Acids

CAS No: 79-10-7

Acrylic acid (propenoic acid) is a strong organic acid. At room temperature it is a colourless liquid with a pungent odour. It is a starting material in the production of polymers and is used in the manufacture of plastics, coatings, adhesives, paints and varnishes. It is a raw material for woven fibres and is used in the paper industry, as well as being a primary raw material in the making of optical instruments and jewellery.

CAS No: 64-19-7

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

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: 79-09-4

Propionic acid is a carboxylic acid used as a feed and food preservative, as a mould inhibitor and in the synthesis of various chemical intermediates.

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.