TALLOW ALCOHOL

CAS NO:99561-04-3
EC NO:308-980-4

General Description
Waxy white solid with a mild soapy odor. Floats on water. 
Properties: Fatty crystalline mass, mp 46-47°.
Melting point: mp 46-47°
Use: Defoaming agent, emollient, intermediate for surface active agents.

Advantages
Produces fatty alcohol from a wide range of vegetable oils and fats
Fractions of fatty alcohol have different chain lengths

Tallow alcohol is a Mixt. of fatty alcohols derived from tallow Tallow alcohol uses and applications include: Emollient, emulsifier, consistency agent, cosolvent for cosmetics, skin creamslotions; defoamer; in paperpaperboard in contact with aqueousfatty foods

CLASS
Solvent 

FUNCTIONS
Emulsifier 

INDUSTRY
Cosmetic 

Tallow alcohol is a Mixt of fatty alcohols derived from tallow. 
Tallow alcohol uses and applications include: Emollient, emulsifier, consistency agent, cosolvent for cosmetics, skin creamslotions; defoamer;in paperpaperboard in contact with aqueousfatty foods.Waxy white solid with a mild soapy odor. Floats on water.

Potential Uses:
 emollients
 emulsifying agents

Properties
Appearance , solid.
Solubility    insoluble in water.
Stability    stable. Easily oxidized.

Major Uses

1, Typical applications
Tallow alcohol is use as dispersing agent, emulsifying agent.
Tallow alcohol is use as lubricant.
Tallow alcohol is use as intermediate in organic synthesis.

2, Personal care products
Conditioning agent, emollient, viscosity controlling agent, emulsifying agent, emulsion stabilizer, refatting agent in personal care products.

IUPAC names
Alcohols, tallow

SYNONYMS:
99561-04-3
Alcohols, tallow
EINECS 308-980-4