Sodium Cumene Sulfonate
Sodium Cumene Sulfonate, which plays an important role in the chemical industry.

Applications
It is widely used. In the detergent industry, as an efficient surfactant, it can significantly reduce the surface tension of water, making the detergent easier to penetrate into the stain and enhance the decontamination ability. In the textile printing and dyeing industry, it helps to uniformly disperse dyes, improve dyeing effect, and ensure color consistency and vividness. In the emulsion polymerization process, it acts as an emulsifier, stabilizes the emulsion system, promotes the smooth progress of the polymerization reaction, and plays a key role in the synthesis of high-quality polymer materials.

Properties
From the perspective of physical properties, sodium isopropylbenzene sulfonate is usually white to slightly yellow powder or particles, which are easily soluble in water and form a transparent solution. Its chemical properties are stable and it is not easy to decompose under general conditions. It has good surface activity, and the structure of hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups allows it to be adsorbed at the oil-water interface and reduce the interfacial tension. At the same time, it has a certain resistance to hard water, and it can still maintain good performance in hard water. It is not easy to form precipitation with calcium and magnesium ions, thus ensuring its use effect under different water quality conditions.

Production
Production of sodium isopropylbenzene sulfonate, often using isopropylbenzene as the starting material. First, cumene is sulfonated with concentrated sulfuric acid under specific conditions to form cumene sulfonic acid. This step requires strict control of the reaction temperature and time to ensure that the degree of sulfonation is moderate. Subsequently, the generated cumene sulfonic acid is neutralized with sodium hydroxide to obtain sodium cumene sulfonic acid. The entire production process needs to pay attention to the precise control of the reaction conditions to improve the purity and yield of the product. At the same time, the waste in the production process should be properly disposed of to meet environmental protection requirements.