STEARIC ACID
STEARIC
ACID
Stearic Acid is one of the most common long-chain fatty acids, found in combined form in vegetable fats. In nature stearic acid occurs primarily as a mixed triglyceride, or fat, with other long-chain acids and as an ester of a fatty alcohol.
PROPERTIES
LDPE Wax is a wax like product characterized by lower molecular weight, melting point and melt viscosity. It is similar to microcrystalline wax and can be blended with it to improve the heat stability, melt viscosity and solvent resistance.
| CHARACTERISTICS | UNIT | RESULT | SPECIFICATION | TEST METHOD |
| Appearance | - | White | White | |
| Colour (Lovibond)2" | Unit | 1.20 | 1.8 Max | 15:548 |
| Acid Value | Mg KOH/g | 201.43 | 200 Min | 15:548 |
| Saponification Value | Mg KOH/g | 203.23 | 201 Min | 15:548 |
| Iodine Value | %12absorbed | 00.88 | 2.0 Max | 15:548 |
| Titre | ‘C | 57.0 | 53 Min | 15:548 |
Packing : In HDP Bags
25 Kgs
Delivery : Ex works
APPLICATION
Food and
Beverage: Used as a Mold
Release for Hard/Pressed.
Plastics:
Internal and External Lubricant and
Viscosity Depressant in PVC Processing.
Textiles:
Used to Strengthen Yarn. Stearic Acid
Combined with Castor Oil is Used to Make
Softeners for Textile Sizing.
Rubber:
Activator, Accelerator, Internal Lubricant,
Mold Release Agent and Surface Lubricant in
Rubber Processing.
Waxes:
Binder and Thickener in Buffing Compounds.
Candies
Lubricants and Greases: Mold
Release Lubricant for Sintering, Pressing
Ceramic Powders, and Latex Foam; Thickener
in Greases.
Metal Working
Fluids: Used in Metal
Polishes and Buffing Compounds as a Binder.
Oil and
Gas: Viscosity Modifier for
Oil Extraction.
Personal Care:
Acts as an Emulsifier/Emulsion Stabilizer,
Thickener, and Surfactant in Creams,
Lotions, Detergents, Soaps, Shaving Cream,
Body Washes and Hair Care Products.
Functions as a Hardener in Candles, Soaps,
Crayons and Pastels.
Renewable
Chemistries: Made from Palm
Oil and Sourced from RSPO Members, our
Stearic Acid is Your Renewable Choice.
Soaps and
Detergents: The Primary Use
of Stearic Acid is in the Manufacture of
Soaps, Detergents and Shampoos, Where it can
be Used as the Base, or a Surfactant,
Emulsifier, Emulsion Stabilizer, Thickener
or in the Case of Bar Soaps, a Hardener.
Surfactants and Esters:
Stearic Acid Functions as a Surfactant as
Noted in Many of its Applications. Its
principal use is the manufacture of rubber,
buffing compounds and greases.
Stearic
acid is mainly used in the
production of detergents, soaps, and
cosmetics such as shampoos and shaving cream
products. Esters of stearic acid are used to
produce a pearly effect in shampoos, soaps,
and other cosmetic products. Also used in
lubricants, candle making, and
pharmaceuticals.
Traditionally used as a
thickening agent in lotion, this vegetable
derived waxy substance is also used as a
hardening agent in soaps (at a .5% of your
oils as a usage rate). Stearic acid is also
used as a hardening agent in candles,
vegetable or paraffin based.
