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Specialty additives deliver targeted performance — actives, stabilizers, biocides, and modifiers — that off-the-shelf chemistry can't. RawSource supplies a broad specialty additive range in bulk.

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Tridecyl Alcohol (Isotridecanol)
CAS 27458-92-0
A C13 oxo alcohol used as a surfactant intermediate and lubricant/emollient base. It is used as a surface-active agent, a lubricating agent, and a fragrance ingredient.
Emolliency Solvency
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Triethanolamine (TEA)
CAS 102-71-6
A versatile amino-alcohol for neutralizing, emulsifying, and corrosion-inhibiting formulations. It is used to make surfactants and emulsifiers, as a pH adjuster and neutralizer, a corrosion inhibitor in metalworking and cutting fluids, and an intermediate for cement additives, waxes, polishes, and petroleum demulsifiers.
Cleaning / Degreasing Surfactancy
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Triethanolamine Stearate (TEA-Stearate)
CAS 82009-17-4
An amine-soap emulsifier that forms stable oil-in-water systems on neutralization. It is supplied as an anionic emulsifier for personal-care and industrial formulations.
Biocidal Action Preservation
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Triethyl Citrate (TEC)
CAS 77-93-0
A citrate-ester plasticizer for cellulosic films and soft PVC that doubles as a flavor-and-fragrance carrier. It plasticizes cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate, cellulose ethers, and soft PVC, and is used in coatings as a coalescing agent.
Plasticizing Solvency
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Triisopropanolamine (TIPA)
CAS 122-20-3
An amino-alcohol that neutralizes, emulsifies, and cross-links across coatings and rubber systems. It is used as an emulsifier, a corrosion inhibitor in metalworking fluids, a cross-linking agent in coatings and rubber, and a neutralizer/acid-acceptor.
pH Adjustment Corrosion Inhibition
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Trimellitic Anhydride (TMA)
CAS 552-30-7
An aromatic tricarboxylic anhydride for high-temperature plasticizers and imide resins. It is used mainly to make trimellitate plasticizers for PVC and as a curing agent for epoxy resins, and as a building block for poly(amide-imide) and poly(ester-imide) resins, alkyd coatings, dyes, and printing inks.
Crosslinking / Curing Synthesis Intermediate
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Turmeric Extract (Curcumin, Curcuminoids)
CAS 84775-52-0
A high-strength curcuminoid extract serving both natural-color and nutraceutical ingredient supply chains. It is used as a natural yellow colorant (curcumin) in food and cosmetic applications and as a standardized curcuminoid ingredient supplied to dietary-supplement manufacturers.
Conditioning Color / Pigmentation
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UV-328 (Benzotriazole UV Absorber)
CAS 25973-55-1
A benzotriazole UV absorber that screens damaging wavelengths across polymer and coating systems. It is incorporated into plastics, coatings, and adhesives to absorb UV radiation, with established use in polyolefins, polyurethanes, PVC, polyacrylates, and epoxies.
Corrosion Inhibition UV Protection
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Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM)
CAS 108-05-4
A workhorse vinyl monomer feeding emulsion polymers, EVA copolymers, and polyvinyl alcohol production. It is consumed at scale to make adhesive and paint emulsions, ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers, and acrylic fiber, and is used in safety-glass interlayer films.
Cleaning / Degreasing Synthesis Intermediate
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Vitamin K2 (Menaquinone-7, MK-7)
CAS 2124-57-4
A long-chain menaquinone supplied in oil form for nutritional ingredient blending. It is used as a vitamin K2 ingredient for dietary supplements and food fortification.
Conditioning
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Water Decoloring Agent
CAS 55295-98-2
A cationic polymer flocculant targeted at stripping color from dye-laden process water. Functioning as a coagulant/flocculant, it adsorbs and neutralizes anionic dye molecules to remove color from wastewater.
Chelation / Sequestration
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White Petrolatum (Petroleum Jelly, Petrolatum)
CAS 8009-03-8
A refined, near-colorless hydrocarbon jelly that serves equally as a cosmetic emollient base and an industrial moisture barrier. The white grade is used as an emollient and base in cosmetic and personal-care products, and industrially as a lubricant, rust preventive, and moisture barrier.
Emolliency Moisture Control
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Zinc Borate
CAS 1332-07-6
Flame Retardancy Biocidal Action
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Zinc Carbonate (Basic Zinc Carbonate)
CAS 3486-35-9
A versatile inorganic zinc source spanning rubber compounding, ceramics, and feed. Industrial grades are used as a fire-retardant filler in rubber and plastics, as a pigment, and as a raw material for ceramics and other zinc salts.
Color / Pigmentation Synthesis Intermediate
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Zinc Nitrate
CAS 7779-88-6
A soluble zinc precursor and oxidizing salt for dyeing, catalysis, and chemical synthesis. It is used as a mordant in textile dyeing, as a catalyst in chemical manufacture, as a latex coagulant, and as a zinc source in liquid fertilizers.
Corrosion Inhibition Synthesis Intermediate
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Zinc PCA (Zinc Pyrrolidone Carboxylate, Zinc Pidolate)
CAS 15454-75-8
A multifunctional zinc-PCA grade for personal-care formulators seeking moisture-binding actives. It is used in personal-care formulations as a humectant and skin-conditioning agent.
Moisture Control
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Zinc Pyrithione (Pyrithione Zinc, ZPT)
CAS 13463-41-7
An organozinc biocide for antifouling coatings and material preservation. It is used as the antimicrobial agent in marine antifouling coatings and as a preservative against bacterial and fungal growth in metalworking fluids, cosmetic formulations, and textile finishes.
Biocidal Action Preservation
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