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TALL OIL FATTY ACID (TOFA)

CAS NUMBER: 61790-12-3

MOLECULAR FORMULA: C19H32O4

MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 324.45

EC NUMBER: 263-107-3

 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is derived from tall oil, which is a viscous, dark yellow, fragrant liquid. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA), is obtained as a by-product of process (wood pulp transformation into paper) when the wood consists mainly of conifers.

Tall Oil fatty acids (TOFA) are useful in a wide range of industrial applications including fuel additives, alkyd resins, dimer acids, surfactants, cleaners, oil field chemicals, lubricant esters and other chemical derivatives.  
The use of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) ranges can be found in the long carbon chain (C18), the acid function of the carboxyl group (COOH) and the unsaturation of the double bonds.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a viscous yellow-black odorous liquid obtained as a by-product of process of wood pulp manufacture when pulping mainly coniferous trees.
The name originated as an anglicization.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is the third largest chemical by-product in a mill after lignin and hemicellulose.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) may contribute to 1.0–1.5% of the mill's revenue if not used internally.

The composition of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) varies a great deal, depending on the type of wood used. 
With pure pines Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is possible to have acid numbers in the range 160–165, while mills using a mix of softwoods and hardwoods might give acid numbers in the range of 125–135.

Normally Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) contains rosins, which contains resin acids (mainly abietic acid and its isomers), fatty acids (mainly palmitic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid) and fatty alcohols, unsaponifiable sterols (5–10%), some sterols, and other alkyl hydrocarbon derivates.
By fractional distillation Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is obtained, with rosin content reduced to 10–35%. 

By further reduction of the Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) content to 1–10%, tall oil fatty acid (TOFA) can be obtained, which is cheap, consists mostly of oleic acid, and is a source of volatile fatty acids.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) finds use as a component of adhesives, rubbers, and inks, and as an emulsifier. 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is used as a binder in cement, an adhesive, and an emulsifier for asphalt.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a low-cost and vegetarian lifestyle-friendly alternative to tallow fatty acids for production of soaps and lubricants. 

When esterified with pentaerythritol, Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is used as a compound of adhesives and oil-based varnishes. 
When reacted with amines, polyamidoamines are produced which may be used as epoxy resin curing agents.

Tall Oil Fatty Acid (TOFA) is a low cost, viscous yellow-black odorous liquid chemical compound that is a product of crude tall oil vacuum distillation. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a member of the product family Oleic Acid.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a viscous yellow-black odorous liquid obtained as a by-product of the Kraft process of wood pulp manufacture when pulping mainly coniferous trees.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is the third largest chemical by-product in a mill after lignin and hemicellulose; the yield of crude tall oil from the process is in the range.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) may contribute to 1.0–1.5% of the mill's revenue if not used internally.
Tall Oil Fatty Acid (TOFA) is a product that is very pure fatty acid with a low level of rosin acids and a low level of unsaponifiables through our optimum distillation process. 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is used to satisfy the demands of today’s environmentally aware consumers and global markets.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is an ideal raw material for many chemical reactions and intermediates. 

The most common applications for Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) are paints and coatings, biolubricants, fuel additives and performance polymer.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s are used as a chemical intermediate and also as an additive for cosmetic or pharmaceutic preparations.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a mostly unsaturated fatty acid. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a fatty acid source widely used in many industries. 

The utility of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) can be found in the long carbon chain (C18) acid function of the carboxyl group (-COOH) or unsaturation of the double bonds. 
Tall Oil Fatty Acid (TOFA) is a 100% natural source material used by various industries, particularly paint and varnish producers. 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a yellowish liquid chemical compound that is a product of crude tall oil distillation. 
They are used in alkyd and wood coatings, lubricants, industrial cleaners, anionic flotation reagents, oilfield additives, corrosion inhibitors, metalworking fluids, and surfactants.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is readily biodegradable and has low bioaccumulation potential to the environment. 
The aquatictoxicity study shows Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is not harmful to aquatic organisms.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is isolated from acidified skimming of partially concentrated black liquor. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is collected and refined at special plants. 

The refined Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s are sold commercially for soaps, rosin size, etc.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a viscous liquid that has a slightly yellow tint. 

A source of low boiling point fatty acid, Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is widely used in the production of synthetic lubrication and will have different uses depending on the percentage of Rosin in the TOFA. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is the solid form of resin obtained from plants and when heated can be used as an ingredient in printing inks, soaps and sealing waxes. 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) can also be used in a multitude of other applications like in rubbers, inks and many times used as an emulsifier. 
Tall Oil Fatty Acid (TOFA) is also used in metalworking fluids, industrial cleaners, lubricant esters, alkyd resins, and dimer acids.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is the product of crude tall oil vacuum distillation. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) appears as a mixture of unsaturated acids: linolic, linolenic, and others. 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s also contain up to 2% of resin acids and up to 2% of unsaponifiable matters. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is applied in paint-and-varnish industry for alkyd resins processing, in chemical industry for obtaining esters, amides, dimers and other advanced processing products, as well as for flotation agent producing.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a UVCB substance. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s are present in pine trees as glycerol esters; these fatty acids are saponified to sodium salts during the pulping process. 

