From Castor Seeds to High-Performance Plastics: Inside the Sebacic Acid Supply Chain
Introduction
Among the many valuable derivatives produced from castor oil, sebacic acid holds a uniquely dominant position. Accounting for the largest product share within the global Castor Oil Derivatives Market in 2024, sebacic acid is a di-functional organic compound a white, crystalline solid with the chemical formula C10H18O4 derived through the alkaline hydrolysis of ricinoleic acid, the...