Potassium oleate production method and use

Overview of potassium oleate

Potassium oleate is an organic compound called long-chain fatty acid. These are fatty acids with 13 to 21 carbon atoms in the aliphatic tail. Potassium oleate is a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Potassium oleate is a kind of potassium catalyst, mainly used for the reaction of polyisohydrocarbamate in polyurethane foam. It can also be used as rubber emulsifier, foaming agent, release agent, detergent, lubricant, fiber Softener and surfactant.

Potassium oleate is a natural component of vegetable oils (such as sunflower oil). It is used to make soap and make vegetable glycerin soap. In its pure form, it may be irritating, but in soap making, the dosage can be reduced and it is approved as food safe when used as a binding ingredient.

Potassium oleate is a product with high wetting, non-stick, foaming ability, and can be used in industrial fields, such as the manufacture of Marseille soap. It is a surface active agent whose main function is to reduce the surface tension of water so that it wets the fabric more thoroughly, thereby helping to wash and remove dirt. Fatty acid potassium salt is made by adding potassium hydroxide to fatty acids in animal fat and vegetable oil. Fatty acids are extracted from palm, coconut, olive, castor and cottonseed plants to form this active ingredient

Potassium oleate production method:The saponification method is mainly used. It is prepared by saponifying butter, mutton and other fats with potassium hydroxide, salting out and separating glycerin.

Physical and chemical properties of potassium oleate:

Appearance and properties: brown solid or transparent to amber liquid

Melting point: 235-240ºC

Boiling point: 360ºC at 760 mmHg

Flash point: 140°C

Vapor pressure: 3.7E-06mmHg at 25°C

Overview of potassium oleate

Potassium oleate is an organic compound called long-chain fatty acid. These are fatty acids with 13 to 21 carbon atoms in the aliphatic tail. Potassium oleate is a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Potassium oleate is a kind of potassium catalyst, mainly used for the reaction of polyisohydrocarbamate in polyurethane foam. It can also be used as rubber emulsifier, foaming agent, release agent, detergent, lubricant, fiber Softener and surfactant.

Potassium oleate is a natural component of vegetable oils (such as sunflower oil). It is used to make soap and make vegetable glycerin soap. In its pure form, it may be irritating, but in soap making, the dosage can be reduced and it is approved as food safe when used as a binding ingredient.

Potassium oleate is a product with high wetting, non-stick, foaming ability, and can be used in industrial fields, such as the manufacture of Marseille soap. It is a surface active agent whose main function is to reduce the surface tension of water so that it wets the fabric more thoroughly, thereby helping to wash and remove dirt. Fatty acid potassium salt is made by adding potassium hydroxide to fatty acids in animal fat and vegetable oil. Fatty acids are extracted from palm, coconut, olive, castor and cottonseed plants to form this active ingredient

Application of potassium oleate

Potassium oleate is used as an emulsifier in many liquid soaps, facial cleansers, beard waxes, shower gels and permanent hair substances. The emulsifier acts like a surfactant and reduces the surface tension of the liquid. Potassium oleate prevents the components in these products from separating into individual chemicals.

1. Used as emulsifier and cleaning agent. Used in creams and shampoo cosmetics. High emulsification efficiency, but easy to form calcium soap in hard water, can also be used as a fiber softener.

2. Potassium oleate is a potassium catalyst and trimerization catalyst for polyurethane rigid polyisocyanurate, and is widely used in the PIR foaming system of polyurethane insulation boards.

3. Potassium oleate is widely used in rubber emulsifiers, foaming agents, mold release agents, detergents, lubricants, fiber softeners and surfactants.

4. Potassium oleate is used as an emulsifier and foaming agent in the field of latex, and can also be used in creams and shampoo cosmetics. The emulsification efficiency is high, but calcium soap is easy to form in hard water.

5. It can also be used as fiber softener, ink additive and metal cutting fluid.

Potassium oleate price

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