Kenya Chemical is one of the leading Stearic acid Exporters, Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Producers in Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Malindi, and Nairobi Kenya. We are supplied to various industrial markets including Household, Institutional Cleaning, Personal Care, and Industrial sectors including Oil fields, chemical, Animal feed additive, Food additive, Agrochemical, Fertilizer, pharmaceuticals, water treatment, Minerals, Lubricants, Marine Industry, Metal Working chemical industry, and Coatings markets.
Stearic acid is a saturated fatty acid with an 18-carbon chain. The IUPAC name is octadecanoic acid. It is a waxy solid and its chemical formula is C17H35CO2H. Its name comes from the Greek word στέαρ "stéar", which means tallow. The salts and esters of stearic acid are called stearates. As its ester, stearic acid is one of the most common saturated fatty acids found in nature following palmitic acid. The triglyceride derived from three molecules of stearic acid is called stearin.
Product Name: Stearic acid
CAS No: 57-11-4
Molecular Formular: C18H36O2
Molecular Weight: 284.48
EINECS No.: 266-928-5
Melting point: 67-72 °C (lit.)
Type: Food additive
Appearance: Powder
Color : white
Purity: 99.9%
Packing: 25kg/Cartoon Box
Application: Anthelmintic
Storage: Room temp
Stearic acid is widely used in cosmetics, plastic plasticizer, release agent, stabilizer, surfactant, rubber vulcanization accelerator, water repellent agent, polishing agent, metal soap, metal mineral flotation agent, softener, pharmaceuticals and other organic chemicals.
Widely used in cosmetics, plastic cold plasticizers, release agent, stabilizer, surfactant, rubber vulcanization agent, waterproofing agent, polishing agent, metal soap, softener, pharmaceuticals, and other organic chemicals.
Stearic acid is one of several main long-chain fatty acids that make up oils and fats. It exists in animal fats, oils and some vegetable oils in the form of glycerides. Stearic acid is obtained by hydrolysis of these oils. Stearic acid is a kind of fatty acid that exists widely in nature. It has the chemical properties of general carboxylic acid. Almost all fats and oils contain stearic acid with varying content. The content of stearic acid is higher in animal fat, such as tallow. Up to 24%, the content of vegetable oil is less, tea oil is 0.8%, palm oil is 6%, but the content of cocoa butter is as high as 34%.
Application
1. Pharmaceutical industry: Caffeie, Analgin , Aminopyrine, Vitamin B1, etc.
2. Leather industry: Tanning agent, Deliming agent, Neutralizer etc.
3. Printing and Dyeing Industry: Acid Stains etc.
4. Chemical industry: amide, DMF, Age resister, etc.
5. Rubber industry: Coagulation, etc.
6. Steel industry: Acid cleaning of steel production, etc.
7. Paper industry: Pulp manufacturing, etc.
8. Pesticide industry: Triazolone, Disinfest, etc.
9. Food industry: Disinfectant, preservative etc.
10. Poultry industry: Silage, etc.
Soaps, cosmetics, detergents
Stearic acid is mainly used in the production of detergents, soaps, and cosmetics such as shampoos and shaving cream products. Soaps are not made directly from stearic acid, but indirectly by saponification of triglycerides consisting of stearic acid esters. Esters of stearic acid with ethylene glycol (glycol stearate and glycol distearate) are used to produce a pearly effect in shampoos, soaps, and other cosmetic products. They are added to the product in molten form and allowed to crystallize under controlled conditions. Detergents are obtained from amides and quaternary alkylammonium derivatives of stearic acid.
Lubricants, softening and release agents
In view of the soft texture of the sodium salt, which is the main component of soap, other salts are also useful for their lubricating properties. Lithium stearate is an important component of grease. The stearate salts of zinc, calcium, cadmium, and lead are used to soften PVC. Stearic acid is used along with castor oil for preparing softeners in textile sizing. They are heated and mixed with caustic potash or caustic soda. Related salts are also commonly used as release agents, e.g. in the production of automobile tires. As an example, it can be used to make castings from a plaster piece mold or waste mold, and to make a mold from a shellacked clay original. In this use, powdered stearic acid is mixed in water and the suspension is brushed onto the surface to be parted after casting. This reacts with the calcium in the plaster to form a thin layer of calcium stearate, which functions as a release agent.
Niche uses
Being inexpensive, nontoxic, and fairly inert, stearic acid finds many niche applications Stearic acid is used as a negative plate additive in the manufacture of lead-acid batteries. It is added at the rate of 0.6 g per kg of the oxide while preparing the paste. It is believed to enhance the hydrophobicity of the negative plate, particularly during dry-charging process. It also reduces the extension of oxidation of the freshly formed lead (negative active material) when the plates are kept for drying in the open atmosphere after the process of tank formation. As a consequence, the charging time of a dry uncharged battery during initial filling and charging (IFC) is comparatively lower, as compared to a battery assembled with plates which do not contain stearic acid additive. Fatty acids are classic components of candle-making. Stearic acid is used along with simple sugar or corn syrup as a hardener in candies.
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