Applications as Basic Industrial Raw Materials
Surfactants and Detergents: Used in the manufacture of liquid soaps and synthetic detergents; its sodium and potassium salts are key ingredients in standard, economical soaps, offering effective detergency and emulsification.
Lubrication and Rust Prevention:Serves as an additive for gear oils, metal-cutting fluids, and rolling oils; also used to produce metal rust inhibitors and polishing waxes, enhancing equipment wear resistance.
Plastic and Rubber Additives:Epoxidized to form epoxy oleate esters for use as plasticizers; acts as an activator, plasticizer, and softening agent in the rubber industry to improve processing characteristics.
Applications in Fine Chemicals and Light Industry
Ink and Stationery Raw Materials: Used as a solvent and raw material for carbon paper, ballpoint pen ink, and typewriter paper, improving ink dispersion and writing smoothness.
Coatings and Paint Additives: Used in the production of paint driers and semi-drying alkyd resin paints; also serves as a solvent for oil-soluble dyes.
Mineral Flotation Agents: Acts as a collector for ores such as hematite and apatite, increasing mineral recovery rates; also utilized in crude oil recovery and demulsification processes.
