Stearin

The word stearin comes from the French stearine, from Greek stear — fat. The organic product received from fats. Stearin consists of stearic acid with impurity palmitic, olein, etc. complex acids.

Temperature of melting of stearin from 53C to 65C (depending on quality and grade.

Apply stearin in soap manufacture, the paper, rubber, textile industry, to production of candles. Mix of kerosene and stearin is used as greasing during the forming works. As the component stearin is part of the wax which is used in the foundry industry.