Logo Tradeasia International 🔍 🌐
    SUPPLIER CAREER

    >

    >

    Caprylic Acid

    Caprylic Acid in Tradeasia

    IUPAC Name

    Octanoic Acid

    Cas Number

    124-07-2

    HS Code

    2915.90.20

    Formula

    C8H16O2

    Basic Info

    Appearance

    Light Yellow Liquid

    Common Names

    Octanoic Acid

    Packaging

    180 Kg - Drum

    Brief Overview

    Caprylic acid is a medium-chain fatty acid compound with a chemical formula of C8H16O2. The chemical is a light-yellow liquid with a mild odor at room temperature. Traces of caprylic acid are found primarily on coconut oil and the compound is purified through distillation. Due to high acidity, the chemical quickly burns with oxygen under heat and corrodes metals.

    Manufacturing Process

    Initially, palm oil is extracted from palm fruit. The crude oil is refined, bleached, and deodorized to produce RBD palm oil. The fabrication of caprylic acid is achieved by the saponification of palm oil. Saponification is the process of breaking down triglycerides in oil to form fatty acid chains and glycerine. Fractional distillation of fatty acid and glycerol yields caprylic acid. The melting point of various fatty acid chains varies. Fractional distillation collects the fatty acid distillate by allowing it to evaporate and condense at a specific temperature. Glycerol as a by-product is removed and fatty acid chains of caprylic acid are purified.

     

    Pharmaceutical Applications

    Caprylic acid has antifungal and antibacterial properties that enable the treatment of yeast infection and bacterial infections respectively. Other properties apply to the treatment of the digestive system by ingesting small amounts of caprylic acid. Moreover, caprylic acid has antibacterial properties to be used instead of prescribed antibiotics prevent antibiotic resistance.

    Food Applications

    On the other hand, caprylic acid's antibacterial properties apply to food contact surface sanitizer to inhibit bacterial growth in food-grade industrial equipment.  Furthermore, due to its calorie-burning capabilities, recent research suggests that caprylic acid is suitable as a dietary supplement.

    Cosmetic Applications

    Caprylic acid is utilized as a raw material to manufacture esters. These esters are used as a base ingredient to produce various perfumery and dyes. Caprylic acid is also used in the cosmetic sector as an emollient, cleanser, and surfactant.

    Related Products

    +
    This website uses cookies
    This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using our website, you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
    Read more
    Simpan & Tutup
    ACCEPT ALL
    DECLINE ALL
    Deklarasi kue
    Tentang cookie
    Sangat diperlukan
    Pertunjukan
    Penargetan
    Tidak terklasifikasi
    Strictly necessary cookies allow core website functionality such as user login and account management. The website cannot be used properly without strictly necessary cookies.
    Name Domain Expiration Description
    CookieScriptConsent .borontradeasia.com 1 month This cookie is used by Cookie-Script.com service to remember visitor cookie consent preferences. It is necessary for Cookie-Script.com cookie banner to work properly.
    Performance cookies are used to see how visitors use the website, eg. analytics cookies. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor.
    Name Domain Expiration Description
    _ga .borontradeasia.com 2 years This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.
    _gid .borontradeasia.com 1 day This cookie name is associated with Google Analytics. It is used by gtag.js and analytics.js scripts and according to Google Analytics this cookie is used to distinguish users.
    _gat_UA-154460977-1 .borontradeasia.com 1 minute This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.
    Targeting cookies are used to identify visitors between different websites, eg. content partners, banner networks. Those cookies may be used by companies to build a profile of visitor interests or show relevant ads on other websites.
    Name Domain Expiration Description
    PHPSESSID www.borontradeasia.com Session Cookie generated by applications based on the PHP language. This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is normally a random generated number, how it is used can be specific to the site, but a good example is maintaining a logged-in status for a user between pages.
    Unclassified cookies are cookies that do not belong to any other category or are in the process of categorization.
    Name Domain Expiration Description
    LaVisitorNew www.borontradeasia.com 1 day
    LaVisitorId_Y2hlbXRyYWRlYXNpYS5sYWRlc2suY29tLw .borontradeasia.com Sidang
    LaSID www.borontradeasia.com Sidang
    Cookie adalah file teks kecil yang ditempatkan di komputer Anda oleh situs web yang Anda kunjungi. Situs web menggunakan cookie untuk membantu pengguna bernavigasi secara efisien dan menjalankan fungsi tertentu. Cookie yang diperlukan agar situs web dapat beroperasi dengan benar diizinkan untuk disetel tanpa izin Anda. Semua cookie lainnya harus disetujui sebelum dapat diatur di browser. Anda dapat mengubah persetujuan Anda untuk penggunaan cookie kapan saja di halaman Kebijakan Privasi kami.
    ID persetujuan cookie:
    Laporan cookie dibuat pada 13-01-2021 oleh Cookie-Script
    ×