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Oleris® Undecylenic Acid:
Bio-Based Bifunctional 10-Undecenoic Acid 

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CAS: 112-38-9
EC: 203-965-8
REACH: 01-2119493102-46-0000
Product overview

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.

Geographic availability
  • Worldwide

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Properties

Chemical name : Undecylenic acid
Common name : 10-Undecenoic acid, 10-Undecylenic acid, Undec-10-enoic, 10-Hendecenoic acid

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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

 

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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:

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