Refined Glycerine 99.5% / 99.7% (USP / BP Grade)
Refined Glycerine is colourless and odourless, sweet-tasting viscous liquid and it is hygroscopic. It has well solubilizer, plasticizer, moisturizing and preserving agent.
Refined Glycerine widely used in pharmaceuticals, food, paints, textiles, cosmetics, daily chemicals etc. This product is of 100% vegetable origin and Kosher certified.
Usage in Pharmaceutical & Drug
- Used in medical and pharmaceutical preparations, mainly as a means of improving smoothness, provide lubrication and humectants
- Suppositories, cough syrups, elixirs and expectorants
Usage in Personal Care & Cosmetics
- Serves as an emollient, humectants, solvent, and lubricant in personal care products.
- Competes with sorbitol although glycerol has better taste and higher solubility.
- Toothpaste, mouthwashes, skin care products, shaving cream, hair care products and soaps.
Usage in Food and Beverages
- Serves as humectant, solvent and sweetener, may help preserve foods
- Solvent for flavours and food colouring
- Humectant and softening agent in candy, cakes and casings for meats and cheeses
- Manufacture of mono- and di-glycerides for use as emulsifiers
- Used in manufacture of polyglycerol esters going into shortenings and margarine
- Used as filler in low-fat food products (i.e., cookies)
Usage in Polyether Polyols
- One of the major raw materials for the manufacture of polios for flexible foams, and to a lesser extent rigid polyurethane foams
- Glycerol is the initiator to which propylene oxide/ethylene oxide is added
Usage in Alkyed Resins (Plastics) and Cellophane
- Used in surface coatings and paints
- Used as a softener and plasticizer to impart flexibility, pliability and toughness
- Uses include meat casings, collagen casings (medical applications) and nonmeat packaging
- Plasticizer in cellophane.
Usage in Explosives
- Used in the production of TNT (trinitroglycerine)
- Glyceryl triacetate is a component in binders in the production of solid fuel rockets
Other Usage
- Manufacture of paper as a plasticizer, humectants and lubricant
- Humectants for pet foods to retain moisture and enhance palatability
- Used in lubricating, sizing and softening of yarn and fabric
- Used in de-/anti-icing fluids
- Patent applications have been filed for detergent softeners and surfactants based on glycerine (i.e., alkyl glyceryl ethers) instead of quaternary ammonium compounds