In the personal care and household care industry, K12 usually refers to sodium lauryl sulfate, SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate). In chemical literature, it is also commonly referred to as SDS (Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate).
Among the countless surfactants available, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS, CAS 151-21-3) has earned a special place as the textbook example of an anionic surfactant. Its enduring status comes not from chance, but from the elegance of its head–tail architecture and the predictability of its ...