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Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) is a chemical compound mostly used in detergents and industrial cleaning manufacturing which turns into LABSA after being sulphonated.

C6H5CnH2n+1

A non-poisonous strong acid

Light Yellow
 Linear alkylbenzene is sulfonated to produce linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS), a biodegradable surfactant. LAS replaced branched dodecylbenzene sulfonates, which were phased out because they biodegrade more slowly.