Up until 1889, people didn’t know how to recover glycerine from the soap-making process, so commercially produced glycerin mostly came from the candle-making industry (remember, back then candles were made from animal fats). In 1889, a viable way to separate…
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USP GLYCERIN(E) is a clear, almost colorless product for uses requiring glycerine of high purity with taste and odor characteristics desirable for pharmaceutical and food purposes. The designation USP is an abbreviation of U.S. Pharmacopeia and signifies that the glycerine thus designated meets…
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The US glycerine markets are seeing finely balanced supply/demand dynamics as the second half of 2018 ramps up. Market participants are trying to gauge supply tightness in coming months, and the supply/demand balance is delicate. With most US producers across the vegetable and tallow tiers sold out and fully…
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Glycerine is a clear, colorless, odorless, viscous liquid with a sweet taste, derived from petrochemical and natural feedstocks with the latter obtained from animal fat and vegetable oil products from grains. The market pays a premium for the kosher vegetable and…
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Glycerine is a versatile chemical product used in large range of fields. The use of refined Glycerine in the pharmaceutical industry as a solvent and as substrate for medications; in cosmetics industry for the production of soap and for the…
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Industrial use 1.Used in manufacturing nitroglycerin, alkyd resin and epoxy resin. 2.In medicine area, it is used to make various preparations,solvents, moisture absorbent, antifreeze and sweeteners, dispensing topical ointment or suppository. 3.Used in coating industry to produce various alkyd resin, polyester resin, glycidyl…
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Source of Crude Glycerine Hydrogenation is a reaction of hydrogen addition at double bonds in the fatty acid chain. The degree of hydrogenation is directly related to the Iodine Value (IV) of fatty acid product. There are 3 most common…
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Glycerol / Glycerin is a major byproduct in the biodiesel manufacturing process. In general, for every 100 pounds of biodiesel produced, approximately 10 pounds of crude glycerol are created. As the biodiesel industry is rapidly expanding, a glut of crude…
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Glycerine, also known as glycerol, is a water-soluble liquid with sweet taste. It is colourless, odourless and viscous. It is a by-product of two independent processes: hydrolysis and transesterification. The former is used for soap and fatty acid production while…
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