OLEIC ACID

The oleic acid is a carboxylic acid very diffused in nature, in the vegetable and animal fats like glyceride. it is an oily liquid colourless and insoluble in water. It is used in several industries: textile, of detergents, of lubricants, etc.

The oleic acid is a fat acid not saturated, which it is found in nature esterified with glycerol, to form the glyceride known as olein. It is the principal constituent of all the oils not drying as olive oil.

It was found in 1823 by Cheuvral during his studies about fat matters, in 1846 Gottlieb got it very pure so he determined its features Fu scoperto nel 1823 da Cheuvral durante i suoi studi sulle materie grasse, e nel il Gottlieb l'ottenne purissimo potendo cosė determinare le sue caratteristiche.

OLEIC ACID'S FEATURES
Formula:	C₁₈H₃₄O₂
Aspect:	colourless liquid, tasteless and it has an oily consistency
Smell:	odourless
Boiling point:	433.4°F
Melting point:	57.2°F
Structural formula:
Density:	0,9g/cm³
Solubility:	insoluble in water