Refined glycerine - also called glycerol or glycerin - is a clear, colourless, odourless, viscous liquid. Chemically, glycerol has the molecular formula C3H8O3, CAS No. 56-81-5, and is also known as 1,2,3-propanetriol. Mars supplies high-purity vegetable-origin refined glycerine grades including 99.7% Min USP and 99.5% Min USP/BP for appropriate commercial applications.
Glycerine's ability to attract and retain moisture makes it valuable in creams, lotions, soaps, toothpaste, hair-care products and other cosmetic or personal-care formulations. In pharmaceutical manufacturing, suitably specified glycerine can serve as an excipient, solvent, carrier, humectant or sweetening component in appropriate formulations. The required grade and regulatory compliance should always be confirmed for the intended application.
Refined glycerine serves pharmaceuticals, personal care, polyolsand diverse industrial formulation applications worldwide.
Properly specified food-compatible refined glycerine can perform several technical functions, including moisture retention, sweetness, solvent functionality and texture support. Applications may include baked goods, confectionery, beverages, dairy products, fillings, flavour preparations and compatible food-colour systems. Not every industrial glycerine grade is automatically suitable for food processing, so purity and regulatory status must match the intended market.
Food, pharmaceuticals and personal care, glycerine has extensive industrial value. It can function as a chemical intermediate, solvent, lubricant, plasticizer component and raw material in the manufacture of polyols, paints, inks and resins. Its broad chemical functionality makes refined glycerine an important basic oleochemical for manufacturers serving multiple downstream industries.
What is refined glycerine? Refined glycerine is high-purity glycerol, also called glycerin or 1,2,3-propanetriol. It is typically a clear, colourless, odourless and viscous liquid.
What is the CAS number of refined glycerine? The CAS number for glycerol is 56-81-5.
What is the chemical formula of glycerine? The molecular formula of glycerol is C3H8O3.
What is Refined Glycerine 99.7% USP used for? Refined Glycerine 99.7% USP is used across pharmaceutical, personal-care, cosmetic, food and suitable industrial applications depending on formulation and regulatory requirements.
Why is glycerine used in personal-care products? Glycerine functions as a humectant, helping attract and retain moisture in products such as moisturizers, lotions, creams and soaps.
Is refined glycerine used in food and beverages? Yes. Properly specified glycerine may be used as a humectant, sweetening ingredient, solvent or formulation aid in selected food and beverage applications. Food suitability must be confirmed for the actual grade supplied.
Is glycerine used in pharmaceutical products? Yes. Appropriate pharmaceutical-grade glycerine can function as an excipient, solvent, carrier, humectant or sweetening component in pharmaceutical formulations.
What are industrial uses of refined glycerine? Industrial uses include polyol manufacturing, paints, inks, resins, textile applications and other chemical formulations.
Is Mars Refined Glycerine vegetable-derived? Mars states that its refined glycerine is derived from natural vegetable sources including palm oil and palm kernel oil.
What refined glycerine grades does Mars Oleochemicals supply? Mars currently lists Refined Glycerine 99.7% Min USP, Refined Glycerine 99.5% Min USP/BP and Crude Glycerine 80% Min in its product range.
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