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| PALMITIC ACID, CETYL ESTER | ||
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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION |
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| CAS NO. | 540-10-3 |
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| EINECS NO. | 208-736-6 | |
| FORMULA | C32H64O2 | |
| MOL WT. | 480.86 | |
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| SYNONYMS | Hexadecanoic Acid, Hexadecyl Ester; Palmityl palmitate; | |
| n-Hexadecyl Hexadecanoate; Hexadecyl Palmitate; Palmitic Acid, n-hexadecyl Ester; Cetyl Palmitate; | ||
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CLASSIFICATION |
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF FATTY ACID |
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| Fatty Acids are aliphatic carboxylic acid with varying hydrocarbon lengths at one end of the chain joined to terminal carboxyl (-COOH) group at the other end. The general formula is R-(CH2)n-COOH. Fatty acids are predominantly unbranched and those with even numbers of carbon atoms between 12 and 22 carbons long react with glycerol to form lipids (fat-soluble components of living cells) in plants, animals, and microorganisms. Fatty acids all have common names respectively lilk lauric (C12), MyrIstic (C14), palmitic (C16), stearic (C18), oleic (C18, unsaturated), and linoleic (C18, polyunsaturated) acids. The saturated fatty acids have no solid bonds, while oleic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid has one solid bond (also described as olefinic) and polyunsaturated fatty acids like linolenic acid contain two or more solid bonds. Lauric acid (also called Dodecanoic acid) is the main acid in coconut oil (45 - 50 percent) and palm kernel oil (45 - 55 percent). Nutmeg butter is rich in myristic acid (also called Tetradecanoic acid ) which constitutes 60-75 percent of the fatty-acid content. Palmitic acid(also called Hexadecylic acid ) constitutes between 20 and 30 percent of most animal fats and is also an important constituent of most vegetable fats (35 - 45 percent of palm oil). Stearic acid ( also called Octadecanoic Acid) is nature's most common long-chain fatty acids, derived from animal and vegetable fats. It is widely used as a lubricant and as an additive in industrial preparations. It is used in the manufacture of metallic stearates, pharmaceuticals, soaps, cosmetics, and food packaging. It is also used as a softener, accelerator activator and dispersing agent in rubbers. Oleic acid (systematic chemical name is cis-octadec-9-enoic acid) is the most abundant of the unsaturated fatty acids in nature. | ||
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES |
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| PHYSICAL STATE | white to off-white waxy solid | |
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MELTING POINT |
43 - 53 C | |
| BOLING POINT |
360 C |
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SOLUBILITY IN WATER |
Insoluble | |
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| NFPA RATINGS | Health: 1; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 0 | |
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| STABILITY | Stable under ordinary conditions | |
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APPLICATIONS |
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| Fatty Acid Esters are used as raw material of emulsifiers or oiling agents for foods, spin finishes and textiles; lubricants for plastics; Paint and ink additives; surfactants and base materials for perfumery. They are used as solvents or co-solvents, oil carrier in agricultural industry. Cetyl palmitate has similar property to whale wax. | ||
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APPEARANCE |
white to off-white waxy solid | |
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SAP VALUE |
108 - 120 mg KOH/gm |
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MELTING POINT |
43 - 53 C | |
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HYDROXYL VALUE |
20.0 max mg KOH/gm |
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IODINE VALUE |
1 max mg KOH/gm |
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| TRANSPORTATION | ||
| PACKING | 25kgs in bag | |
| HAZARD CLASS | not regulated | |
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| OTHER INFORMATION | ||
| Hazard Symbols: n/a, Risk Phrases: n/a, Safety Phrases: 24/25-28A-37-45 | ||
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