Lauric acid has good antibacterial biological activity and may become the main component of chemical fungicide substitutes

Lauric acid, also known as dodecanoic acid, is a saturated fatty acid that normally appears as white or colorless needle-shaped crystals with a slight laurel aroma. Lauric acid has moisturizing, antistatic, antibacterial and other properties and is mainly used in the production of pesticides, food additives, surfactants, detergents and cosmetics. There are currently a variety of lauric acid products on the market, including lauric acid monoester, lauric acid diester, potassium laurate, etc., and their application fields are constantly expanding.

There are currently three main production processes for lauric acid. The chemical synthesis method transesterifies oil and methanol to obtain lauric acid, which is then refined and purified to obtain the product. The production cost is low, but it will produce waste and pollute the environment; the enzymatic hydrolysis method uses enzymes to hydrolyze the oil into fatty acids such as lauric acid, and then The product is obtained after separation, which has good environmental performance, but the production cost is high; the microbial fermentation method uses microbial fermentation to obtain the product. The production process is safe and environmentally friendly, but the technology is not yet mature and has high operational requirements. Currently, the mainstream production processes on the market are chemical synthesis and enzymatic hydrolysis. It is expected that with future technological development, microbial fermentation will become the main process for lauric acid production.

According to the “2023-2028 China Lauric Acid Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, Laurel Acid has the characteristics of being quickly digested and absorbed, not converted into fat in the body, antibacterial, inhibiting viruses, and improving human immunity. It is an ideal raw material for the production of health care products. As living standards improve and residents pay more attention to health care products, lauric acid is favored by the health care products market and market demand expands.

At present, chemical pesticide pollution has seriously restricted my country’s agricultural development. Chemically synthesized fungicides can easily cause serious pollution to the ecological environment and endanger the health of residents. The market has an increasing demand for green, environmentally friendly, pollution-free, and pollution-free pesticide products. Botanical fungicides have become a focus of research in the pesticide industry. Lauric acid has strong antibacterial biological activity. As a natural product, it is safe for plants, human body and the environment. It is expected to become the main component of new botanical fungicides.

There are a large number of lauric acid-related companies in my country, mainly small and medium-sized chemical companies that are only responsible for the production process. This type of company lacks the ability to deeply process lauric acid products, and the construction of the industrial chain is not yet complete. At present, the main lauric acid manufacturers on the market include Guangdong Wengjiang Chemical Reagent, Nanjing Sifanke Chemical, Hubei Xinhongli Chemical, etc.

Industry analysts said that my country’s lauric acid companies should strengthen technological innovation, improve technical levels, improve product quality, and reduce production costs; strengthen Cooperate and communicate with upstream and downstream enterprises to develop collaboratively to create a complete lauric acid industry chain, realize resource sharing and complementary advantages; strengthen corporate management and brand building, and improve the core competitiveness of the enterprise.