Properties:

Shaped like lumps, flakes

Saturated fatty acid mainly with C16 and C18

White flake solid at ambient temperature

Does not dissolve in water, slightly dissolves in benzene and carbon bisulfide, and easily dissolves in hot alcohol

No smell, nontoxic

 

It has the general chemical properties of organic carboxylic acid

 

Application: widely used in curing agent, plastic heat stabilizer, wetting agent, textile softener, chemical fiber oil, anti-static agent, edible emulsifier, also used in cosmetics, detergent and the intermediates of various surfactants, and others.