Zinc linoleate

Description

Brown solid combustible material containing about 9% zinc. Zinc linoleate is used as a paint drier. It may also be found as an accretion product from the reaction of zinc oxide and free fatty acids in some paint mixtures. It's composition is Zn(C17H31COO)2.

Risks

• Combustible.

Resources and Citations

• ChemSRC: Information sheet