Product Category: Industrial Raw Materials / Food & Personal Care Ingredients
Chemical Name: Glycerol
Alternative Names: Glycerin / Glycerine
CAS Number: 56-81-5
Chemical Formula: C₃H₈O₃
Molecular Weight: 92.09 g/mol
Appearance: Clear, colourless, viscous liquid
Product Overview
Glycerin is a versatile, hygroscopic liquid used extensively as a humectant, solvent, viscosity modifier and formulation ingredient across industrial, food, pharmaceutical, personal-care and chemical applications.
Mining Chemicals SA can supply glycerin according to the grade and specification required for the intended application.
Typical Refined Glycerin Reference
| Property | Typical High-Purity Reference |
| SKU | MCS-G1 |
| Glycerol Content | ≥99.5% |
| Appearance | Clear, colourless viscous liquid |
| Relative Density at 25°C | Approx. 1.25–1.27 |
| Refractive Index | Approx. 1.471–1.475 |
| Water | Grade dependent |
| Colour | Typically ≤10–20 APHA for refined grades |
| CAS Number | 56-81-5 |
| Solubility | Miscible with water |
Refined USP/Food-grade glycerin is commonly supplied at a minimum glycerol content of approximately 99.5%, although industrial and other grades are also available.
Applications
- Detergent formulations
- Personal-care products
- Cosmetics
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Food processing where the correct certified grade is supplied
- Industrial formulations
- Humectant applications
- Resin and polymer processing
- Chemical manufacture
- Lubricant and specialty formulations
Key Benefits
- Excellent humectant
- High viscosity
- Good water solubility
- Effective solvent and carrier
- Wide formulation compatibility
Grade Note
Because the product has been listed simply as Glycerin, the website should not automatically claim USP, BP or Food Grade.
Specific regulated grades should only be advertised when the supplied product carries the relevant certification.
Packaging
Typically available in drums, IBCs and bulk configurations.
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a clean, cool and dry environment. Glycerin is hygroscopic and will absorb moisture from the atmosphere.