These sodium salts are the major component of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) soap that is skimmed from spent pulping liquor and acidulated to form crude tall oil. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is then fractionally distilled at high temperatures under vacuum to yield several fractions, one of which is tall oil, fatty acids (HPVIS).

As a UVCB substance, the composition of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is: 1% palmitic acid, 2% stearic acid, 48% oleic acid, 35% linoleic acid, 7% conjugated linoleic acid, 4% other acids and 2% unsaponifiable matter (HPVIS).
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is readily biodegradable. 

Tall oil fatty acids (TOFA) consist primarily of oleic and linoleic acids and are obtained by the distillation of crude tall oil. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA), a by-product of the kraft pulping process, is a mixture of fatty acids, rosin acids, and unsaponifiables. 

These components are separated from one another by a series of distillations. 
Several grades of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) are available depending on rosin, unsaponifiable content, color, and color stability. 

Typical compositions of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) products are shown.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s have a variety of applications. 

The largest uses of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) traditionally have been in coatings, primarily alkyd resins where grades of higher rosin content predominate. 
Since the 1970s their use as chemical intermediates in applications, which includes manufacture of dimer acids and epoxidized Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) esters, has exceeded their use in coatings. 

The more highly refined, low rosin grades are required for their application as intermediates.
Other areas of significant use are in soaps, detergents, and ore flotation. 

Worldwide Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) fractionating capacity and domestic production and prices of TOFA are given. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) pricing is strongly dependent on soya fatty acid prices since these materials are often used in the same application.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s are a by-product of the sulfate pulping of cellulose. 
The field of application of tall oil fatty acids is currently limited to the production of polyhydric alcohol esters (glycerol, etriol, and pentaerythritol, primarily, for the production of alkyds); ethanolamides; disproportionated and dimer acids (including amides based on them); imidazolines; salts; as well as lower alkyl esters. 

However, Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s have the potential to be used as a basis for the synthesis of motor oils and their additives, additives to diesel fuel, as well as raw materials for the production of biodiesel fuel.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is created by the reduction of tall oil rosin and its derivatives are used in the manufacturing of rubber, paper, soaps and detergents, printing inks, metalworking fluids, corrosion inhibitors and plasticizers.

Common applications of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) are detergents, metalworking, petroleum production, dimers, and rubbers.
Tall Oil Fatty Acid (TOFA) is a viscous liquid that has a slightly yellow tint. 

A source of low boiling point fatty acid, Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is widely used in the production of synthetic lubrication and will have different uses depending on the percentage of Rosin in the TOFA. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is the solid form of resin obtained from plants and when heated can be used as an ingredient in printing inks, soaps and sealing waxes. 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) can also be used in a multitude of other applications like in rubbers, inks and many times used as an emulsifier. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a fatty acid with high fatty acid content (96%) and low rosin acid content (2%). 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is commonly used in coatings, cosmetics, detergents, leather finishings, liquid soaps, personal care items, and surfactants.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is an excellent raw material for various industries including mining, printing, cement & masonry, adhesives, papermaking, cleaning compounds, defoamers, industrial & household cleaners. 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) can also be used as a drying agent in coatings and inks and as anionic & nonionic surfactants for textile.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is also used in for the production of high-quality dimer acids, esters, alkyd resins, flotation reagents, metalworking fluids, imidazoline corrosion inhibitors as well as soaps and detergents, and others.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is used in for the production of metalworking fluids, high-quality dimer acids, esters, alkyd resins and flotation reagents
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is also used in several applications including cement & masonry, adhesives, papermaking, cleaning compounds, mining, printing, industrial & household cleaners.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is obtained in the manufacturing process of paper pulp, from conifers, by the Kraft process.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) with high fatty acid content and low content of 2% rosin acids and unsaponifiables. 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) fraction consists primarily of oleic and linoleic acids. 
The light colour together with excellent colour stability and air drying properties are derived from its origin, the northern pine.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is principally a mixture of resin acids, such as abietic acid, and fatty acids, such as oleic and linoleic acids, with some sterols and other compounds. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is obtained by chemically treating the cooking liquor used in the operation of pulping wood for paper.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s are mainly used in the production of soap, both for cosmetic purposes and, in the case of metallic soaps, as lubricants. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s are also converted, via their methyl esters, to fatty alcohols and fatty amines, which are precursors to surfactants, detergents, and lubricants. 

Other applications include their use as emulsifiers, texturizing agents, wetting agents, anti-foam agents, or stabilizing agents.
In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated. 

Most naturally occurring Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s have an unbranched chain of an even number of carbon atoms, from 4 to 28. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s are usually produced industrially by the hydrolysis of vegetable oils (triglycerides), with the removal of glycerine.

Tall oil fatty acid (TOFA) can be obtained, which is cheap, consists mostly of oleic acid, and is a source of volatile fatty acids. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a low-cost alternative to tallow fatty acids for production of soaps and lubricants, rubber, paper, soaps and detergents, printing inks, metalworking fluids, corrosion inhibitors and plasticizers. 

