What is glycerin?
Chemical compounds are widely used inindustry and medicine. Today we will find out what glycerin is and why it is needed. Glycerol is a triatomic alcohol. It looks like a liquid of a syrupy consistency, differing in viscosity and sweet taste. Glycerin has no smell. It remains liquid even with a decrease in temperature.
Properties of glycerol
Distilled matter, cooling, takesthe kind of crystals or becomes glassy. The boiling of glycerin occurs at a temperature of 290 degrees. This substance can be mixed with water, acetone, methyl ethyl alcohols.
Glycerin is characterized by considerable hygroscopicity. Absorbing water, it dissolves salts, alkalis, sugars, aromatic compounds.
The preparation of glycerin is associated with the hydrolysis of starch or wood meal. Industrial enterprises produce a substance of different varieties. Glycerin is used in the production of:
- explosives,
- resins,
- fabrics and leathers - as a softener,
- paper,
- food products,
- perfumery,
- medicines,
- cosmetics.
Medical glycerin can be used for internal or external use.
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