 
ITEMS Unit Standard
Appearance -- yellow granular powder
Fatty acid W/% 71-75
Sorbitol W/% 29.5-33.5
Acid value Mg KOH/g ≤10
Saponification value Mg KOH/g 147-157
Hydroxyl value Mg KOH/g 235-260
Moisture % ≤1.5
Residue on ignition W/% ≤0.5
Arsenic Mg/Kg ≤3
Pb Mg/Kg ≤2
HLB value -- 4.7
Note: we can amend the specification slightly according to customer demand.
 

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