The demand for adipic acid is high for applications such as plasticizers and lubricants

Adipic acid has been used to treat high blood pressure. Subsequently, it was proved very effective in removing fats from human beings, and it was even more successful in making people lose weight. Adipic acid finds its origin in two types of foods. The first type of food containing adipic acid comes from plants such as the dicarboxylic acid found in garlic and theophylline found in milk. The second type of food containing adipic acid comes from animals, where it can be found in fish oil, cod liver oil, and horse chestnut oil. Adipic Acid has numerous applications apart from treating obesity and it also has applications in drug synthesis. It dissolves excess fats in our bodies simply and speedily.


Apart from this, it has been found that the administration of adipic acid results in a rapid stimulation of our pancreatic enzyme. In fact, the pancreas responds in a very short span of time, which raises the rate of metabolism. Another important application of adipic acid comes under the domain of plasticizers. Plasticizers are known for their many uses in manufacturing. Nylon and vinyl are two of the most popularly used plastics. Plasticizers in the form of nylon are suitable for products that require a certain amount of strength such as airbags, straps of various kinds, and dickey clips. Similarly, they are used in making polyvinyl chloride sheets which are used in the manufacturing of furniture, drapes, and tablecloths.


Another method of obtaining adipic acid from nylon through the process of diphenylamine or naphthalene coupling is to use a combination of a bicyclic guanidinium thiocyanate (CJT) binding agent and polyimide binder (PIM). This method can be useful when combining the components described above as the PIM prevents the formation of intermediate C-heterocyclic trifluoro-propane, which would result in the formation of cyclobutanes. Cyclobutanes are harmful to the body. Naphthalene (CJT) is a strong cyclic antioxidant and thus, it prevents oxidation in adipic acid that could lead to cellular damage.