Glycerin tristearate

When you boil glyceryl tristearate in lye (sodium hydroxide), you get sodium stearate and glycerin. When you remove the glycerin, you get soap. 

Glyceryl Tristearate occurs as a white, microfine, crystalline powder. It is prepared by reacting glycerin with stearic acid in the presence of a suitable catalyst such as aluminum oxide. It is also found in many animal and vegetable fats such as tallow and cocoa butter. It is soluble in hot alcohol and in chloroform very slightly soluble in cold alcohol, in ether, and in petroleum ether but insoluble in water. 

Propoxylated derivatives of sorbitol are used as the polyols in the formation of rigid polyurethane foams. Sorbitol can be dehydrated and esterified with stearic acid to give sorbitol mono- or tristearate. The ester then can be ethoxylated with about 20 ethylene oxide units to give an ethoxylated surfactant. Hydrolysis of sorbitol results with glycerin, which is used in the pharmaceutical and personal care products field [108,109],... 

CAS 555-43-1 EINECS/ELINCS 209-097-6 Synonyms Glycerol tristearate Glyceryl monotristearate Glyceryl tristearate Octadecanoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester 1,2,3-Propanetriol trioctadecanoate Stearin DeTmidon Triester of glycerin and stearic acid Empirical CsjHnoO ... 

Uses Solubilizer, thickener for cosmetics Trade Name Synonyms Emalex GWO-360 [Nihon Emulsion http //www. nihon-emulsion. co.jp] PEG-140 glyceryl tristearate Synonyms POE (140) glyceryl tristearate Definition Triester of stearic acid on a PEG ether of glycerin... 

Synonyms POE (60) glyceryl trioleate Definition Triester of oleic acid and a PEG ether of glycerin Ionic Nature Nonionic Uses Solubilizer, thickener for cosmetics Trade Names Emalex GWO-360 PEG-10 glyceryl tristearate Ionic Nature Nonionic... 

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