A substance that acts as both an acid and an alcohol, used in cleaning agents, cosmetics, and dyeing auxiliaries!
Glycolic acid (hydroxyacetic acid) is a type of α-hydroxy carboxylic acid, and we mainly handle a 70% aqueous solution. Due to its structure, it acts both as an acid and as an alcohol, and is used in a wide range of applications including cleaning agents, cosmetics, chelating agents, and dyeing auxiliaries for fibers and leather. It is also used for cleaning boilers and other equipment, electroplating, etching, as a raw material for household detergents, and in applications such as cleaning water pipes and wastewater treatment. 【Features】 ■ A type of α-hydroxy carboxylic acid ■ 70% aqueous solution ■ Acts as both an acid and an alcohol ■ Used in a wide range of applications such as cleaning agents, cosmetics, and dyeing auxiliaries *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.
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【Typical Physical Properties】 ■Appearance: Colorless or slightly yellow transparent liquid ■Odor: Smell resembling burnt sugar ■Melting Point: 10 ℃ ■Boiling Point: 112 ℃ ■Specific Gravity: 1.25g/cm3 at 26 ℃ *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.
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【Uses】 ■ Cleaning of boilers and other equipment ■ Electroplating ■ Etching ■ Raw material for household detergents ■ Cleaning of distribution pipes and pretreatment applications ■ Dyeing auxiliaries for textiles and leather ■ Cleaning agents for dairy farming ■ Metal cleaning agents *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.
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Life Sciences Division: We provide total solutions tailored to our customers' needs through innovative materials and scientific instruments that contribute to the development of a wide range of industries, including healthcare related to medical care and pharmaceuticals, personal care, food, chemicals, and the environment, in order to improve human health, quality of life (QOL), and realize an environmentally friendly society. Industrial Materials Division: We focus our sales activities on high-performance components for automotive seats. Our main products include genuine leather, lumbar supports, seat adjuster motors, seat heaters, air conditioning systems and ECUs, seat belt reminders, and occupant detection systems, among others. In recent years, we have also been involved with new products such as lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries from OXIS Energy, benchmark data utilizing full car CAD models from Caresoft Global, vital sensing sensors from Kalea Corporation, anti-spatter agents and large water-cooled fans from Funabori, and ultra-fine bubble generation units from Shibata.