Tallowamine (Tallowalkyl) amine CAS 61790-33-8

Tree Chem manufactures Tallowamine CAS 61790-33-8 for customers looking to purchase high-quality fatty amines suitable for surfactant synthesis, textile auxiliaries, and industrial chemical intermediates. This product offers stable performance, high amine value, and excellent emulsification and wetting characteristics, meeting the needs of downstream quaternary ammonium salt production.

With balanced saturation and controlled iodine value, Tree Chem’s Tallowamine demonstrates outstanding reactivity in cationic surfactant formulations, emulsifiers, and agricultural adjuvants. It serves as a versatile raw material for producing amine ethoxylates and quaternized derivatives. For technical support or custom specifications, please contact info@cntreechem.com.

Specification

Basic Information

Technical Specification

Applications

Surfactant Industry

• Tallow Primary Amine serves as a fundamental feedstock for cationic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants and represents the largest downstream share. Through quaternization it yields quaternary ammonium salts such as TTAC, DTDMAC, TADBAC, and TTAB that provide conditioning, antistatic, softening, and antimicrobial effects needed in home-care and textile auxiliaries. Reaction control by amine-to-alkylating-agent ratio, solvent selection, and temperature enables active contents in the 10–50% range for commercial formulations.
• For nonionic grades, ethoxylation under alkaline catalysis produces tallow-amine ethoxylates with tunable EO numbers and HLB values about 8–18, covering detergency, emulsification, dispersion, and dye-leveling needs. Amphoteric derivatives are obtained via betaine and amine-oxide routes; both deliver broad pH compatibility, mildness, foam stabilization, and viscosity build that fit premium cleansing systems and industrial emulsions.

Personal Care

• In hair conditioners, quaternary derivatives of tallow amine deposit cationic films on hair fiber surfaces to lower friction and improve both wet and dry combing, while fatty alcohols and silicone emulsions reinforce lubricity, gloss, and moisture retention. Repair-focused masks and leave-on treatments increase deposition by combining the quaternary with polyols, film formers, and emollients to deliver deeper conditioning.
• In cleansing formats such as shampoos and body washes, amine-oxide and betaine derivatives contribute viscosity build, foam richness, mildness, and post-wash feel when balanced with AES, K12, CAB, and small amounts of conditioning polymers. Antibacterial hand-wash systems employ benzyl quaternaries at low levels alongside APG and amino-acid surfactants to pair hygiene with gentle skin performance.

Textile Industry

• Tallow-amine–based quats are core components of softeners and antistatic agents for synthetic and cellulosic fibers. In softener emulsions, DTDMAC provides primary conditioning while amino-silicones supply glide and bulk softness, producing flexible films that improve handle, wrinkle recovery, and processing smoothness from padding or exhaust methods.
• As leveling and fixing auxiliaries, benzyl quats used with nonionic assistants and acetic acid slow dye uptake and equalize distribution, targeting high leveling uniformity on acrylic and protein fibers. Additional roles include antifoam packages built with silicone and polyether components and cationic finishing aids that improve wet and dry fastness after dyeing.

Petrochemical and Oilfield

• Quaternary derivatives from tallow amine function in oilfield biocides for injection-water and facility sanitation, where synergy with aldehydes and isothiazolinones ensures broad-spectrum control at practical treat rates. In acid pickling and neutralizing corrosion-inhibitor packages, the amine and its salts adsorb on steel surfaces to form protective films under strong-acid and saline conditions.
• Surfactant blends for tertiary oil recovery employ tallow-amine-derived species together with petroleum sulfonates and short-chain alcohols to lower interfacial tension and improve displacement efficiency. In production chemistry, demulsifier packages leverage tallow-amine ethoxylates with polyethers and glycols to accelerate dewatering and crude separation.

Building Materials

• In concrete admixtures, tallow amine acts within waterproofing and early-strength systems to enhance resistance to water ingress and to shorten curing time, supported by synergists such as potassium methyl silicate and triethanolamine. Its compatibility with mineral fillers and modern polycarboxylate superplasticizers allows practical dosages while maintaining workability and durability.
• For waterproofing membranes and coatings, tallow-amine–containing systems combine polyurethane prepolymers, fillers, and processing aids to achieve robust hydrophobic films. In road and membrane applications, asphalt-emulsion packages based on tallow-amine emulsifiers deliver stable emulsions at low use levels with reliable break and adhesion behavior.

Agriculture

• Tallow-amine ethoxylates serve as efficient emulsifiers in EC pesticide formulations to disperse actives uniformly and maintain storage stability, complementing aromatic solvents where appropriate. In SC systems the primary amine acts as a dispersant together with clays and antifreeze agents to keep particles suspended and pumpable.
• As soil improvers, blended systems containing tallow amine modify surface energy and help consolidate or condition substrates, improving water retention and structural stability for road-base and field applications. In fertilizer handling, hydrogenated tallow amine contributes to anti-caking coatings that prevent agglomeration under humidity and pressure.

Metalworking

• Tallow amine functions in fully synthetic and semi-synthetic cutting fluids as an auxiliary corrosion inhibitor, emulsifier, and alkalinity contributor. Together with triethanolamine, borates, azoles, and nitrites, it supports a balanced package of cooling, lubrication, and rust prevention, while maintaining emulsion stability with mineral oil and ester components.
• Rust-preventive oils use tallow amine with barium petroleum sulfonates, borate esters, lanolin soaps, and benzotriazole to form durable protective films, extending storage protection of ferrous surfaces in humid environments. Such systems are suited to inter-process protection and temporary storage of steel parts.

