Cocamidopropyl Betaine Market - Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2014-2020
Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) is an organic compound originating from dimethylaminopropylamine and coconut oil. CAPB serves as an amphoteric surfactant which exhibits a particular behavior of zwitterionic, having both cationic and anionic structures in one molecule. CAPB is manufactured in a two step batch process. Fatty acids hydrolyzed from coconut oil are reacted with dimethylaminopropylamine in an aqueous solution to give amidoamine, which is then reacted with sodium monochloroacetate in alkaline conditions to give CAPB. It consists of a carboxylate and...
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