Applications in Various Industries:
- Industrial Use: Used in the production of soaps, lubricants, and alkyd resins for coatings.
- Chemical Industry: Used as a raw material in the synthesis of surfactants, adhesives, and rubber chemicals.
- Consumer Products: Found in some cleaning agents and industrial lubricants.
Where is TOFA Found?
- Natural Sources: Derived from tall oil, a byproduct of the kraft pulping process in the paper industry.
- Industrial Production: Obtained by the fractional distillation of crude tall oil.
- Consumer Products: Found in soaps, coatings, and industrial chemicals.