Erucamide
- Benchmark: Benchmark 2
- Assessed: 2021-11-11
- Expires: 2026-11-11
Used primarily in Industrial / Manufacturing, and Solvents & Cleaning applications, Erucamide is specifically used in adherent, antiblock agent, emulsifier, opacifying, solvent, stabilizer, and viscosity controlling agent.
Erucamide is a C22 unsaturated fatty acid amide with a double bond at C13. It functions as a foam stabilizer, a solvent for waxes and resin, an emulsifier, an antiblock agent for polyethylene, and an adherent (Pharos 2021). It is produced by the reaction of erucic acid with anhydrous ammonia (PubChem 2021).
Chemical Synonyms 13-Docosenamide; Erucic acid amide; Erucyl amide; 13-Docosenamide, (Z)-; Erucylamide; (Z)-Docos-13-enamide; 13-Docosenamide, (13Z)- (ChemIDplus 2021).
Key Functions: Industrial / Manufacturing, Solvents & Cleaning