Glycerine CAS:56-81-5

Name: Glycerine

CAS: 56-81-5

Feature:

Glycerine is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is sweet-tasting and non-toxic. The glycerol backbone is found in lipids known as glycerides. Due to having antimicrobial and antiviral properties it is widely used in FDA approved wound and burn treatments. Conversely, it is also used as a bacterial culture medium. It can be used as an effective marker to measure liver disease. It is also widely used as a sweetener in the food industry and as a humectant in pharmaceutical formulations. Owing to the presence of three hydroxyl groups, glycerine is miscible with water and is hygroscopic in nature.

Glycerine has the following applications/functions:

1. In food and beverages, glycerol serves as a humectant, solvent, and sweetener, and may help preserve foods. It is also used as filler in commercially prepared low-fat foods (e.g., cookies), and as a thickening agent in liqueurs.

2. Glycerine is mildly antimicrobial and antiviral and is an FDA approved treatment for wounds. The Red Cross reports that an 85% solution of glycerine shows bactericidal and antiviral effects, and wounds treated with Glycerine show reduced inflammation after roughly 2 hours. Due to this it is used widely in wound care products, including glycerine based hydrogel sheets for burns and other wound care.

3. Glycerinel is used in medical, pharmaceutical and personal care preparations, often as a means of improving smoothness, providing lubrication, and as a humectant.

4. When utilized in “tincture” method extractions, specifically as a 10% solution, glycerine prevents tannins from precipitating in ethanol extracts of plants (tinctures). It is also used as an “alcohol-free” alternative to ethanol as a solvent in preparing herbal extractions.

5. Glycerine, along with propylene glycol, is a common component of e-liquid, a solution used with electronic vaporizers (electronic cigarettes). This glycerol is heated with an atomizer (a heating coil often made of Kanthal wire), producing the aerosol that delivers nicotine to the user.

6. Glycerine is used to produce nitroGlycerine, which is an essential ingredient of various explosives such as dynamite, gelignite, and propellants like cordite.

Composition:

Appearance: Colorless viscous liquid

Packing: 25kg/drum or as discussed

Shelf Life: 2 years

Storage: Store in cool and dry area

Certification:ISO GMP KOSHER HALAL