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Acid Slurries or LABSA
We have two qualities of LABSA available with us:
A. Sulfonation of LAB with So3 is as under:
| Sulfonation Stage |
| Active Ingredients Wt% |
93%-95% |
| Free Sulphuric Acid Wt% |
2% |
| Klett Colour (4% active sodium salt) |
Around 20 |
| Unsulfonated Material Wt% (Free Oil) |
Slightly Above 1.0 |
| Water Wt% |
Balance |
Neutralization Stage
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| Sodium Sulfonate Wt% |
Around 44 |
| Sodium Sulphate Wt% |
Around 1 |
| Free Oil Wt% |
Around 0.8 |
| Water Wt% |
Around 55 |
| Relative Colour Density (4% active ingredient in 1:1/IPA/Water Mixture) |
0.3 |
B. Sulfonation of Lab with Sulphuric Acid and Oleum is as under:
| Sulfonation Stage |
| Active Ingredients Wt% |
88%-90% |
| Free Sulphuric Acid Wt% |
5-6% |
| Klett Colour (4% active sodium salt) |
Around 15
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| Unsulfonated Material Wt% (Free Oil) |
Less Than 1.0 |
| Water Wt% |
Balance |
Neutralization Stage
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| Sodium Sulfonate Wt% |
Around 45 |
| Sodium Sulphate Wt% |
Around 4.0
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| Free Oil Wt% |
0.5 and Below
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| Water Wt% |
Around 50 |
| Relative Colour Density (4% active ingredient in 1:1/IPA/Water Mixture) |
0.2. |
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