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Acetic AcidUsed as preservative in food industry Used as raw material in the production of VAM, other acetate ester etc.
Formic Acid Used as preservative in food industry. Other end user include leather, textile and rubber.
Stearic Acid Mainly used in the production of detergents, soaps and cosmetics such as shampoos and shaving cream products.
Phosphoric Acid Used to clarify the cane juice and to make sugar with better lustre and quality. In Food and beverages, used as acidifying agent and as tart flavouring agent in beverages such as various colas.
Citric Acid Used as a flavoring and preservative in food and beverages, especially soft drinks. An excellent chelating agent, binding metals and used to remove scale from boilers and evaporators.
Sodium Benzoate Used as preservative in non alcoholic beverages including fruit juice, jam, jellies etc. Also used in cosmetic, creams, lotions, tooth paste, mouth wash, dentifrices
Sodium Hexametaphosphate Used as food additive; Used in water softening and in detergent.
Ethanol Used as industrial solvent, as fuel and used in production of down stream products such as acetaldehyde, ethylene, acetone, butadiene etc. Also used in beverage.
Titanium Dioxide Used to impart a whiteness to color cosmetics and personal care products that are applied to the skin, nails, lips, and it helps to increase the opacity. Used in paints, coatings, plastics, papers, inks, foods, medicines, (i.e. pills and tablets)….
Sodium Hydrosulphite Used in production of bleaching agent (Rongalite), water treatment, gas purification etc. .
Propylene Glycol (industrial And Usp) PG is used in different vertical industries as Unsaturated polyester resin Food flavours Pharmaceuticals Working fluid in hydraulic presses, Antifreezer in solar water heater system As lubricant in air conditioning compressors.
Methanol Used as industrial solvent, as fuel and as raw material for formaldehyde, methacrylates, methylamines, DMT etc.
Purelet Black Pp1 Penetrative black, anionic, homogenous,free from banned chemicals, having high colour strength, gives level dyeing, possess good dyeing properties, excellent shade build up.
N-propanol Used as solvent in cosmetics, skin/hair preparations, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, lacquer formulations, dye solutions, antifreezes, soaps and window cleaner etc. Also used as a chemical intermediate to create esters, halides, propyl amines and propyl acetate.
Isopropanol (2-propanol) Isopropanol or 2-Propanol is widely used in pharmaceutical application due to its low toxicity of any residues. The other major end user application as a solvent in industrial application and as a cleaning fluid especially for dissolving oils.
N-butanol High concentrated jet black, anionic, homogenous, free from banned chemicals, having high colour strength, gives level dyeing, possess good dyeing properties, excellent shade build up.
2-ethyl Hexanol (2-eh) It is used in the manufacture of phthalate & sebacate plasticizer and as solvent in paint, textile, paper coating, leather finishing etc.
Isobutanol Used as raw material for isobutyl acetate and phthalate and also used in the production of lacquer, food industry as a flavouring agent, as solvent in paint, ink etc.
Poly Vinyl Alcohol (pva) Used as a binder in adhesive formulations and textile sizing and as an emulsion polymerisation aid.
Diisopropyl Ether (ipe) Used an extraction agent and as a solvent in paint thinners and stain removers. Can also be used as an additive to raise the octane rating of gasoline.
Methyl Tert-butyl Ether (mtbe) Used mainly as octane booster . Also used to make high purity isobutylene which is further processed to produce butyl rubber. Can also be used as solvent to replace methylene chloride and aromatic solvents.
Monoethylene Glycol (meg) Used as raw material for polyester fibre, antifreezer, and as solvent in paint, ink, explosive, adhesive etc.
Diethylene Glycol (deg) Used in production of unsaturated polyester resin, PU, plasticizer, personal care products, brake fluid, lubricant etc.
Propylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether Acetate (pma) Used as solvent in paint and coating, cleaners and electronic industry.
Solvent Naptha L (c9) Medium evaporating solvents widely used in paint & coating, printing ink and agro chemicals.
Ortho Xylene Used as solvent in printing, rubber, and leather industries. In thinning paints and varnishes, it can be substituted for toluene where slower drying is desired. Principal precursor to terephthalic acid , phthalic anhydride and dimethyl terephthalate, which are used in…
Hexane / Cyclohexane Used in the formulation of glues for shoes, leather products and roofing. They are also used to extract cooking oils from seeds, for cleansing and degreasing all sorts of items and in textile manufacturing.
Heptane In many applications (especially pharmaceutical), the use of n-hexane is being replaced by n-heptane, which will not form the toxic (hexane-2,5-dione) metabolite.
Mineral Turpentine Oil (mto) One of the basic raw materials in the manufacture of varnish, thinner and wood primers. It finds application in paint, liquid shoe polish and metal pretreatment chemicals.
Dimethyl Sulphoxide (dmso) Less toxic than other members of this class, such as dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and HMPA. It is used in medicines, food, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement.
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (nmp) NMP and its derivatives are used as intermediates for the synthesis of agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, textile auxiliaries, plasticizers, stabilizers and specialty inks. It is also employed as a nylon precursor.
Tetra Hydro Furan (thf) The main application of THF is as an industrial solvent for PVC and in varnishes. THF can be polymerized by strong acids to give a linear polymer called poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol (PTMEG)
Acetonitrile Used as extraction and processing solvent in the production of variety of pharmaceuticals, agrochemical, petroleum refinery etc
Dimethyl Formamide (dmf) Used as a solvent for polymers in the preparation of polyacrylonitrile solutions for the manufacture of fibrous polyacrylonitrile. Also used as solvent in pharmaceutical, dyestuff industry and in paint remover etc. Also used for solution of polyamides (nylon) and for…
N,n-dimethyl Acetamide (dmac) Less toxic than DMF. The good water solubility and excellent solvent power particularly for high molecular weight polymers and resins make DMAc as a common solvent in man-made fibre and polyurethane production. DMAc is also used as a solvent for…
Ethylene Dichloride (edc) The major use of EDC is in the production of vinyl chloride. It is also used as degreaser and paint remover and as intermediate for ethylene diamine production.
DMethylene Dichloride (mdc) Widely used as a paint stripper and a degreaser. In the food industry, it has been used to decaffeinate coffee and tea. Its volatility has led to its use as an aerosol spray propellant and as a blowing agent for…