Dimethyl Adipate
Dimethyl Adipate, also known as DMA, is one of the chemical products on offer here at SEQENS Custom Specialties. Dimethyl Adipate is a colourless liquid used in a lot of cosmetic products.
Technical characteristics
Dimethyl AdipateCAS N°: 627-93-0
Empirical Formula: C8H14O4
Synonyms: Dimethylhexanedioate
Physical State: Colourless liquid
Odour: Characteristic
Boiling Point: 109-110°C
WHAT IS DIMETHYL ADIPATE?
Dimethyl Adipate is a low toxicity, low odour, non VOC, readily biodegradable solvent that can be used in a variety of applications including agrochemicals, polymer intermediates, screening creams and lotions.
Applications
In Cosmetics, Dimethyl Adipate can be used as an emollient to give a soft feel to the skin, a solvent to dissolve other ingredients, or as a plasticizer to help disperse other ingredients.
Applications include creams, lotions and nail care products.
Dimethyl adipate is used in agrochemicals as a raw material in the manufacture of several active ingredients such as Lenacil, Metconazole, Ipconazole.
It can be used as a cleaning solvent in blends with other low vapour pressure solvents.
Our locations
Custom Specialties Billingham
United KingdomTS23 1PY Billingham
Surface: 42, 000 m²
Capabilities:
- 4 reaction vessels (316 L and Duplex 2205) of 25-35 m³ capacity with associated distillation columns of 6-30 plates
- Glass lined reaction vessel (14 m³)
Flagship technologies:
Primary Reactions
- Esterification
- Etherification
- Epoxidation
- Methylation/Methyl chloride capping
- Quaternisation
- Transeterification.
Secondary reactions
- Acetal formation
- Acetylation
- Aldol condensation,
- Alkylation
- Diels-Alder
- Hydrolysis
- Isomerisation
- Oxidation
- Polymerisation
Solvent Recovery
- Alcohols,
- Amines
- Aromatic solvents
- Esters
- Glycols
- Ketones
- Organic acids
Certifications:
- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- EcoVadis CSR Rating: Gold Certification
Custom Specialties Middlesbrough
United KingdomTS3 6AF Middlesbrough
Surface: 68, 000 m²
Capabilities:
- 48 plate distillation column
- 18 plate distillation column
- 4 reaction vessels (316 L and Duplex 2205) of 25-30m³ capacity with distillation columns attached (6-30 plates)
Flagship technologies:
Primary Reactions
- Esterification
- Etherification
- Epoxidation
- Methylation/Methyl chloride capping
- Quaternisation
- Transesterification.
Secondary reactions
- Acetal formation
- Acetylation
- Aldol condensation,
- Alkylation
- Diels-Alder
- Hydrolysis
- Isomerisation
- Oxidation
- Polymerisation
Solvent Recovery
- Alcohols,
- Amines
- Aromatic solvents
- Esters
- Glycols
- Ketones
- Organic acids
Certifications:
- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- EcoVadis CSR Rating: Gold Certification
