Stearic acid can be used in these industry products:
1. Stearic acid is used in rubber industry as curing active agent, softener, dispersant.
2. It is used in stearate products. Barium stearate, lead, cadmium, zinc and calcium are heat stabilizers and light stabilizers of plastics. They can also be used as thickening agent of lubricating oil, leveling agent of paint, drying agent of plastics, and polishing agent of textiles.
3. It is used in candles to prevent tears when the candle burns.
4. In textile printing and dyeing industry it is used as auxiliary slurry dispersant, softener, penetration agent, anti-wear agent, defoaming agent. Printing and dyeing industry used as the main raw material of mercerizing cream.
5. It can also be used in the cosmetics industry, used as snow cream, cold cream and other cream oily raw materials, but also can be used as cream products emulsifier, in addition can also be used as a fat rich agent, softener, cleaning the skin of the solvent, gloss agent paste.
6. Stearic acid and calcium stearate can be used in the production of PVC pipe pipe and buckle plate industry.
7. Stearic acid can also be used in the production of cable material, along with zinc stearate.
8. Stearic acid and barium stearate can be used in artificial leather industry.
9. Stearic acid is an important stabilizer, emulsifier, dispersant, viscosity regulator of chewing gum and food quality improer in food additive industry.
10. Paper industry: stearic acid is the raw material for making wax emulsion, wax emulsion coating on tracing paper, oil-proof paper, wax glossy paper and other varieties, can increase the water resistance of paper, gloss and printing adaptability.
11. In cultural and educational supplies industry, it is an important raw material for making crayons, stearic acid can improve the gloss opacity of crayons, stearic acid in crayons accounted for 30% of the amount. In addition, stearic acid can also be used in the pencil refill to increase the hardness and slippage of the pencil refill to improve coloring and adhesion. It is also used as a gelling agent for solid glue.
12. In lubricating grease industry, it is the main raw material for the manufacture of soap, the main production of lithium grease, calcium based grease.
13. Ultra-fine active calcium carbonate industry uses stearic acid to increase the activity, and uses stearic acid as the medium in the production of active calcium carbonate
14. In glass fiber wire drawing and metal wire drawing industry, stearic acid plays the role of mold release agent, lubricant.
15. Solid alcohol industry: it can be used as the raw material of solid alcohol.
16. Compound fertilizer industry: it can be used as compound fertilizer anti-caking agent.
17. It is used in the waterproof material industry to improve the water resistance of materials.
18. A small amount of stearic acid is used in the abrasive industry.
19. In shoe industry it is used to raise the wear-resisting agent of sole.
20. It is used in gun barrels and explosives.
21. Manufacturers that produce masterbatch fillers can use stearic acid.
22. Manufacturers of coupling agents can also use stearic acid as a feedstock.
23. It is used in the plastics industry as a plasticizer, stabilizer and lubricant.
24. It is used in the pharmaceutical industry as an excipient, as a base for cream, cream, suppository.
25. Small amounts of stearic acid and glycerin are used in the paint industry.
26. Stearic acid can be used in the production of cots, tape and insulating materials industries