When esterified with pentaerythritol, Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is used as a compound of adhesives and oil-based varnishes.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is also used in oil drills as a component of drilling fluids.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a low sulfur, low-rosin, tall oil fatty acid. 
The utility of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is found in its long carbon chain (C18), acid functionality (-COOH), and unsaturation in its double bonds. 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is an ideal fatty acid for use in the preparation of low sulfur diesel lubricity improvers.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) provides a combination of light color, exceptional color stability, and good air-drying characteristics. 

Because of its higher degree of unsaturation compared to soybean-derived fatty acids, Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is an excellent intermediate fatty acid for the manufacture of dimer acids. 
The light color and low rosin content of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) make it suitable for the production of surfactants. 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) provides better properties to alkyd resins than soybean or linseed-derived fatty acids. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) has found use in the areas of specialty industrial and household cleaners, plasticizers for rubber products, alkyd resins and textiles.

Tall oil fatty acid (TOFA) is created by the reduction of tall oil rosin and its derivatives are used in the manufacturing of rubber, paper, soaps and detergents, printing inks, metalworking fluids, corrosion inhibitors and plasticizers.
Tall oil fatty acids (TOFA) is a mixture of fatty acids, rosin acids, and unsaponifiables. 

Several grades of Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) are available depending on rosin, unsaponifiable content, color, and color stability. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA)s are used in coatings, primarily alkyd resins, dimer acids and epoxidized TOFA esters coatings. 

The more highly refined, low rosin grades are required for their application as intermediates. 
Other areas of significant use are in soaps, detergents, and ore flotation

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is an excellent raw material for various industries including mining, printing, cement & masonry, adhesives, papermaking, cleaning compounds, defoamers, industrial & household cleaners. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) can also be used as a drying agent in coatings and inks and as anionic & nonionic surfactants for textile.

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is an exceptionally high purity grade of oleic acid derived wholly from a tall oil fatty acid source. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a low odor, essentially water white, low titer, oily liquid. 

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a unique commercial fatty acid in that it contains, typically, 90% oleic acid, all of which is in the naturally occurring cis-isomer form. 
Because Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) contains only a low percentage of polyunsaturated acids, it has excellent oxidation resistance and color stability. 

Saturated fatty acids and unsaponifiables in Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) are also outstandingly low. 
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) is used in numerous cosmetic and personal care applications, functioning as an emulsifier or surfactant.
 


USES:

-Farmers Emulsion

-Alkyde Resins

-Asphalt Additives

-Carbon Papers

-General Oils

-Cleaning Products

-Oils for painting

-Dryers

-Drilling Solutions

-Greases

-Lubricants

-Detergents, soaps and Esterquats

-Textile / fiber

-Printing ink

-Mining

-Adhesives

 


APPLICATION:

-alkyds and other protective coating resins

-chemical intermediates

-corrosion inhibitors

-defoamers

-emulsifiers

-epoxy resin esters

-lubricants

-metalworking fluid

-plasticizers

-printing ink

-rubber paper

-soaps & detergent

-synthetic detergents

-Adhesives/sealants-B&C

-Commerical printing inks

-Paints & coatings

-Polymer modification

-Protective coatings

 


COSMETIC USES:

-cleansing agents

-skin conditioning - emollient

-surfactants

-surfactant - emulsifying

 


FEATURES:

Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) has a low titer value, high acid value, and high flash point.
Tall Oil fatty acid (TOFA) has excellent emulsifying properties.

 

BENEFITS:

-Excellent color stability

-Exceptionally high purity

-Low odor level & uniform fatty acid composition

-Low saturated acids and unsaponifiables content

-Water-white initial color

 

CHARACTERISTICS:

-100% bio-based content

-Low viscosity, liquid long fatty acid (C18) chain

-Reactive polyunsaturation

-Light color and good color stability (based on grade)

-Low rosin content

-Good air drying properties

 

 

STORAGE:

do not store in direct sunlight
keep away from heat, sparks and open flame

keep containers closed when not in use
store at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure

 

SYNONYM:

diproportionated Tall oil acid fatty acid
fatty acids, tall-oil
Tall oil acid s
Tall oil acid fatty acid
Tall oil acid fatty acids
westvaco 1480
61790-12-3
H9HR63474M
Acids, Tall oil acid
Fatty acids, Tall oil acid
Tall oil acid 
Fatty acids, tall-oil
Disproportionated Tall oil acid fatty acid
EINECS 263-107-3
Tall oil acid s
Tall oil acid fatty acids
UNII-H9HR63474M
Tallol; Liquid rosin; Talloel (German);
Aceite de resina (Spanish); Tallol (French);
tall;Tall oil acid L-1;Talloilacids;Acids,talloil;Tall oil acid ;TALLOELFETTSAEUREN;Tall oil acid fatty acid;Fattyacids,tall-oil;Disproportionatedtalloilfattyacid;Talllfettsuren (Harzsuregehalt <2 %)

 


IUPAC NAME:

cobalt(2+); 3-(3-ethylcyclopentyl)propanoate
Disproportionated Tall Oil Fatty Acid
fatty acid, tall-oil
Fatty acids, tall oil
fatty acids, tall oil
Tall Oil Fatty Acid
tall-oil

 

 

 

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