CAS 143-07-7 Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleoside Sodium Phosphate Lauric Acid Used in Wetting Agents, Detergents and Alkyd Resins

Lauric acid

Product introduction

Lauric acid is a colorless acicular crystal or powder. It smells of bay oil. Soluble in methanol, slightly soluble in acetone and petroleum ether.

Solubility insoluble in water, soluble in chloroform, benzene, alcohol, ether, petroleum ether. Melting point 44-46 °C(lit.), boiling point 225 °C100 mm Hg(lit.), density 0.883 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

Lauric acid, also known as lauric acid, is a saturated fatty acid with 12 carbon atoms. At room temperature, it is a white acicular crystal with a slight fragrance of bay oil. Insoluble in water, soluble in methanol, ether, chloroform and other organic solvents, slightly soluble in acetone and petroleum ether. Although named lauric acid, it only accounts for 1-3% of the laurel oil content. At present, the vegetable oils with high lauric acid content are coconut oil 45-52%, oil palm seed oil 44-52%, Babassu seed oil 43-44% and so on.

Product application

1. Lauric acid is mainly used in the production of alkyd resins, wetting agents, detergents, surfactants, food additives and cosmetics as raw materials. This product is often used as a lubricant, with lubricant and vulcanizing agent and other functions. However, due to the corrosive effect on metal, it is generally not used for plastic products such as wires and cables. This product is most widely used in the surfactant industry, and can also be used in the fragrance industry.

2. Used as surface treatment agent for preparation of bonding. It is also used in the manufacture of alkyd resins, chemical fiber oils, synthetic fragrances, plastic stabilizers, anti-corrosion additives for gasoline and lubricating oil. It is widely used in the manufacture of various types of surfactants, such as cationic lauryl amine, lauryl nitrile, tryllauryl amine, lauryl dimethylamine, lauryl trimethylammonium salt, etc. The anionic types are sodium lauryl sulfate, lauryl sulfate, lauryl sulfate triethyl ammonium salt, etc. Zwitterionic types include lauryl betaine, imidazoline laurate, etc. Non-ionic surfactants include polyL-alcohol monolaurate, polyoxyethylene laurate, lauryl glyceride polyoxyethylene ether, laurate diethanolamide and so on. In addition, it is also used as a food additive and used in the manufacture of cosmetics.

3. Lauric acid is a raw material for the production of soaps, detergents, cosmetic surfactants and chemical fiber oils.