Oleamide has broad application prospects. my country’s high-end market demand relies on imports.

Oleic acid amide, also known as oleic acid amide and cis-9-octadecenoamide, has a chemical formula of C18H35NO and is an unsaturated fatty acid amide. Oleamide appears as a white powder or granular solid. It is soluble in organic solvents such as ether, ethanol and acetone, but is insoluble in water. Oleic acid amide has the general properties of fatty amide, including good chemical stability, good anti-adhesion properties, easy hydrolysis, and non-toxicity. It is widely used in coatings, printing inks, plastic products, dyes and other fields.

​​According to different raw materials, the preparation methods of oleic acid amide can be divided into three types: animal and vegetable oil extraction and mixing processing, animal oil extraction and processing, and vegetable oil extraction and processing. Oleic acid amide extracted and processed from vegetable oil as raw material has the advantages of non-caking, low odor, and good anti-yellowing properties, and is a mainstream product in the oleic acid amide market. The oleic acid content of palm oil is as high as 80%. It has the characteristics of good thermal stability, no peculiar smell, and low freezing point, making it an ideal raw material for oleic acid amide. But at present, my country’s palm oil is completely dependent on imports and cannot meet the production demand for oleic acid amide.

As a material additive, oleic acid amide has excellent comprehensive properties and is widely used in many fields. In the field of coatings, oleic acid amide can be used as a slip agent for topcoats to protect surface coatings on furniture, automobiles, etc.; in the field of printing inks, oleic acid amide can be used as a modifier to improve the lubricity and lubricity of inks. Printing performance; in the field of plastic products, oleic acid amide can be used as an anti-caking additive, antistatic agent and release agent, which can improve the surface gloss and performance of the product.

According to the “2023-2028 China Oleic Acid Amide Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, In recent years, inorganic flame retardants have become an emerging application field of oleic acid amide. Compared with organic flame retardants, inorganic flame retardants have the advantages of low production cost, high stability, low smoke toxicity, and low volatility, and their market share continues to grow. Oleic acid amide can effectively improve the dispersion of inorganic flame retardants and is suitable for the development of new flame retardant masterbatch. Driven by downstream demand, the development space of the oleic acid amide industry has been further expanded.

The main manufacturers of oleic acid amide in my country include Sichuan Tianyu Oleochemical Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Zhilian New Materials Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Dongyuan Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Beite Chemical Co., Ltd., etc. At present, Chinese companies focus on the production of mid- to low-end oleic acid amide, and high-end products are highly dependent on imports.

Industry analysts said that oleic acid amide has broad application prospects in many fields, but is limited by factors such as shortage of raw materials and high technical barriers. my country’s high-end oleic acid amide production capacity is insufficient and its demand relies on imports. It is expected that in the future, with in-depth research and technological advancement, the production process of oleic acid amide will be upgraded, and high-endization will become the mainstream development trend of the industry.