2020-09-10 14:56:59

Isopropyl Alcohol: morning forecast for the isopropanol market

The isopropanol market continued to push up yesterday. Acetone continued to maintain a rising trend, driving the isoacetone market to continue to climb, the overall factory operation is not high, limited inventory. Short - term isoacetone or continue the upward trend.


ISO 99.9% Isopropyl Alcohol Isopropanol IPA

Isopropanol is an organic compound, an isomer of propanol, alias dimethyl methanol, 2-propanol, also known as IPA in the industry.
It is a clear, colorless liquid with an odor like a mixture of ethanol and acetone.Soluble in water, but also soluble in alcohol,
ether, benzene, chloroform and other organic solvents. 

It is a good solvent and chemical raw material. It is used in coatings, medicine, pesticides, cosmetics and other industries. Raw materials of Tianjin), diisopropyl ether, isopropyl acetate and thymol.
 


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Applications

1. Isopropanol is an important chemical product and raw material. It is mainly used as dehydrating agent and cleaning agent in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, plastic, perfume, coating and electronics industries. Reagents for the determination of barium, calcium, magnesium, nickel, potassium, sodium and strontium. Reference material for chromatographic analysis.

2. In the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry, isopropanol is used in the manufacture of lotion, hand and body lotions, preservatives, and pharmaceutical reddening agents. It is also used in paints, thinners, paints, detergents and polishes, as well as for surface sterilization, hospital disinfection, food processing and so on.

3. Isopropanol can also be used as a solvent for flexography, lithography, intaglio printing, and as a cleaning agent for equipment. In the ink also often contains this component. It is also an important solvent for laboratory dilution and extraction. Isopropanol is also used as a gasoline additive and as a deicing agent for fuel pipelines.

4. Be used as the diluent of adhesive, cottonseed oil extraction agent, nitrocellulose, rubber, paint, shellac, alkaloids, grease and other solvents. Also used in antifreeze, dehydrating agent, preservative, antifoggant, medicine, pesticide, spices, cosmetics, printing industry and organic synthesis, etc.