Food

CAS No: 64-19-7

Used in the rubber, leather and textile industries, the food industry, and the paint and pharmaceutical sectors.

CAS No: 77-92-9

Citric acid, also known popularly as lemon salt, is an organic compound of the carboxylic acid group. It is found in most plants and in the body fluids of animals. It is widely used in the food industry, as well as in metal surface cleaning, the pharmaceutical industry, construction chemicals and the textile sector.

CAS No: 64-18-6

Formic acid (methanoic acid), popularly known as ant acid, is the simplest single-carbon carboxylic acid. It has both aldehyde and carboxylic acid properties, is about ten times stronger than acetic acid and readily forms esters with alcohols. In industry it is used as a preservative and antibacterial in livestock feed, to extend the shelf life of some foods, in leather tanning, in textile finishing and as a coagulant in rubber production. It is also used in beekeeping, in limescale-removing cleaning agents and as a hydrogen source in fuel cells.

CAS No: 7664-38-2

Phosphoric acid is a crystalline, colourless solid chemical whose salts are defined as phosphates. It is used in the cleaning industry to make detergents and in the textile industry. It is used in acidification processes in the food industry, in polishing in the leather industry and for metal surface cleaning. It is also used in sectors such as paint, construction chemicals, mining and cosmetics.

CAS No: 57-55-6

Used in organic synthesis, especially in propylene glycol and polyester resins, cellophane and antifreeze solutions. It is used as a solvent for oils, greases, waxes and resins. It is used in flavourings, perfumes and syrups; as a coolant in refrigeration systems, as a fluidizer and hydraulic fluid. It serves as a stabilizer in textiles, a solvent and wetting agent in food, a preservative in the pharmaceutical and health sector, in creams and sun lotions, and as a de-icer in vehicle brake systems and on aircraft runways.

CAS No: 56-81-5

Glycerin (glycerol) is a polar organic trihydroxy alcohol in liquid form. It is a slightly sweet, non-toxic liquid that mixes with water and alcohol and dissolves in acetone. Medical glycerin is used in diabetes and in ointments applied externally to the skin.