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• Alkyl Benzene Calcium Sulfonate

Alkyl Benzene Calcium Sulfonate used in many
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Alkyl benzene calcium sulfonate is a chemical compound with various industrial applications, primarily in the lubricant and additive industries. Here are some of its uses:

1. Lubricant Additive: Alkyl benzene calcium sulfonate is commonly used as an additive in lubricating oils and greases to enhance their performance and properties. It acts as a detergent, dispersant, and corrosion inhibitor, helping to keep engine parts clean, reduce wear, and improve lubricant stability.
2. Metalworking Fluids: It is employed in metalworking fluids, such as cutting fluids and hydraulic fluids, to provide lubrication and corrosion protection during machining, grinding, and forming operations.
3. Rust and Corrosion Inhibitor: Alkyl benzene calcium sulfonate is utilized as a rust and corrosion inhibitor in various industrial applications, including metal protection coatings, rust preventatives, and anti-corrosion formulations.
4. Emulsifier: It can act as an emulsifier in various formulations, facilitating the dispersion of oil and water phases in emulsions and suspensions.
5. Concrete Additive: Alkyl benzene calcium sulfonate is sometimes used as an additive in concrete formulations to improve the workability, durability, and water resistance of concrete.
6. Textile Industry: It may find applications in the textile industry as a wetting agent, detergent, or dispersant in textile processing and finishing operations.

Alkylbenzene sulfonates are a class of anionic surfactants, consisting of a hydrophilic sulfonate head-group and a hydrophobic alkylbenzene tail-group. Along with sodium laureth sulfate, they are one of the oldest and most widely used synthetic detergents and may be found in numerous personal-care products (soaps, shampoos, toothpaste etc.) and household-care products (laundry detergent, dishwashing liquid, spray cleaner etc.).[1] They were introduced in the s in the form of branched alkylbenzene sulfonates (BAS). However following environmental concerns these were replaced with linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS) during the s.[2] Since then production has increased significantly from about one million tons in , to around 3.5 million tons in , making them most produced anionic surfactant after soaps.[citation needed]

Branched alkylbenzene sulfonates

Branched alkylbenzene sulfonates (BAS) were introduced in the early s and saw significant growth from the late s onwards,[3] in early literature these synthetic detergents are often abbreviated as syndets. They were prepared by the Friedel–Crafts alkylation of benzene with 'propylene tetramer' (also called tetrapropylene) followed by sulfonation. Propylene tetramer being a broad term for a mixture of compounds formed by the oligomerization of propene, its use gave a mixture of highly branched structures.[4]

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Compared to traditional soaps, BAS offered superior tolerance to hard water and better foaming.[5] However, the highly branched tail made it difficult to biodegrade.[6] BAS was widely blamed for the formation of large expanses of stable foam in areas of wastewater discharge such as lakes, rivers and coastal areas (sea foams), as well as foaming problems encountered in sewage treatment[7] and contamination of drinking water.[8] As such, BAS was phased out of most detergent products during the s, being replaced with linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), which biodegrade much more rapidly. BAS is still important in certain agrochemical and industrial applications, where rapid biodegradability is of reduced importance. For instance, inhibiting asphaltene deposition from crude oil.

Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates

Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS) are prepared industrially by the sulfonation of linear alkylbenzenes (LABs), which can themselves be prepared in several ways.[2] In the most common route benzene is alkylated by long chain monoalkenes (e.g. dodecene) using hydrogen fluoride as a catalyst.[9] The purified dodecylbenzenes (and related derivatives) are then sulfonated with sulfur trioxide to give the sulfonic acid.[10] The sulfonic acid is subsequently neutralized with sodium hydroxide.[1] The term "linear" refers to the starting alkenes rather than the final product, perfectly linear addition products are not seen, in-line with Markovnikov's rule. Thus, the alkylation of linear alkenes, even 1-alkenes such as 1-dodecene, gives several isomers of phenyldodecane.[11]

Structure property relationships

Under ideal conditions the cleaning power of BAS and LAS is very similar, however LAS performs slightly better in normal use conditions, due to it being less affected by hard water.[12] Within LAS itself the detergency of the various isomers are fairly similar,[13][14] however their physical properties (Krafft point, foaming etc.) are noticeably different.[15][16] In particular the Krafft point of the high 2-phenyl product (i.e. the least branched isomer) remains below 0 °C up to 25% LAS whereas the low 2-phenyl cloud point is ~15 °C.[17] This behavior is often exploited by producers to create either clear or cloudy products.

Environmental fate

The biodegradability of alkylbenzene sulfonates has been well studied,[6][18][19] and is affected by isomerization, in this case, branching. The salt of the linear material has an LD50 of 2.3 mg/liter for fish, about four times more toxic than the branched compound; however the linear compound biodegrades far more quickly, making it the safer choice over time. It is biodegraded rapidly under aerobic conditions with a half-life of approximately 1–3 weeks;[18] oxidative degradation initiates at the alkyl chain.[1] Under anaerobic conditions it degrades very slowly or not at all, causing it to exist in high concentrations in sewage sludge, but this is not thought to be a cause for concern as it will rapidly degrade once returned to an oxygenated environment.

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