Skip to Content
Merck

STS0214

ECO BRIJ® O20

greener alternative

average Mn ~1,150

Synonym(s):

BRIJ® O20, Polyoxyethylene (20) oleyl ether

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

About This Item

Linear Formula:
C18H35(OCH2CH2)nOH, n~20
CAS Number:
9004-98-2
Molecular Weight:
1149.53
UNSPSC Code:
12165104
NACRES:
NA.28
MDL number:
MFCD00074369

Key Documents

View All Documentation
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist

Product Name

ECO BRIJ® O20, average Mn ~1,150

SMILES string

O(CCO)CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C20H40O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-19-22-20-18-21/h9-10,21H,2-8,11-20H2,1H3/b10-9-

InChI key

KWVPFECTOKLOBL-KTKRTIGZSA-N

description

non-ionic

form

solid

mol wt

average Mn ~1,150

greener alternative product characteristics

Use of Renewable Feedstocks
Design for Degradation
Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.

sustainability

Greener Alternative Product

mp

25-30 °C (lit.)

hydroxyl value

50‑65 mg KOH/g

solubility

water: soluble 1 g/L at 20 °C

density

0.901 g/cm3 at 20 °C

HLB

15.5

greener alternative category

Aligned,

Quality Level

200

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Related Categories

Features and Benefits

  • 100 % Renewable
  • 100 % Bio-based
  • Certified to the USDA BioPreferred Program
  • Lower carbon footprint than petrochemical-based versions
  • High-purity chemical suitable for a wide variety of research applications

General description

ECO Brij® O20, also known as oleyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether, is a bio-based, high HLB nonionic surfactant manufactured from naturally occurring straight-chain oleyl alcohol. This detergent, derived from natural sources, provides various functional advantages, such as detergency, emulsification, and wetting, making it suitable for a range of applications in biochemical and biological research.
We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. This product is a biobased surfactant and is aligned with the 7th principle of Green Chemistry "Use of Renewable Feedstocks" and the 10th principle "Design for Degradation".

Other Notes

For additional information on our range of Biochemicals, please complete this form.

Legal Information

Brij is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC
ECO BRIJ is a registered trademark of Croda Inc.

pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H315,H411

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

>464.0 °F - Equilibrium method

flash_point_c

> 240 °C - Equilibrium method

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

It looks like we've run into a problem, but you can still download Certificates of Analysis from our Documents section.

If you need assistance, please contact Customer Support

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Xi Chen et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1788(2), 477-483 (2009-01-03)
The size and the bilayer thickness of detergent-resistant membranes isolated from rat brain neuronal membranes using Triton X-100 or Brij 96 in buffers with or without the cations, K+/Mg2+ at a temperature of either 4 degrees C or 37 degrees
Yash Kapoor et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 322(2), 624-633 (2008-03-25)
Surfactants are commonly incorporated into hydrogels to increase solute loading and attenuate the release rates. In this paper we focus on understanding and modeling the mechanisms of both surfactant and drug transport in hydrogels. Specifically, we focus on Brij 98
María Vergara-Barberán et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 59(20), 10775-10780 (2011-09-13)
A method for the determination of fatty acids in vegetable oils by capillary electrophoresis with indirect UV-vis detection has been developed. The separation of fatty acids was optimized in terms of Brij surfactant nature and concentration and organic modifier (2-propanol)
Myriam Chentouf et al.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 179(1), 409-420 (2007-06-21)
The biological effects of rIgG(1) 13B8.2, directed against the CDR3-like loop on the D1 domain of CD4, are partly due to signals that prevent NF-kappaB nuclear translocation, but the precise mechanisms of action, particularly at the level of membrane proximal
Carles Gil et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 348(4), 1334-1342 (2006-08-22)
Although the high presence of cholesterol in nerve terminals is well documented, specific roles of this lipid in transmitter release have remained elusive. Since cholesterol is a highly enriched component in the membrane microdomains known as lipid rafts, it is
View All Related Papers

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service