Potassium dodecylbenzenesulfonate

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

Molecular structure of 27177-77-1
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)
Ecolab
Nalco- An Ecolab

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in Petroleum Refineries (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Cleaning agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (4%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Cleaning agent in Paper Manufacturing (93%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Chemical reaction regulator in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS27177-77-1
PubChem CID23694261
DTXSIDDTXSID6029339
FormulaC18H29KO3S
Mol. Weight364.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCC1=CC=CC=C1S(=O)(=O)[O-].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID60293392026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

236942612026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23694261/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23694261.json

27177-77-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 27177-77-12026-04-25

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

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

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