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Usage

Uses

Used in Skincare Industry:
Silver laurate is used as an antimicrobial agent in skincare products for its ability to inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi, thereby reducing the risk of skin infections and promoting a healthy skin environment.
Used in Wound Care Industry:
In wound care treatments, silver laurate is used as an antiseptic agent to prevent infection and facilitate the healing process. Its broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity helps in reducing inflammation and promoting tissue regeneration.
Used in Antimicrobial Research:
Silver laurate is used as a subject of study in antimicrobial research for its potential to combat antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Its unique mode of action offers a promising alternative to conventional antibiotics in the fight against resistant infections.
Used in Cosmetic Preservation:
In the cosmetic industry, silver laurate is used as a preservative to prevent microbial contamination and extend the shelf life of cosmetic products. Its antimicrobial properties help maintain product safety and efficacy over time.

Upstream product

• 629-25-4 Sodium laurate 
• 143-07-7 lauric acid 

Downstream Products

• 1065-27-6 Bis-p-tolyl-tellurium-dilaurat 
• 693-67-4 bromoundecane 
• 7440-22-4 silver 
• 88253-65-0 3-<(dodecanoyloxy)methyl>-5-nitrosalicylaldehyde 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

The salts of fatty acids as precursors for preparation of silver nanoparticles in organic solvents

The silver salts of fatty acids were studied as precursors for the preparation of colloidal dispersions of silver nanoparticles and UHMWPE (ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene) composite with silver nanoparticles, as well as the composition, the spectra and SEM (scanning electron microscopy) results.

Structural, odd-even chain alternation and thermal investigation of a homologous series of anhydrous silver(i) n-alkanoates

Molecular and lattice structures of a homologous series (nc = 8-20, inclusive) of silver (i) n-alkanoates are determined from X-ray Powder Diffraction, Solid State spin decoupled 13C-NMR and variable temperature Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopies. The compounds crystallize in a monoclinic crystal system with hydrocarbon chains in the fully extended all-trans conformation. Moreover, the chains are tilted ca. 75° with respect to the metal basal plane and are arranged as methyl(tail)-to-methyl(tail) bilayers within a lamellar. The methyl chain ends, from different layers in the bilayer, do not overlap but are in such close proximity to cause methyl-methyl interactions. In a molecule, two carboxylate groups bind in a syn-syn type bridging bidentate mode to two silver atoms to form an eight-membered structure. Intramolecular silver-silver and intermolecular Ag-O-Ag interactions stabilize the head group and promote the formation of layer type polymeric sheets. Though the compounds are nearly isostructural, odd-even chain alternation is observed in density, anti-symmetric stretching vibrations of methyl and unusually, carboxylate (head) groups, as a result of packing differences of hydrocarbon chains within the crystal lattice. These arise from the relative vertical distances between polymeric sheets, which are not in the same plane. Thus, for odd chain length compounds, where those distances are less than for even chains, more ordered packing and hence higher densities are observed for these adducts. Also, the numbers and natures of the thermotropic phase transitions are chain length dependent and irreversible. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012.

Microwave-assisted preparation of silver nanoparticles

We succeeded in preparing silver (Ag) nanoparticles by alcohol reduction of fatty acid silver salts under microwave irradiation (2.45 GHz) for 1-5 min at 413-430 K. The average sizes of Ag nanoparticles were controlled in the range from 4.9 to 7.4 nm only