Technical Data Sheet
Eastman GEM™ 2-Ethylhexyl Palmitate

Applications Personal care ingredients Skin care ingredients

Key Attributes E factor (kg waste/kg product) of 0.06 GEM™ technology significantly reduces energy, CO2 emissions, waste, and water usage compared to conventional processes High quality colorless liquid emollient ester Prepared using Eastman GEM™ technology, winner of the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

Product Description
Eastman GEM™ 2-ethylhexyl palmitate is a high quality colorless liquid with the added benefit of sustainable manufacturing, guided by the U.S. EPA’s Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry.

Typical Properties

Property	Typical Value, Units
General
Appearance	Clear nearly colorless liquid
Color, Pt-Co Scale	<10
Assay	>97 %
Acid Number	<1.5 mg KOH/g
Refractive Index	1.4455
Specific Gravity @ 25°C	0.859
Saponification Number	152 mg KOH/g
Iodine Value	<0.5 g/g

Comments
Properties reported here are typical of average lots. Eastman makes no representation that the material in any particular shipment will conform exactly to the values given.

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