Glutaraldehyde 50% |
CAS Number | 111-30-8 |
Appearance | Colourless liquid |
Assay | 50 - 51% |
Colour (APHA) | < =50 |
Density | 1.106 g/cm3 |
Vap.pr. | 15 mmHg 20 C |
Packing | 225 kgs |
Use | It is used as a biocide for contaminated water in cooling towers and air-conditioning units. Besides its use as a biocide, Glutaraldehyde is also used as an ingredient in X-ray developers, a tanning agent for leather, in the treatment of hyperhidrosis, as a tissue fixative in histochemistry and electron microscopy, as an embalming agent, and as a cross-linking agent in the preparation of microcapsules. |
Storage | Unused Glutaraldehyde solution should be stored in tightly closed, properly labeled containers in a cool, secure, and properly marked location. |