Highly Soluble and Versatile – CDEA dissolves easily in water and forms either opaque or transparent solutions after stirring, making it suitable for a variety of formulations.
Compatible with Other Ingredients – It can mix well with different surfactants and both low- and high-carbon solvents, providing flexibility in product formulation.
Stable Physical Properties – At room temperature, it is a pale yellow to amber viscous liquid, odorless, and without a cloud point, ensuring consistent performance.
Nonionic Surfactant Benefits – As a nonionic surfactant, it provides gentle yet effective cleansing and foaming properties, suitable for personal care and cleaning products.
Cocamide DEA (CDEA), also known as coconut oil diethanolamide or 6501, is a commonly used nonionic surfactant. At room temperature (25°C), it appears as a pale yellow to amber viscous liquid, is odorless, and has no cloud point. It is highly water-soluble, initially forming an opaque, misty solution that becomes transparent upon thorough stirring. Additionally, it is compatible with various surfactants and both low- and high-carbon solvents.
Coconut diethanolamide Chemical Properties
| Boiling point | 168-274°C |
| Density | 0.98 g/cm3 |
| Refractive index | 1.4697-1.4816 |
| Fp | 149 °C |
| Appearance | Yellow oily liquid |
| Odor | at 100.00?%. mild ammonia |
| Water Solubility | 5-10 g/100 mL at 18 ºC |
| Stability | Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
| IARC | 2B (Vol. 101) 2013 |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Cocamides diethanolamines (68603-42-9) |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 68603-42-9(Hazardous Substances Data) |
Product Usage
Cocamide DEA, a nonionic surfactant, is extensively applied in personal care and daily chemical cleaning products, industrial cleaning, and metal processing. It is also used in textile printing and dyeing, oil fields, pesticides, inks, and other industries. Thanks to its foaming, foam-stabilizing, thickening, and emulsifying properties, it functions effectively as a foam stabilizer, thickener, and emulsifier.
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