Appearance
White to cream color beads with mild fatty odor
Function
Behenic Acid is often used to give hair conditioners and moisturizers their smoothing properties. It is also used in lubricating oils, and as a solvent evaporation retarder in paint removers. Its amide is used as an anti-foaming agent in detergents, floor polishes and dripless candles. Reduction of behenic acid yields behenyl alcohol.
Synonyms
Behenic Acid 85% Bead, Behenic Aid High Purity, Sichuan Tianyu Oleo; Lutacid B85, Unichem BE240
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry, dark location in a tightly sealed container or cylinder. Keep away from incompatible materials, ignition sources and untrained individuals.
Packages
- 150 Gram Bottle
- 250 Gram HDPE WM Bottle
- 400 Gram HDPE WM Bottle
- 5 kg. HDPE OH Pail
- 25 kg. Bag
- 1 lb. Bulk
Industries
- Cosmetics
- industrial
Product Classes
- Fatty acids
- fatty alcohols
Other
- Origin: Synthetic
- Shelf life: 2 years from mfg. date
- Freight Classification: NMFC 43940 S 2 CL 85
- Kosher Status: Not Kosher
- Flash Point: 306øC
- Melting Point: 72-80 øC
- API: NO
- Allergen: NO
- Hazmat: YES
- Molecular Weight: 340.58 g/mol