Product code RXSOL-45-4504-180
- Unit
- Kg
- Quantity per unit
- 180.00
Erucic acid, a 22-carbon monounsaturated fatty acid (22:1ω9), is found in rapeseed and mustard oils, and is also known as cis-13-docosenoic acid. It is a major component of rapeseed and mustard oils, and its presence has led to selective breeding for low-erucic acid varieties for food use.
Application
Industrial Applications:
- Lubricants: Erucic acid and its derivatives (like erucamide and erucate esters) are used in lubricants for continuous steel casting, formulated lubricants, and rubber additives.
- Surfactants: Amides of erucic acid are used as surfactants.
- Plastics and Polymers: Erucic acid can be used to produce nitrogen derivatives such as behenyl amine (a corrosion inhibitor) and disubstituted amides (plasticizers).
- Coatings: Erucic acid can be used in the production of coatings.
- Detergents: Erucic acid is used in the production of detergents.
- Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals: Erucic acid is used in the production of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
- Ozonolysis: Oxidative ozonolysis of erucic acid produces dibasic acids like brassylic acid and monoacids like pelargonic acid.
- Nitrogen Derivatives: Erucic acid can be used to produce nitrogen derivatives such as behenyl amine, a corrosion inhibitor, and erucamide, a slip and antiblocking agent for plastic films.
Technical Specifications
- Chemical Formula: CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)11COOH
- Molecular Weight: 338.57
- CAS Number: 112-86-7
- Appearance: Pale yellow liquid or powder/crystals
- Assay: ~90% (GC)
- Boiling Point: 358 °C / 400 mmHg (lit.)
- Melting Point: 28-32 °C (lit.)
- Solubility: Slightly soluble or insoluble in water
- Odour: Characteristic fatty odour
Other Names
ERUCIC ACID