Surfactant applications Plastics, rubber resins

Individual fatty acids are produced by splitting the triacylglycerol to form fatty acids and glycerol. The glycerol is then separated and sold as a byproduct. Distillation is used to separate and purify the fatty acids for a wide range of industrial applications, including surfactants, soaps, plastics, resins, rubber, paints, lubricants, textiles, and cosmetics. 

Organic polymers are sometimes referred to as plastics (although, this should be confined to thermoplastic polymers), macromolecules or resins, though the latter is often used to describe raw polymeric material awaiting fabrication. Many polymers are used in various forms that are not associated with normal plastic materials. These include paints and coatings, elastomers (rubbers), adhesives, sealants (caulks), surfactants and also their use in various industrial applications, e.g., ion-exchange resins, membranes. 

Dinonylphenol-flashed, a viscous liquid possessing a slight phenolic odor, is a mixture of dinonylphenols, predominantly ortho-para-substitited. The side chains are random branched nony1-radicals. It is insoluble in water and soluble in oil and most organic solvents. Applications for Dlnonylphenol Include nonionlc surfactants, lube oil additives, stabilizers, demulsifiers, fungicides, antioxidants for plastics and rubber, and plasticizers in varnishes, resins, lacquers, and plastics. 

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