English Name: Glycerol
CAS No.: 56-81-5
Molecular formula: C3H8O3
Molecular weight: 92.09
EINECS No.: 200-289-5
Chemical properties: colorless, transparent, odorless, viscous liquid, sweet and hygroscopic. It is miscible with water and ethanol, and the aqueous solution is neutral. Soluble in 11 times ethyl acetate and about 500 times ether. Insoluble in benzene, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, carbon disulfide, petroleum ether and oil.
Uses: glycerol is an important basic organic raw material, which is widely used in industry, medicine and daily life. At present, there are about 1700 kinds of uses, mainly used in medicine, cosmetics, alkyd resin, tobacco, food, drinking acid resin, cellulose and explosives, textile printing and dyeing, etc. The consumption of glycerol in alkyd resin, celluloid and explosives showed a downward trend. It will continue to grow in food and cosmetics.