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Stearic Acid

Updated: Feb 28, 2022

Definition : Stearic acid is white flaky, bead-like or lumpy solid. It is made up of C16 & C18 saturated fatty acid.




The stearic acid is widely used for the following usage applications:

  1. The lubricant, the remover, the plasticizer in the plastics industry.

  2. The curing active ingredient, the softener, the dispersing agent in the rubber industry.

  3. Raw materials of lever wax, tea wax, cup wax and craft candle; the softening cream, cold cream in the cosmetics greasy raw materials.

  4. Serves as the emulsifier, the super fatting agent, the softening agent, the polish and so on; the emulsifier, the dispersing agent, the quality modifier in food profession.

  5. AKD, the softening agent in the paper industry; wax pencil's raw material in the culture and education thing, pencil's lead and the solid glue water thickener.

  6. Assistant agent in the medicine, the surface active agent and antibiotics.

  7. Raw material of solidified alcohol in the fuel industry.

  8. The soap base in the lubricant industry.


INDEX

Grade

1842

1838

1820

Type

Tripple Pressed

Double Pressed

Appearance

Flaky or Bead

Flaky or Bead

Flaky or Bead

Iodine Value (g12/100g) ≤

0.5

0.5

0.5

Saponification value (mgKOH/g)

209-211

211-212.5

213-217

Acid value (mgKOH/g)

208-210

210-211.5

212-216

Color (Hazen) ≤

80

80

120

Color (Hazen) ≤

0.2

0.2

0.2



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