What Are Fatty Alcohols?
Natural fatty alcohols are based on palm kernel oil, coconut oil etc. The most common production of fatty alcohol is by producing esters of fatty acids which further goes into the process of hydrogenation and then goes into fractionation/ distillation giving us different types of alcohol. They can be colourless or light yellow oily liquids or waxy solids.
Classification
Hexyl Alcohol
Octyl Alcohol
Decyl Alcohol
Lauryl Alcohol
Myristyl Alcohol
Cetyl Alcohol
Stearyl Alcohol
Oleyl Alcohol
Behenyl Alcohol
Octyl-Decyl Alcohol
Lauryl-Myristyl Alcohol
Lauryl-Cetyl Alcohol
Lauryl-Stearyl Alcohol
Ceto-Stearyl Alcohol
Functional Areas
Application
Personal Care & Cosmetics Industry
Emolient, Thickener, Perfuming, Skin Conditioning
Household Detergents
Surfactant, Thickener, Solvent, Foaming Agent
Textile Industry
Emulsifier, Wetting Agent Softners, Scouring
Food Industry
Emulsifier, Thickener, Stabilizer, Non-toxic
Industrial & Hard Surface Cleaning
Defoamer, Wetting Agent, Stabilizer, Emulsifier
Agrochemical Industry
Cleaner, Wetting Agent, Stabilizer, Emulsifier