Oleris® Undecylenic Acid:
Bio-Based Bifunctional 10-Undecenoic Acid
Oleris® Undecylenic acid is a bio-based, bifunctional fatty acid with a terminal double bond made from a renewable castor oil source. Suitable for use in innovative, sustainable design.
- Worldwide
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Properties
Chemical name : Undecylenic acid
Common name : 10-Undecenoic acid, 10-Undecylenic acid, Undec-10-enoic, 10-Hendecenoic acid
Features and Certifications
- 100% linear chain bifunctional fatty acid with carboxylic acid functionality and a terminal double bond
- High purity > 97%
- Carbon neutral (ISO 14040)
- 100% castor oil origin
- 100% degree of Natural Origin (ISO16128:2016-Annex C)
- KOSHER and HALAL certified
- GMO and BSE-TSE free
- Conforms to the COSMOS Standard and to Natural Detergents and Natural Detergents made with organic standard
- For chemical intermediate use only
Arkema is a Founding Member of Pragati:
The World's First Sustainable Castor Program
The goal of the Pragati project is to enable sustainable castor crop production.
Applications
Used as a 100% bio-based, sustainable, carbon-neutral building block where the following properties might be needed:
- High purity
- 100% Linearity
- High reactivity
Common applications include:
Cosmetic Applications
Oleris® Undecylenic acid is a natural fatty acid and a physiological chemical contained in human sweat, tears, and hair. It is used as a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of:
- Cosmetics requiring its cleansing, emulsifying, preservative, or surfactant properties like esters, ethanolamide derivatives and salts (calcium and zinc) with bacteriostatic properties
- For sustainable vegetable-based & natural ingredients
INCI name: undecylenic acid
Synthetic Lubricant Applications
Oleris® Undecylenic acid can be used as a building block for synthetic lubricants, to improve their renewable composition and increase their viscosity index.
Polymerization
Oleris® Undecylenic acid is used to functionalize polymers and as a chain regulator, due to its double bond and high reactivity.
Flavors and Fragrances Applications
Due to its bifunctionality, Oleris® Undecylenic acid is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of aromatic chemicals like:
10-Undecenal
10-Undecenol
γ-Undecalactone
Esters
Macrocyclic musks