| Swimming pool & Water chemicals |
| Items |
Application |
| DPD Tablets |
DPD is an abbreviation of diethyl-p-phenylene diamine. DPD Tablets used for testing the chlorine or bromine content of swimming pool and spa bath water |
| Phenol Red Tablets |
Phenol Red Tablets used for testing the pH of swimming pool and spa bath water |
| Calcium Hypochlorite |
Calcium hypochlorite is used for the disinfection of drinking water or swimming pool water. It is used as a sanitizer in outdoor swimming pools in combination with a cyanuric acid stabilizer . Calcium hypochlorite is also an ingredient in bleaching powder, used for bleaching cotton and linen. It is also used in bathroom cleaners, household disinfectant sprays, moss and algae removers, and weedkillers. |
| TCA Trichlorocyanuric acid |
It is widely used in civil sanitation, pools and spas, preventing and curing diseases in husbandry and fisheries, fruits and vegetables preservation, wastewater treatment, algaecide for recycling water of industry and air conditioning, anti shrink treatment for woolen, treating seeds, bleaching fabrics, and organic synthesis industry |
| SDIC sodium dichloro isocyanurate |
Similar to TCA |
| Sodium bisulphate |
used in metal finishing,cleaning products, and to lower the pH for effective chlorination in swimming pools,used as feedadditive, also in jewellary making as pickling agent. |
| Algecide |
used to reduce the algal growth in the pool or ponds. |
| Cyanuric acid |
use as a precursor or a component of bleaches, disinfectants, and herbicides. |
| Industrial Chemicals |
| Chemicals |
Main applications |
| Citric Acid |
Soaps and detergents, foods,personal care,pharmaceutical, construction etc. |
| Sodium bemzoate |
As a preservative in food(Carbonated drinks,fruit juices,pickles,jams etc.) |
| Ascorbic Acid |
Known as Vitamin C used in food and as a presrvative in industrial applications. |
| xanthan gum |
As a thickening agent in food (salads,sauces,frozen food,ice cream etc) and drilling mud in oil industry. |
| CMC |
Used in food as a viscosity modifier (thickener) and stabilizer in ice creams , non food applications like toothpaste,detergents,paints, oil drilling muds etc. |
| Hydrogen peroxide |
Used in municipal waste water treatment, bleaching agent , chemical synthesis , as a propellent etc. |
| Potassium sorbate |
used to inhibit molds and yeasts in foods like cheese,wine,yogurt,dried meats,soft drinks and fruit drinks etc. Also as stabilizer in wines |
| Sorbitol |
Used as a sweetner in foods as substitute for sugar, also as a humectant and thickner in cosmetics,mouthwash and toothpaste |
| Sodium metabisulfite |
used as a preservative and antioxidant in food, as sanitizing and cleaning agent , as an excipient in pharmaceuticals etc. |
| Phosphoric acid |
used as chemical reagent, used in removing rust ,for acidification of beverages and processed food, in medical especially in dentistry and ortho as an etching solution, |
| Caustic soda |
used in metal industry especially for the production of aluminium, pH regulator in oil filed , making soap, cleaning agent,food industry like for washing fruits and vegetables, chocolate processing,caramel coloring, ice cream thickening , domestic uses like drainage cleaning etc. |
| Sodium hypochlorite |
house hold bleaching, disinfection of drinking water, water treatment(for shock chlorination of wells or water systems),endodontics(root canal treatment). |
| Aqueous ammonia |
used in cleaning agents, industrial precursor to alkyl amines,meat pickling industry. |
| Hydrochloric acid |
used in metal industry like steel pickling, rust removal etc . Industrial and laboratory uses, ph controller in food,water treatment and pharma industry. |
| Nitric acid |
Used as an oxidizing agent , chemical reagent, etc. |
| Sulfuric acid |
Used mainly in steel and iron industry,in the production of aluminium sulfate,as a catalyst in Nylon manufacturing,in petroleum refining, used in the manufacture of dyestuff etc. |
| Sodium carbonate |
Glass manufacturing, pH regulator in pools after chlorination,used as an electrolyte, detergents, as a food additive(acidity regulator,anti cacking agent, stabilizer) foaming agent in toothpaste,cleaning of silver, wetting agent in brick industry(clay), |
| Sodium bicarbonate |
Known as baking soda and is used in food industry, cleaning agent, in fireextinguishers, personal hygiene, medical use |
| Sodium bisulphate |
used in metal finishing,cleaning products, and to lower the pH for effective chlorination in swimming pools,used as feedadditive, also in jewellary making as pickling agent. |
| Calcium chloride |
used as a desicant,in de icing, firming agent in canned food, beverages, as ph buffer in swimming pools, additive in plastics, fireextinguisher, waste water treatment , as a fabric softner etc. |
