Wetting agent (OT Paste) used for textile industry. Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate as OT Paste is a white wax like solid with characteristic odor. It is sparingly soluble in water and freely soluble in alcohol, glycerol, Carbon tetrachloride, acetone xylene.
It saponification value varies from 240-253 and is stable in acid and neutral solution. it hydrolyses in alkaline solution.
It is also known as Docusate sodium salt sodium bis (2-ethyl hexyl) sulfosuccinate or BIS (2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate, sodium salt surface. Active Agents are those that modify interfacial tension of water, usually substances that have one lipophillic and one hydrophillic group in the molecular and include soap, detergents emulsifier and wetting agents.