Glutaraldehyde
Quantity
Unit
CAS #
111-30-8
PRODUCT
SYNONYM
Pentane-1,5-dial; Gluteraldehyde; Pentanedial; Pentanedial
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FORMULA
C5H8O2
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE
CONTENT
48 - 50%
APPEARANCE
Clear colorless to faint yellow liquid
PH
3.0 - 4.0
MOL. WT.
100.12
GRADE
Y-C
ODOR
pungent aldehyde odor
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
COLOR
colorless oily liquid
FLASH POINT
none
SOLUBILITY
water, alcohol, benzene
BOILING POINT
188 c (dec.)
DENSITY
0.72
NOTES
Biocide; Eliminates bacteria in water to avoid production of corrosive byproducts in drilling fluids
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The product is stable at a pH level of 3-4. The product tends to polymerize at a pH above 5 and at elevated temperatures.
Use: PRESERVATIVE
CLASS
Specialty Chemicals, Preservatives and Anti-microbials, Drilling and Completion Fluids, Commercial Chemicals, Drilling Fluid Additives, Biocides
FUNCTIONS
Drilling Fluid Additives, Preservative, Biocide
INDUSTRY
Industrial Drilling, Oil and Gas Production, Drilling Fluid, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking
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