542342 poly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~14,600 >24.

Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(propylene glycol)-blockPEG-PPG-PEG Pluronic F-108

Surfactants Classified by HLB Numbers

Surfactants are typically ampiphilic molecules that contain both hydrophilic and lipophilic groups. The hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) number is used as a measure of the ratio of these groups. It is a value between 0-60 defining the affinity of a surfactant for water or oil. HLB numbers are calculated for nonionic surfactants, and these surfactants have numbers ranging from 0-20. HLB numbers >10 have an affinity for water (hydrophilic) and number <10 have an affinity of oil (lipophilic). Ionic surfactants have recently been assigned relative HLB values, allowing the range of numbers to extend to 60. Aldrich Materials Science offers a wide variety of surfactants with a broad range of HLB numbers to help you select for correct surfactant for your Oil/Water and Water/Oil emulsions.
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Description

Synonym

HLB Number

Polyoxyethylene (5) isooctylphenyl IGEPAL CA-520 average Mn ether Polyoxyethylene (5) 10 ~427 octylphenyl ether, branched IGEPAL CO-520 average Mn Polyoxyethylene (5) 441 nonylphenylether, branched Polyethylene-blockpoly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~920 Polyethylene-blockpoly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~1,400 Polyethylene glycol hexadecyl ether Polyoxyethylene (10) cetyl ether

238643

10

458988

10

458961

10

388858

Brij C10 average Mn ~683

12

431281

Brij O10 average Mn ~709

Brij 97 C18-1E10 Polyoxyethylene (10) oleyl ether

12

388890

Brij S10 average Mn ~711

Polyethylene glycol octadecyl ether Polyoxyethylene (10) stearyl 12 ether 12

421332

MERPOL OJ surfactant

461199

2,4,7,9-Tetramethyl-5-decyne4,7-diol ethoxylate average Mn ~670, average Mw ~700

13

542334

IGEPAL CO-630 average Mn Polyoxyethylene (9) 617 nonylphenylether, branched

13

P1629

TWEEN 60

Polyethylene glycol sorbitan monostearate Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate

14.9

238589

Polyoxyethylene (12) IGEPAL CA-720 average Mn isooctylphenyl ether 14 ~735 Polyoxyethylene (12) octylphenyl ether, branched IGEPAL CO-720 average Mn Polyoxyethylene (12) nonylphenyl 14 ~749 ether, branched TWEEN 40 viscous liquid Polyoxyethylenesorbitan monopalmitate 15.6

238651 P1504

436240

Brij 98 average Mn ~1,150

Polyoxyethylene (20) oleyl ether

15

P4019

Brij S20

Polyethylene glycol octadecyl ether Polyoxyethylene (20) stearyl 15 ether 15 Polyethylene glycol hexadecyl ether Polyoxyethylene (20) cetyl ether Polyethylene glycol sorbitan monolaurate Polyoxyethylenesorbitan monolaurate 16

421308 P5884

MERPOL HCS surfactant Brij 58 average Mn ~1124

274348

TWEEN 20 average Mn ~1,228

16

238678

IGEPAL CO-890 average Mn Polyoxyethylene (40) nonylphenyl 17 ~1,982 ether, branched Polyoxyethylene (100) stearyl ether

466387

Brij S 100 average Mn ~4,670

18

238694

IGEPAL DM-970

Polyoxyethylene (150) dinonylphenyl ether 19 Polyoxyethylene, dinonylphenyl and nonylphenyl ethers, branched

278386

2,4,7,9-Tetramethyl-5-decyne4,7-diol, mixture of () and meso 98%

388866

Brij 93 average Mn ~357

Polyethylene glycol oleyl ether Polyoxyethylene (2) oleyl ether

238562

Polyoxyethylene (2) isooctylphenyl IGEPAL CA-210 average Mn ether Polyoxyethylene (2) 4 ~294 octylphenyl ether, branched Polyethylene-blockpoly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~875 Brij 52 average Mn ~330 MERPOL A surfactant Polyethylene glycol hexadecyl ether Polyoxyethylene (2) cetyl ether

458996

388831 421286

5 6

388920

Sorbitan monopalmitate

Span 40

435546

435511

435406

435422

435430

435457

Ethylenediamine tetrakis(ethoxylate-blockpropoxylate) tetrol average Mn ~7,200 Ethylenediamine tetrakis(propoxylate-blockethoxylate) tetrol average Mn ~3,600 Poly(ethylene glycol)-blockpoly(propylene glycol)-blockpoly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~1,100 Poly(ethylene glycol)-blockpoly(propylene glycol)-blockpoly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~2,000 Poly(ethylene glycol)-blockpoly(propylene glycol)-blockpoly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~2,800 Poly(ethylene glycol)-blockpoly(propylene glycol)-blockpoly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~4,400

Tetronic 90R4

1.0 - 7.0

Tetronic 701

1-7

PEG-PPG-PEG Pluronic L-31

1.0 - 7.0

PEG-PPG-PEG Pluronic L-61

1.0 - 7.0.

PEG-PPG-PEG Pluronic L-81

1.0 - 7.0

PEG-PPG-PEG Pluronic L-121

1.0 - 7.0

435503

435465

435481

435449

435473

412325

542342

Poly(propylene glycol)-blockpoly(ethylene glycol)-blockPPG-PEG-PPG Pluronic 31R1 poly(propylene glycol) average Mn ~3,300 Poly(ethylene glycol)-blockpoly(propylene glycol)-blockPEG-PPG-PEG Pluronic P-123 poly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~5,800 Poly(propylene glycol)-blockpoly(ethylene glycol)-blockPPG-PEG-PPG Pluronic 17R4 poly(propylene glycol) average Mn ~2,700 Poly(ethylene glycol)-blockpoly(propylene glycol)-blockPEG-PPG-PEG Pluronic L-64 poly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~2,900 Poly(propylene glycol)-blockpoly(ethylene glycol)-blockPPG-PEG-PPG Pluronic 10R5 poly(propylene glycol) average Mn ~2,000 Poly(ethylene glycol)-blockpoly(propylene glycol)-blockPEG-PPG-PEG Pluronic F-68 poly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~8,400 Poly(ethylene glycol)-blockpoly(propylene glycol)-blockPEG-PPG-PEG Pluronic F-108 poly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~14,600 Polyethylene-blockpoly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~575 Poly(ethylene glycol)-blockpoly(propylene glycol)-blockPEG-PPG-PEG Pluronic L-35 poly(ethylene glycol) average Mn ~1,900 MERPOL SE surfactant

2.0 - 7.0

7-9

7.0 - 12.0

12.0 - 18.0

12.0 - 18.0

>24.0

>24.0

459003

435414

18.0 - 23.0

421340

10

466409

Poly(ethylene glycol) sorbitol hexaoleate

10

466395

Poly(ethylene glycol) sorbitan Polyoxyethylene sorbitan tetraoleate tetraoleate

11

421359

MERPOL SH surfactant

12

466417

466875

235989

Poly(ethylene glycol) (12) tridecyl ether mixture of C11 to Polyoxyethylene (12) tridecyl ether 14 C14 iso-alkyl ethers with C13 isoalkyl predominating Poly(ethylene glycol) (18) tridecyl ether mixture of C11 to Polyoxyethylene (18) tridecyl ether 15 C14 iso-alkyl ethers with C13 iso-alkyl predominating Polyethylene glycol dodecyl ether Brij L4 average Mn ~362 9 Polyoxyethylene (4) lauryl ether