Tallow is a hard fat extracted from animal fat deposits used to produce synthetic surfactants and tallow-based alkyl amines. These amines are widely used to synthesize organic chemicals and cationic/amphoteric surfactants used in applications like disinfectants, textile softeners, and corrosion inhibitors. Fatty amine products are also used as dispersing and lubricating agents in polymer production to facilitate dispersion and processing. The document provides specifications for various tallow amine products including minimum amine content, amine value, and limits for iodine value, color, and water content.

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Tallow Amines
General Description And Applications
Tallow is a hard fat consists chiefly of glyceryl esters of oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids
(16-18 carbon chains). It is extracted from fatty deposits of animals, especially from suet
(fatty tissues around the kidneys of cattle and sheep). Tallow is used for soaps, leather
dressings, candles, food, and lubricants. It is used in producing synthetic surfactants.
Tallow based alkyl amines are widely used in the synthesis of organic chemicals and
cationic and amphoteric surfactants.
Application of Fatty Amines
• Cationic surfactants (disinfectants, fungicides, germicide, leveling agents, hair
rinse bases, wood preservatives, textile softeners, dyeing auxiliaries, ore flotation.
pigment grinding aids. anticaking agents)
• Amphoteric surfactants and Amine oxides (antistatic agent, textile scouring agent,
ingredient for low irritation shampoo, liquid detergent, foam booster, oil recovery
agent)
• Corrosion inhibitors and asphalt emulsifier
• Dispersants, lubricants, water treatment agents.
Fatty amine products are used as a dispersing agent or internal/external lubricant for
benefits in polymer production of to facilitate and stabilize the dispersion of solid
compounding materials to enhance processability, to decrease friction and abrasion of
the plolymer surface, and to contribute color stability and corrosion prevention.

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Sales Specification
TALLOW AMINE
AMINE CONTENT 95.0% min
AMINE VALUE 205 min
IODINE VALUE 35 - 50
TYPICAL MOL WT 265
COLOR 5 max (Gardner)
WATER 0.5% max
TALLOW AMINE, DISTILLED
AMINE CONTENT 98.0% min
IODINE VALUE 35 - 50
TYPICAL MOL WT 265
COLOR 3 max (Gardner)
WATER 0.5% max
HYDROGENATED TALLOW AMINE, DISTILLED
AMINE CONTENT 98.0% min
AMINE VALUE 202 min
IODINE VALUE 4 max
COLOR 3 max (Gardner)
WATER 0.5% max
TALLOW DIAMINE
AMINE CONTENT 95.0% min
AMINE VALUE 320 min
IODINE VALUE 30 - 45
TYPICAL MOL WT 165
COLOR 8 max (Gardner)
WATER 1.0% max
TALLOW TRIAMINE
AMINE CONTENT 95.0% min
AMINE VALUE 380 min
IODINE VALUE 20 - 30
TYPICAL MOL WT 140
COLOR 8 max (Gardner)
WATER 1.0% max
TALLOW TETRAMINE
AMINE CONTENT 95.0% min
AMINE VALUE 440 min
IODINE VALUE 15 - 20
TYPICAL MOL WT 120
COLOR 8 max (Gardner)
WATER 1.0% max
Transportation
PACKING 160kgs in drum