Sulfuric acid, mono-C10-16-alkyl esters, sodium salts
CAS 68585-47-7
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 unknownProduction 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 (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
P&G
Pilot Chemical Holdings
Solvay
Textile Rubber And Chemical Company (Trcc)
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (7)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Basf
Indorama Ventures Usa Holdings
Kensing
Polyventive
Southern Chemical & Textiles
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Stepan
Superior Industrial Solutions
EPA-registered importers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Avient
Innospec
Lidochem
Solenis
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureFoodEnergyPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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 12 sectors as 3 functional roles.
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •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 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (11%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
Chemical Identity
CAS68585-47-7
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID7028726
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7028726Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Sulfuric acid, mono-C10-16-alkyl esters, sodium salts (CAS 68585-47-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68585-47-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7028726. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7028726 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68585-47-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68585-47-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting