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  HLB value

  Posted by curiouschemist on May 16, 2023 at 3:40 am

  Hi, does fatty acid esters in particular Stearyl palmitate has HLB value and how is the HLB value calculated? Or better to call it required HLB?

  Koko replied 1 year, 7 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  chemicalmatt

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  May 16, 2023 at 10:04 am

  It is the required HLB, correct. For stearyl palmitate the required HLB = 10. The required HLB values calculated for fatty esters and other builders is somewhat nebulous and to be taken as approximate.

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    curiouschemist

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    May 17, 2023 at 8:09 pm

    Thank you for your reply. In this case, can the rHLB be calculated for stearyl palmitate using the Griffin’s method?

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  Koko

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  May 18, 2023 at 12:39 pm

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