Coconut fatty acid

Coconut fatty acid (CAS 61788-47-4), also sold as coco fatty acids or coconut oil acids, is a mixed-chain fatty acid blend derived from coconut oil.

Where is Coconut fatty acid used?

• Surfactants and emulsifiers: building block
• Personal care: saponified into coconut soap bases and cleansing bars
• Shampoos and skin creams: controlled lather and emulsification
• Home care and industrial cleaning: feedstock for amine-based and ethoxylated surfactants
• Textile and leather processing: lubricant and softening agent in fiber treatment and leather fatliquoring
• Food-grade applications: emulsifier precursors and release agents in bakery and confectionery processing
• These surfactants are essential in detergents, degreasers, and hard-surface cleaners.
• Used to produce intermediates such as lubricants for the textile industry and metalworking fluids.
• In paper it is a component of surface treatment chemicals and defoamer formulations.
• Used in the production of fatty acid alkanolamides, imidazolines, esters, fatty amines and anionic specialty surfactants such as acyl isethionates, acyl sarcosinates and acyl taurates.
• Used as a mold release agent in plastics and rubber.

Typical specification

• Saponification value is 266-275 mg KOH/g.
• The acid value and fatty acid distribution (C8–C18 profile) vary from supplier to supplier, so CoA comparison is recommended before purchase.
• C12 (lauric acid) content is 47-53%.
• Acid value is 265-275 mg KOH/g.

Regulatory status

• The INCI name for coconut fatty acid is Coconut Acid.

Storage, packaging and handling

• Coconut fatty acid is supplied in drums, IBCs, and liquid bulk.

Frequently asked questions about Coconut fatty acid

What is the iodine value of coconut fatty acid?

The iodine value of coconut fatty acid is 7-11 %I2 absorbed.

Technical content is compiled and updated by the SoleChem product team from public technical sources; the certificate of analysis (COA) governs product-specific specifications.