Agent Name | Tallow |
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CAS Number | 61789-97-7 |
Major Category | Biological Agents |
Synonyms | Beef tallow; Mutton tallow; Tallow, beef; Tallow, mutton; Sebum ovile; [ChemIDplus] |
Category | Fatty Acids and Fats |
Description | Dark yellow liquid; [CAMEO] White to brown solid; [MSDSonline] |
Sources/Uses | From fatty tissue of cattle and sheep; Main constituents are glycerides of oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids; Used to make fatty acids, soaps, lubricants, greases, and candles; Used as leather dressing, abherent in tire molds, and in animal feeds and shortening; [HSDB] |
Comments | Very similar to lard (61789-99-9), being composed of the same triglycerides in slightly different quantities; [IUCLID] |
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