Product Description
Glycerin
Glycerin is a colorless, viscous liquid with no odor, a warm sweet taste, and the ability to absorb moisture. There are two main industrial production methods for glycerin. Glycerin has a wide range of uses and can be used in industries such as textiles, cosmetics, food, and coatings.
Alias: Glycerol
English Name: Glycerol
CAS Registry Number: 56-81-5
HS Code: 2905450000
Molecular Formula: C3H8O3
Molecular Weight: 92.09
Storage: Store in a cool and dry place, avoiding exposure to sunlight and rain.
Shelf Life: Two years
Standard: GB/T 13206-2011
Physical and Chemical Properties: Colorless viscous liquid with no odor, warm sweet taste, and hygroscopic properties.
Production Methods: There are two main industrial production methods of glycerol: one using natural fats as raw materials, resulting in natural glycerol commonly known as natural glycerin; the other using propylene as a raw material, resulting in glycerol commonly known as synthetic glycerin.
Uses:
1. Used in the manufacture of nitroglycerin, alkyd resins, and epoxy resins.
2. In medicine, it is used to produce various formulations, solvents, humectants, antifreezes, and sweeteners, as well as in the preparation of topical ointments or suppositories.
3. In the coatings industry, it is used to produce various alkyd resins, polyester resins, glycerol ethers, and epoxy resins.
4. In the textile and dyeing industry, it is used to produce lubricants, humectants, fabric anti-wrinkle agents, diffusers, and penetrants.
5. In the food industry, it is used as a sweetener, humectant for tobacco products, and solvent.
6. Widely used in industries such as papermaking, cosmetics, tanning, photography, printing, metal processing, electrical materials, and rubber.
7. Used as antifreeze in automotive and aviation fuels and oil fields.
8. Glycerin can be used as a plasticizer in the new ceramic industry.
Application Examples:
1. Monostearin, distilled monostearin
Raw Materials: Glycerin, stearic acid
Uses: Widely used in the production of dairy products, ice cream, margarine and butter substitutes, bread, biscuits, pastries, noodles, meat products, aquatic products, and soy products; also extensively used in the pharmaceutical and daily chemical industries.
2. Monolaurin
Raw Materials: Glycerin, oleic acid
Uses: Applied in the food industry, pharmaceutical industry, and petrochemical industry as a thickener, plasticizer, and emulsifier, among others.
3. Caprylic/capric triglyceride
Raw Materials: Caprylic acid, capric acid, glycerin
Widely used in medicines; fragrances; ice cream-like products. Sunscreen oils, creams and lotions, hair styling oils, shampoos, bath lotions, skin moisturizing products, cold beverages, powdered milk, chocolates, children's food, cosmetics, medical and health products, emulsifier formulations, soy lecithin solvents, etc.