Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid monoethanolamine salt

CAS 26836-07-7

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Ecolab

Innospec

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Lamberti Usa, Incorporated

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Demulsifier in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (47%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS26836-07-7

PubChem CID21560456

DTXSIDDTXSID4049581

FormulaC20H37NO4S

Mol. Weight387.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCC1=CC=CC=C1S(=O)(=O)O.C(CO)N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4049581Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 21560456Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid monoethanolamine salt (CAS 26836-07-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/26836-07-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4049581. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4049581 PubChem: 21560456. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/21560456 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 26836-07-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 26836-07-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting