Description
Fatty Alcohols
C***0, C***8, C****4, C****8, C****6, C8, C*0, C*2, C*6, C*8
Chemical structure: R-OH
Fatty alcohols are made entirely from vegetable feed stocks
(coconut and /or palm kernel, supplemented with palm oil stearin).
The fefined oil is first converted to methyl ester and
glycerine.
The methyl esters can be fractionated and then hydrogenated to
alcohol. The alcohol can be further distilled to achieve the
desired chain length distribution. Mid-cut alcohol, the
principal alcohol produced, is largely used for surfactant
production.
Heavy-cut alcohol is predominantly used in personal care and
pharmaceutical applications, though there are some large industrial
uses. Light-cut alcohol is mainly used in agriculture, petroleum,
and wood treatment industries.
