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DiOctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate (DOSS) (CAS- 577-11-7) also called docusate sodium or sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate is a 2-ethyl hexyl diester of succinic acid with a sulphonic acid group as a salt in the sodium form. It has a molecular weight of 444.6 and molecular formula C20H37NaO7S. Docusate sodium is on the WHO list of essential medicines and is used for palliative care (emollient laxative with stool-softening activity) in oral form as a liquid or capsule. It is also used as food additive for its emulsifying and humectant activity and in cosmetics. It has effective wetting property which makes the industrial use in adhesives and sealants, cleaning and furnishing care products(fabric, textile, and leather products), ink, toner, and colorant products (pigment dispersion); laundry and dishwashing products; lubricants and greases; paints and coatings&paper products. It has fire extinguishing properties since in solutions it generates foam and allows water spreading to contain fires. It has been generally recognized as safe (GRAS)for use in carbonated and non-carbonated beverages functioning as a wetting agent or solubilizer for flavor emulsion stabilizers at levels up to 10 ppm.

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