Complaint
Glycerol triacetate is colorless transparent oily liquid, miscible with ethanol, ether, chloroform and benzene, slightly soluble in water and carbon disulfide.
Specification:| Test Item | Unit | Food Grade | Tobacco Grade | Industry Grade | |
| Appearance | --- | Colorless transparent liquid | Colorless transparent liquid | Colorless transparent liquid | |
| Content | % | 99.5Min. | 99.5Min. | 98.5Min. | |
| Color | Pt-Co | 15Max. | 15Max. | 30Max. | |
| Water | % | 0.05Max. | 0.05Max. | 0.2Max. | |
| Acidity | % | 0.01Max. | 0.01Max. | 0.1Max. | |
| Refractive Index(25ºC/D) | % | 1.430-1.433 | 1.430-1.435 | 1.430-1.435 | |
| Density | g/cm3 | 1.157-1.162 | 1.154-1.164 | 1.154-1.164 | |
| As | ppm | 3Max. | 3Max. | ||
| Lead | ppm | 10Max. | 10Max. | ||
1 Triacetin is widely used in cigarettes filter production, as bonding plasticizers;
2 Triacetin is widely used as humectant, emulsifier, plasticizer, leavening agents, etc in gum, baked foods, dairy production;
3 Triacetin is use as core sand binder in metal foundry sector, as solvent in printing inks, as plasticizer for cellulose-based plastics, as solvent in building wall coating;
4 Triacetin is also used as humectant and plasticizer in cosmetics;
5 Triacetin is anti fungal agents and plasticizers in pharmaceutical.
