Benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, ammonium salt

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 1331-61-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$40M
Top SourceGermany 22%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290410 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 39 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Ces Energy Solutions · CA Canada
Aes Holdings

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Demulsifier in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Demulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS1331-61-9
PubChem CID21881409
DTXSIDDTXSID7050404
FormulaC18H33NO3S
Mol. Weight343.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCC1=CC=CC=C1S(=O)(=O)[O-].[NH4+]

Data Sources

DTXSID70504042026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

218814092026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/21881409/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/21881409.json

1331-61-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 1331-61-92026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv