| CAS
NO. |
111-30-8 |
|
| EINECS
NO. |
203-856-5 |
| FORMULA |
OHC(CH2)3CHO |
| MOL
WT. |
100.12 |
|
H.S.
CODE
|
|
|
TOXICITY
|
Oral
rat LD50: > 90 ml/kg |
| SYNONYMS |
Glutaric
Acid Dialdehyde; Glutardialdehyde; |
| 1,3-Diformylpropane;
1,5-Pentanedial; 1,5-Pentanedione; Glutaral; Glutaric
Aldehyde; Glutarol; Gluteraldehyde; Pentanedial; sonacide;
|
| DERIVATION |
|
|
CLASSIFICATION
|
DISINFECTANTS
|
|
PHYSICAL
AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (50% SOLUTION)
|
| PHYSICAL
STATE |
Clear
to yellowish liquid |
| MELTING
POINT |
-14
C |
| BOILING
POINT |
187
C |
| SPECIFIC
GRAVITY |
|
| SOLUBILITY
IN WATER |
soluble
(soluble
in alcohol) |
| pH |
3.2
- 4.2 |
| VAPOR
DENSITY |
|
| AUTOIGNITION |
|
| NFPA
RATINGS |
Health:
2; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 0 |
|
REFRACTIVE
INDEX
|
|
| FLASH
POINT |
|
| STABILITY |
Stable
under ordinary conditions |
|
APPLICATIONS
|
| Glutaraldehyde
containing two aldehyde groups, is used as a disinfectant.
It is used in sterilizing medical and dental equipment
which cannot be heat sterilized. It is used as a fixative
for biological tissues and for leather tanning. It is
used as a chemical intermediate to produce other compounds. |
| SALES
SPECIFICATION |
|
50%
SOLUTION, MEDICAL GRADE
|
|
APPEARANCE
|
Clear
to yellowish liquid |
|
CONTENT
|
50.%
min
|
|
pH
|
3
- 5
|
|
BOILING
POINT
|
ca
187 C
|
|
WATER
|
Balance
|
|
DENSITY
|
1.01
- 1.02
|
|
COLOR,
APHA
|
50
max
|
|
METHANOL
|
1.0%
max
|
|
50%
SOLUTION, INDUSTRIAL GRADE
|
|
APPEARANCE
|
Clear
to yellowish liquid |
|
CONTENT
|
50.%
min
|
|
pH
|
3
- 5
|
|
BOILING
POINT
|
ca
187 C
|
|
MELTING
POINT
|
-14
C
|
|
DENSITY
|
1.01
- 1.02
|
|
25%
SOLUTION
|
|
APPEARANCE
|
Clear
to yellowish liquid |
|
CONTENT
|
25.0%
min
|
|
WATER
|
Balance
|
|
COLOR,
APHA
|
50
max
|
|
METHANOL
|
0.5%
max
|
| TRANSPORTATION |
| PACKING |
200kgs
in drum
|
| HAZARD
CLASS |
6.1
(Packing Group II) |
| UN
NO. |
2927 |
| OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Hazard Symbols: T N, Risk Phrases: 23/25-42/43-50, Safety
Phrases: 26-36/37/39-45-61 |
| GENERAL
DESCRIPTION OF DISINFECTANT
|
Disinfectant
is an agent applied to inanimate objects
to destroy, neutralize, or inhibit the
growth of disease-carrying microorganisms,
(whereas antiseptics are applied primarily
to living things). Heat and radiation
are also disinfectants. Common ingredients
of chemical disinfectant are:
- Mercuric
Chlorides
- Formaldehyde
- 8-Hydroxyquinoline
- Copper
Hydroxide
- Cresol
- Alcohols
(Ethyl Alcohol; Isopropyl Alcohol)
- Iodines
/ Iodophors
- Chlorine
releasing compounds
- Gluteraldehyde
- Phenolics
- Quaternary
Ammonium Compounds
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| PRICE |
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