Solvents & Glycols

Recommended use:

• Solvent for chemicals, paints, coating, adhesive, printing ink, varnishes, gums, resins, essential oils.
• Solvent for the preparation of copolymers.
• Used in the preservation of physiological and pathological specimens.
• Used for extraction processes, perfumery, and pharmaceuticals.
• Used in the production of acetone, glycerol and isopropyl esters, acetate.
• Used for disinfectant, pharmaceuticals, perfumery.
• Used for cosmetic products and personal care.

The reactivity and solubility of diethylene glycol provide the basis for many applications. These are :

• Solvent for nitrocellulose, resins, dyes, oils, other organic compounds.
• Manufacture of unsaturated polyester resins, polyurethanes, plasticizers.
• As a building block in organic synthesis, e.g. of morpholine and 1,4-dioxane.
• A humectant for tobacco, cork, printing ink, and in brake fluid.
• Used in human medications, such as acetaminophen and sulfanilamide.

Propylene glycol has many applications. Some common applications see PG used:

• As a solvent for many substances, both natural and synthetic.
• Used as chemical feedstock for the production of unsaturated polyester resins.
• Approved by Food Drugs Administration (FDA) for certain uses as an indirect food additive.
• As a humectant.
• As an antifreeze.
• For pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and personal care.

Polyethylene glycol has a various applications :

1. Uses in the medical industry

    Due to its non-toxicity and approved by Food Drugs Administration (FDA), Polyethylene Glycol can be used for drug delivery, basis of a number of laxatives, and many              more.

2. Uses in the chemical industry

    Can be used as a binding and dispersing agent, as it can improve the separation of particles and prevent clumping. Applications in preservation have also found a use for          PEG.  Because the compound is non-toxic and recognized as safe by the FDA, it has been able to be used in numerous coatings that enable lubrication in various scenarios.