It is composed of saturated faty acids mainly C16 and C18.t has the general chemical properties of oranic acids and is an important chemicalraw material and additive.
Stearic acid is a white solid with a mild odor. Octadecanoic acid is a C18 straight-chain saturated fatty acid component of many animal and vegetable lipids. As well as in the diet, it is used in hardening soaps, softening plastics and in making cosmetics, candles and plastics. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a human metabolite, a Daphnia magna metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a long-chain fatty acid, a straight-chain saturated fatty acid and a saturated fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of an octadecanoate. It derives from a hydride of an octadecane.
It is widely used in food, rubber, plastics, tires, cosmetics, plastic cold-resistant plasticizers, release agents, stablizers, surfactants, rubbervulcanization accelerators, waterproofing agents, polishing agents, metal soaps, metal mineral suspensions, softeners, pharmaceuticals and othelorganic chemicals.
It can also be used as solvent for oil-soluble piqments, crayon slippery agent, wax paper polishing agent, etc.