potassium laurate
dodecanoic acid, potassium salt (1:1)
Identification
| Name | potassium laurate |
| CAS Number | 10124-65-9 |
| EINECS | 233-344-7 |
| FDA UNII | V4361R8N4Z |
| Molecular Formula | C12 H23 K O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 238.41201000 |
| Nikkaji Number | J42.970H |
Regulatory
| FDA Mainterm (SATF) | 10124-65-9 ; POTASSIUM LAURATE |
| FDA Regulation | FDA PART 172 -- FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION |
Physical Properties
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed | No |
| logP (o/w) | 1.190 (est) |
| Soluble in | alcohol |
Cosmetic Information
| CosIng | cosmetic data |
| Cosmetic Uses | surfactants |
No sensory data available
Safety Information
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity | Not determined |
| Dermal Toxicity | Not determined |
| Inhalation Toxicity | Not determined |
GHS Classification
['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']
Safety in Use
| Category | binders, emulsifiers, and anticaking agents |
| Recommendation for potassium laurate usage levels up to | not for fragrance use. |
| Recommendation for potassium laurate flavor usage levels up to | not for flavor use. |
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Natural Occurrence
Synonyms
dodecanoic acid potassium salt (1:1)
dodecanoic acid, potassium salt
dodecanoic acid, potassium salt (1:1)
lauric acid potassium salt
nikkol potassium laurate LK 120
potassium dodecanoate
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Annihilation dynamics of stringlike topological defects in a nematic lyotropic liquid crystal.
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Effect of alkyl chain length of alcohols on cholesteric uniaxial to cholesteric biaxial phase transitions in a potassium laurate/alcohol/potassium sulfate/water/brucine lyotropic mixture: evidence of a first-order phase transition.
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Micellar shape anisotropy and optical indicatrix in reentrant isotropic-nematic phase transitions.
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Lyotropic mixture made of potassium laurate/1-undecanol/K2SO4/water presenting high birefringences and large biaxial nematic phase domain: a laser conoscopy study.
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Self-assembly of amphiphilic poly(phenylene ethynylene)s in water-potassium dodecanoate-decanol lyotropic liquid crystals.
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Morphogenetic behavior of tropical marine yeast Yarrowia lipolytica in response to hydrophobic substrates.
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Thermodiffusion in a multicomponent lyotropic mixture in the vicinity of the critical micellar concentration by using the Z -scan technique.
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Reentrant isotropic-calamitic nematic phase transition in potassium laurate-decanol- D2O mixtures.
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Enhanced copper surface protection in aqueous solutions containing short-chain alkanoic acid potassium salts.
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Stability of biaxial nematic phase for systems with variable molecular shape anisotropy.
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Defect-antidefect correlations in a lyotropic liquid crystal from a cosmological point of view.
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Effect of the precipitation of neutral-soap, acid-soap, and alkanoic acid crystallites on the bulk pH and surface tension of soap solutions.
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Nonlinear refractive index measurements of discotic and calamitic nematic lyotropic phases.
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Synthesis of a novel series of 2-methylsulfanyl fatty acids and their toxicity on the human K-562 and U-937 leukemia cell lines.
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Bend and splay elastic constants at a reentrant isotropic-calamitic-nematic phase transition.
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Surfactant/Nonionic polymer interaction. A NMR diffusometry and NMR electrophoretic investigation.
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Refractive index measurements in a reentrant isotropic-calamitic nematic phase transition.
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Pretransitional scaling close to a double critical point in a potassium laurate, 1-decanol, and heavy water lyotropic liquid crystal.
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Slow molecular dynamics of water in a lyotropic complex fluid studied by deuterium conventional and spin-lattice relaxometry NMR.
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A new formalism for the evaluation of order-fluctuation modes in liquid crystals from field-cycling NMR-relaxometry data.
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Reduction in acid tolerance of Streptococcus downeii by fluoride and potassium laurate.
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On coenzyme Q orientation in membranes: a linear dichroism study of ubiquinones in a model bilayer.
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The effects of medium chain fatty acids and fluoride on fissure caries in Wistar rats.
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2H nuclear magnetic resonance of exchange-labeled gramicidin in an oriented lyotropic nematic phase.
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Deuterium NMR as a structural probe for micelle-associated carbohydrates: D-mannose.
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Possible mechanisms of action of an anti-Pasteurella pestis factor.
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The oxidation of solubilised and emulsified oils. Part III. The oxidation of methyl linoleate in potassium laurate and cetomacrogol dispersions.
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The oxidation of solubilised and emulsified oils. Part II. Solubility of benzaldehyde, cyclohexene and methyl linoleate in potassium laurate and cetomacrogol solutions.
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The oxidation of solubilised and emulsified oils. I. Oxidation of benzaldehyde in potassium laurate and cetomacrogol dispersions.
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The bactericidal activity of phenols in aqueous solutions of soap. III. The bactericidal activity of chloroxylenol in aqueous solutions of potassium laurate.
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The bactericidal activity of phenols in aqueous solutions of soap. II. The bactericidal activity of benzylchlorophenol in aqueous solutions of potassium laurate.