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  Neutralization of Carbopol - TEA vs NaOH

  Posted by MartinaM on May 29, 2018 at 5:51 am

  Hi all,

  could anyone explain to me why NaOH is worse neutralization agent then triethanolamine, please? I am not able to get same viscosity using NaOH as I got with TEA. It’s liquid laundry detergent formulation.

  Thank you for your help.

  Martina

  DAS replied 5 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  DAS

  Member

  May 29, 2018 at 11:20 pm

  Maybe because the salts are more soluble. The question is why are you using carbopol in a detergent.

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  MartinaM

  Member

  May 30, 2018 at 5:18 am

  Thank you for your comment. It is used as a thickener in a soap based formulation. Would you recommend me any other raw material?

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  DAS

  Member

  May 30, 2018 at 6:22 am

  Sure, post your LOI.

  My guess is you are using LABSA+NaOH. If you don’t want to use salt you could use TEA instead. You’d get an awsome detergent. Of course it’s all about the cost. That’s why it’s rare to see a detergent formulated with carbomer instead of salt.

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