Fatty alcohol is a generic term for a range of aliphatic hydrocarbons containing a hydroxyl group, usually in the terminal or n-position.They are naturally derived from plant or animal oils and fats and used in the pharmaceutical, detergent or plastics industries. Fatty alcohols used in consumer products have a good human health profile and margins of exposure are most often in excess of 10 000. Fatty alcohols are not carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive/developmental toxins. Fatty alcohols (or long-chain alcohols) are high-molecular-weight, straight-chain primary alcohols, but can also range from as few as 4-6 carbons to as many as 22-26, derived from natural fats and oils. The precise chain length varies with the source. Some commercially important fatty alcohols are lauryl, stearyl, and oleyl alcohols. They are colourless oily liquids (for smaller carbon numbers) or waxy solids, although impure samples may appear yellow. Fatty alcohols usually have an even number of carbon atoms and a single alcohol group (-OH) attached to the terminal carbon. Some are unsaturated and some are branched. They are widely used in industry. Few Indian Major Players are as under • Galaxy Oleo-Chem (India) Ltd. • Godrej Industries Ltd. • Gujarat Soaps Ltd. • Hico Products Ltd. • India Glycols Ltd. • Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care Ltd. • Rishab Alchem India Pvt. Ltd. • V V F Ltd.
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