Fatty acids (C12+)

Trade name/synonym name

The product name Fatty acids (C12+) will cover a long range of fatty acids with +12 Carbon atoms and often the cargo is a mixture af several fatty acids with 12 or more C-atoms

Fatty acid mixtures; Dodecanoic Acid; Tetradecanoic Acid; Hexadecanoic Acid; Octadecanoic Acid; Lauric Acid; Laurostearic Acid; Duodecylic Acid; 1-Undecanecarboxylic Acid; Fatty Acid, C12-C18 (even numbered)

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