Potassium isostearate

Used in 4 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 66469-15-6
US Production122.5K lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 291590 covers 180chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share of that bucket, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Henkel
Pulcra Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
ElectronicsTransportationMetals & MiningTextiles
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (50.49%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Machinery Manufacturing (2.69%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (2.69%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1.35%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (42.77%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surface active agents in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS66469-15-6
PubChem CID23673612
DTXSIDDTXSID6042070
FormulaC18H35KO2
Mol. Weight322.6 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID60420702026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

236736122026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23673612/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23673612.json

66469-15-62026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 66469-15-62026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv