Triton X-100 CAS 9002-93-1

What is Triton X-100 CAS 9002-93-1?

Triton X-100 CAS 9002-93-1 is a polyoxyethylene-based non-ionic surfactant (often listed under names like octylphenol ethoxylate, Nonidet P-40 substitute, or Octoxynol) that combines a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain with a lipophilic aromatic hydrocarbon group, making it highly effective at interfacing between water and nonpolar substances. In typical commercial form, it is a viscous, colorless-to-light-yellow liquid miscible with water.

Specifications

Features

• Non-Ionic Surfactant & Emulsifier: Effectively reduces surface tension and stabilizes emulsions of oil/water mixtures, making it ideal for mixing otherwise incompatible phases.
• Mild, Non-Denaturing Detergent: Unlike strong ionic detergents, Triton X-100 is relatively gentle, disrupting membranes or solubilizing proteins without extensively denaturing them.
• Versatile Solubilizer & Dispersant: Highly efficient at dissolving or dispersing a variety of hydrophobic or particulate substances, including lipids, membranes, and carbon materials.
• Complex Mixture Compatibility: Maintains full functionality in the presence of salts or other solutes, making it highly suitable for stable biochemical buffers and industrial formulations.

Applications

• Cell Lysis & Extraction: Exceptionally common in laboratory workflows to lyse cells, solubilize membrane proteins, extract organelles, or permeabilize cell membranes for transfection and immunostaining.
• Biopharmaceutical Production: Extensively incorporated into vaccine formulations (such as certain influenza vaccines) to effectively inactivate enveloped viruses or stabilize viral proteins.
• Industrial Cleaners & Coatings: Used in commercial detergents, paints, coatings, adhesives, and pulp processing wherever reliable emulsification, wetting, and particulate dispersion are required.
• Emulsion Polymerization: Functions as a robust emulsifier and stabilizing auxiliary during the processing of specialized polymer composites, carbon blacks, and pigments.
• Molecular Biology Protocols: Acts as a core component in biochemical buffers, Western blotting wash solutions, and structural biology assays requiring highly reliable, non-ionic surfactant performance.

Packaging

Mikem offers flexible packaging options, including 25 kg of fiber drums for liquid products and 15–25 kg PP/PE bags for powder products, all customizable to meet your specific needs.