Propylene Glycol 99.8%
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
99.8% Pure
Molecular formula: C3H8O2
USES:
- As a chemical feedstock for the production of unsaturated polyester resins;
- In waterbased acrylic architectural paints to extend dry time which it accomplishes by preventing the surface from drying due to its slower evaporation rate compared to water;
- In alcohol-based hand sanitizers, it is used as a humectant to prevent the skin from drying;
- Propylene glycol is also used in various edible items;
- As a solvent in many pharmaceuticals, including oral, injectable and topical formulations;
- In electronic cigarettes, as a vaporizable base for diluting the nicotine liquid;
- As a solvent for many substances, both natural and synthetic;
- As a humectant (E1520);
- As a solvent for food colours and flavourings;
- As a cooling agent for beer and wine glycol jacketed fermentation tanks;
- As a less-toxic antifreeze in solar water heating systems;
- As a solvent used in mixing photographic chemicals, such as film developers In cryonics;
- To de-ice aircraft;
- As a freezing point depressant for slurry ice;
- In veterinary medicine as an oral treatment for hyperketonaemia in ruminants;
- For trapping and preserving insects (including as a DNA preservative);
- For the creation of theatrical smoke and fog;
- As an additive in PCR to reduce the melting temperature of nucleic acids for targeting of GC rich sequences;
- As an ingredient in UV or black light tattoo ink;
- As a lubricant in air conditioning compressors;
- In the manufacture of lava lamps.