3-[(Lauramidoethyl)dimethylammonio]-2-hydroxypropanesulfonate

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

Molecular structure of 19223-55-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$371M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceChina 27%

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 292419 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 88 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Colonial Chemical
Solvay

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS19223-55-3
PubChem CID83841
DTXSIDDTXSID40893392
FormulaC20H42N2O5S
Mol. Weight422.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCCC[N+](C)(C)CC(CS(=O)(=O)[O-])O

Data Sources

DTXSID408933922026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

838412026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/83841/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/83841.json

19223-55-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 19223-55-32026-04-25

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

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