{"id":31623,"date":"2025-09-03T14:56:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sancarkimya.com.tr\/en\/?page_id=31623"},"modified":"2025-09-15T23:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:08:08","slug":"stearic-acid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sancarkimya.com.tr\/en\/products\/other-chemicals\/stearic-acid\/","title":{"rendered":"Stearic Acid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

Stearic Acid<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
ABOUT THE PRODUCT\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Stearic acid is an 18-carbon long saturated fatty acid. It is a white, waxy solid that is insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents like alcohol and ether.<\/p>

Due to its bipolar structure (both hydrophilic and hydrophobic), it acts as a surfactant and is used in various industrial formulations as an emulsion stabilizer, softener, and thickening agent. In saponification reactions, stearic acid forms sodium or potassium salts, becoming a key component of soaps. It also reacts with metal oxides to form metal soaps (e.g., calcium stearate, zinc stearate), which serve as important internal and external lubricants in PVC, rubber, and plastic industries.<\/p>

In plastic and polymer production, it is preferred to improve process efficiency, enhance product surface quality, and provide thermal stability. In the cosmetics industry, stearic acid is used as a thickener and softener in creams, lotions, deodorants, and makeup products. In the food industry, it is approved as an additive under the code E570.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
APPLICATION AREA\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\u2022 Plastics and Polymers:<\/strong>Internal and external lubricant, processing aid in PVC and rubber applications<\/p>

\u2022 Cosmetics and Personal Care:<\/strong><\/b>Emulsifier and softener in creams, lotions, soaps, shaving foams, and makeup products<\/p>

\u2022 Food Industry:<\/strong><\/b>Food additive with code E570 (lubricant, mold release agent)<\/p>

\u2022 Detergents and Cleaning Products:<\/strong><\/b> Hard soap production, surfactant manufacturing<\/p>

\u2022 Textiles:<\/strong><\/b> Production of water-repellent and softening chemicals<\/p>

\u2022 Electronics and Metalworking:<\/strong><\/b> Mold release and surface protection formulations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stearic Acid ABOUT THE PRODUCT Stearic acid is an 18-carbon long saturated fatty acid. It is a white, waxy solid that is insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents like alcohol and ether. Due to its bipolar structure (both hydrophilic and hydrophobic), it acts as a surfactant and is used in various industrial formulations…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":29779,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31623","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sancarkimya.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sancarkimya.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sancarkimya.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sancarkimya.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sancarkimya.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sancarkimya.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31623\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sancarkimya.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sancarkimya.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}