DESCRIPTION

Stearyl Alcohol occurs as colorless to white granules or flakes. It is manufactured by the transesterification and distillation of unrefined coconut or palm oil using a zinc catalyst and in the presence of methanol. The resulting methyl esters are then hydrogenated in the presence of a copper catalyst. It is purified and catalysts are removed through fractional distillation. Stearyl Alcohol is soluble in alcohol, in ether, in benzene, and in acetone, and is insoluble in water.