Name: Glycerol

Other names: 1,2,3-propanetriol, glycerin

Chemical formula: C3H8O3

Molecular weight: 92.09

CAS Registry Number: 56-81-5

EINECS accession number: 200-289-5

Melting point: 17.8°C (18.17°C, 20°C)

Boiling point: 290.9℃ at 760 mmHg

Water solubility: miscible in any proportion

Density: 1.263-1.303g/cm3

External view: colorless, transparent, odorless, viscous liquid

Flash point: 177°C

Application: For gas chromatography stationary liquid and organic synthesis, etc.

Safety description: non-toxic, large amounts can cause narcotic effects

IUPAC nomenclature: propane-1,2,3-triol

Ignition temperature: 370℃

use

1. Used to make nitroglycerin, alkyd resin and epoxy resin.

2. In medicine, it is used to prepare various preparations, solvents, hygroscopic agents, antifreeze and sweeteners, and to prepare external ointments or suppositories.

3. In the coating industry, it is used to prepare various alkyd resins, polyester resins, glycidyl ethers and epoxy resins.

4. Used in the textile and printing and dyeing industries to prepare lubricants, moisture absorbents, fabric anti-shrink treatment agents, diffusing agents and penetrants.

5. In the food industry, it can be used as a sweetener, hygroscopic agent and solvent for tobacco agents.

6. It is widely used in papermaking, cosmetics, tanning, photography, printing, metal processing, electrical materials and rubber industries.

7. It is also used as fuel for automobiles and airplanes as well as antifreeze in oil fields.

8. Glycerin can be used as a plasticizer in the new ceramic industry.