Rubber Industry

• In rubber compounding, tallow amine participates in accelerator packages that shorten cure time and increase crosslink density, improving tensile properties and throughput. Controlled additions enable efficient sulfur crosslinking while avoiding processing scorch.
• The amine also acts as an intermediate for antioxidant species and helps stabilize latex dispersions during storage and processing, limiting premature coagulation and supporting consistent film formation across coating and dipping operations.

Electronic Materials and New Energy

• Tallow amine is used as an intermediate in liquid-crystal material synthesis for TN, STN, and TFT-LCD applications, contributing to molecular alignment control and phase stability. In photoresist processing, precisely dosed amine bases help quench acid diffusion to improve pattern fidelity and edge definition.
• As a lithium-battery electrolyte additive at low loadings, tallow amine enhances ionic conductivity, low-temperature performance, and cycle stability. Additional roles include precision cleaning of electronic parts at low dosages and surface-modification steps where hydrophobic chain length and basicity are advantageous.

Storage & Handling

• Store in tightly sealed containers.
• Keep away from heat and direct sunlight.
• Avoid contact with oxidizers and acids.
• Maintain equipment dryness and cleanliness.
• Use grounding methods to avoid static accumulation.

Usage Notice

• Heat slightly before use if solidified.
• Avoid moisture contamination.
• Wear protective equipment during handling.
• Check reactivity before blending with chemicals.
• Follow regional chemical-handling regulations.
• Cationic surfactant synthesis uses tallow primary amine with chloromethane in water to obtain quaternary ammonium salts at 10–50% active for conditioning and antimicrobial effects.
• Nonionic surfactant production ethoxylates tallow amine with 5–30 EO under KOH catalysis to yield emulsifiers with HLB adjustable around 8–15 for detergency and dispersion.
• Amphoteric surfactant preparation reacts 0.1 mol tallow amine with 0.1 mol sodium chloroacetate and 0.1 mol NaOH in 200 mL water at about 80 °C for four hours to obtain mild betaine-type products.
• Conditioner formula uses 1–3% quaternized tallow amine with 1.5% 1831 or 0.5% 1631 plus 3% cetyl alcohol, 5% stearyl alcohol, 2% dimethicone, 1% amino silicone and 5% glycerin in water to improve wet and dry combing.
• Shampoo formula employs 0.2–0.5% polymerized conditioning based on 17.14% AES with 0.2% cationic guar, 0.2% polyquaternium, silicone emulsions, CAB and carbomer to resolve post-perm dryness.
• Body-wash formula contains 2–3% tallow-amine derivative with 8% K12, 12% AES, 3% CAB and 3% glycerin in water to build viscosity, stabilize foam and condition skin.
• Textile softener formula applies 6–15% quaternary salts with DTDMAC at 15% plus 50% amino silicone, 12% sorbitan esters, 5–6% polyoxyethylene ether and 2–4% di-octyl methyl tertiary amine in water to increase softness by more than fifty percent.
• Textile antistatic formula uses 0.5–2% tallow-amine quaternary salt in 10–20% isopropanol and water to reduce fiber surface resistivity to the 10⁸–10⁹ Ω range.
• Textile leveling-agent formula doses 2–5% on fabric using tallow benzyl quaternary with nonionic OP-type assistant and acetic acid to achieve dye uniformity above ninety-five percent.
• Oilfield biocide formula blends 15–25% tallow benzyl quaternary with 5–10% glutaraldehyde and 0.5–1% isothiazolinone in solvent to deliver hygiene efficiency above ninety-two percent.
• Acid-pickling corrosion-inhibitor formula includes 0.1–0.5% tallow amine with 0.1–0.3% hexamethylenetetramine, 0.05–0.1% thiourea and 15–20% HCl in water to reach corrosion-protection rates above ninety-five percent.
• Demulsifier formula uses 15% tallow-amine ethoxylate with 8% polyether, 3% propylene glycol and 5% methanol in water to accelerate crude-oil dewatering.
• Concrete waterproofing-admixture formula adds 5–10% tallow amine with 15–20% potassium methyl silicate and 8–12% polycarboxylate superplasticizer to raise anti-seepage grade by two to three levels.
• Asphalt-emulsion formula doses 0.6–0.8% emulsifier prepared from 1.4–2.2 parts tallow amine with 30–60 parts fatty acid and water to obtain stable road-construction emulsions.
• EC pesticide formulation uses 10–15% tallow-amine ethoxylate as emulsifier with 20–50% technical active and solvent to achieve storage-stable emulsions.
• SC pesticide formulation includes 2–3% tallow amine as dispersant with 40–60% technical active, 3–5% clay thickener and 5–8% ethylene glycol in water to maintain suspension.
• Fertilizer anti-caking coating blends 5–10% hydrogenated tallow amine with 15–25% paraffin, 5–15% stearic acid and 50–75% oil and is sprayed at 1–3 kg per ton to prevent agglomeration.
• Synthetic cutting-fluid formula composes 1–3% tallow amine with 5–8% triethanolamine, 3–5% PEG-400, 2–4% polyether, 1–2% boric acid, 0.1–0.3% benzotriazole, 0.5–1% nitrite, 0.5–1% biocide and water to provide integrated cooling, lubrication and rust protection.
• Rust-preventive oil formula mixes 5–10 parts tallow amine with 10–20 parts TEA borate ester, 5–10 parts barium petroleum sulfonate, 3–8 parts lanolin magnesium soap, 0.5–1 part benzotriazole and 2–5 parts sodium nitrite in water to secure storage protection exceeding thirty days.
• Rubber vulcanization-accelerator system uses 0.5–2 parts tallow amine per 100 parts rubber with 15–25 parts carbon disulfide, 3–5 parts NaOH and 60–70 parts water to increase cure speed by twenty to thirty percent.

Packaging

• 160 kg steel drum
• Export-ready sealed packaging