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Stearic Acid
The most common fatty acids occuring in natural animal and vegetable fats. Soluble in alcohol, insoluble in water.
| Synonym: | Octadecanoic acid
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| Chemical Formula: | CH3(CH2)16COOH
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| Appearance: | Wax like solid
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| Application: | -Used in soap and detergent industry
-Used as a accelerator activator in cosmetic industry
-Used as a dispersing agent and softener for rubber materials
-Used as a material of coatings, shoe and metal polishes
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| Physical Properties: | Colourless solid, slightly odor, combustible
MP 69.6 oC
BP 361.1 oC
SG 0.8390
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| Item | Result |
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| Lauric (%) | 1
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| Myristic (%) | 2
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| Palmitic (%) | 65
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| Stearic (%) | 35-45
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| Oleic (%) | 1
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| Arachidic (%) | 1
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| Saponification Value (g/100g) | 214
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