| Charcoal |
used as fuels(metallurgical, industrial, cooking ,and automotive fuels) , purification and filtration, |
| Bentonite |
Mostly used in drilling and geotechnical engineering , also in cement, adhesives, ceramic etc , |
| Baryte(barium sulfate) |
mainly as a weighing agent in drilling fluids and fillers in paints . |
| Silica Sand |
mainly in concrete, also in glass making , in paints , sandblasting , Agriculture , in aquariums . |
| Aluminium sulfate |
used in water purification as coagulant or flocculant , a mordant in dyeing and textile printing , foaming agent in fire fighting foam etc . |
| Ferric chloride |
Sewage treatment and drinking water production , etching of copper , as a catalyst in making 1,2 dichloroethane , used in chemical labs as a catalyst in friedal crafts reaction , |
| Formaldehyde |
mainly as biocide or disinfectant , as chemical intermediate for many organic molecules, in phenol formaldehyde resin , preservation of human and animal body remaining etc . |
| Sodium Citrate |
monosodium citrate is used as a relatively strong sequestrant , disodoum citrate is used as an antioxidant and trisodium citarte is used a preservative in foods. |
| STPP |
Major use is in detergents, as water softener, in food as preservative of seafood, In ceramic and leather industry. |
| Urea |
In Agriculture as nitrogen release fertilizer , making urea formaldehyde resin , explosives like urea nitrate , to reduce Nox pollutants in exhost gases of automobiles |
| Zinc chloride |
In metallurgy as flux, in organic synthesis, finger print detection , textile processing and also as as disinfectant . |
| Aluminium hydroxide |
Fire retardent chemical , as an antacid in pharma , as a feedstock for the manufacture of other aluminium compounds |
| Sodium bisulphite |
Used in chemical synthesis, as food additive(antioxidant and preservatives) and in biology (bisulphite DNA sequencing) |
| Sodium nitrate |
mainly in fertilizer , manufacture of gun powder etc. |
| Glycerin |
in food - serves as humectant, solvent,sweetner and also a preservative . Filler and thickening agent in low fat food , in pharma, and personal care application (Glycerin is used in medical and pharmaceutical and personal care preparations, mainly as a means of improving smoothness, providing lubrication and as a humectant. It is found in cough syrups, toothpaste, mouthwashes, skin care products, shaving cream, hair care products, glycerin soaps) |
| Oxalic acid |
cleaning, bleaching and dyeing also in metallurgy |
| Copper sulphate |
used as herbicide,fungicide and pesticide , when mixed with lime it is calles bordeaux mixture, in lab as a reagent |
| Sodium Silicate |
used in concrete , water treatment,detergent, dyes,refractory,drilling fluid, preservative for food, adhesives etc |
| Hydrated Lime |
as a flocculant in sewage water treatment, paper industry , ingredient in white wash, mortar and plaster, in food industry |
| Calcium Carbonate |
In construction industry(as a building material, limestone aggregate, ingredient in cement), for purification of iron ore in iron industry, Extender in paints and in plastic industry as a filler , in ceramics etc. |
| Iron Oxide |
mainly used as pigments |
| Carbon black |
As a pigment |
| Distilled water |
mainly in chemical and biological labs |
| SHMP |
foodadditive and as a defloculant |
| Ammonium chloride |
to make buffer solution with ammonia , low temperatuer cooling bath , in agriculture , food , medicine and metallurgy etc |
| Solvents |
| Solvents |
Application |
| Acetone |
As a solvent for most plastic and synthetic fibres , as a thinner for fibre glass resin ,polyester resin,vinyl ester resin , epoxy resin etc , cleaning fibre glass tools, component in paints and varnishes , used as a hgeavy duty degreaser , storage of acetylene, and also it is the precursor of MMA(methyl methacrylate) |
| Butanol |
normal butanol is used as an intermediate in the manufacturing of other industrial solvents like butyl acrylate,butyl acetate, butyl etsrers, EGME, PGME etc . As solvent and ingredient in perfumes ,paints, resins etc |
| Ethanol |
As a fuel, in alcoholic beverages , solvent in paints , feedstock for other industrial chemicals , in pharma , |
| Ethyl acetate |
solvent and diluent and in cosmetics, perfumes , nail polish remover , used in paint as a hardener activactor and also used in labs. |
| Isopropanol |
Mainly used as a solvent and also as cleaner |
| Methanol |
Feedstcok for other chemicals, vehicle fuel , ethanol denaturant , used as a solvent , as an antifreez, |
| Toluene |
Toluene is a common solvent, able to dissolve paints, paint thinners, silicone sealants, many chemical reactants, rubber, printing ink, adhesives (glues), lacquers, leather tanners, and disinfectants. a raw material for toluene diisocyanate (used in the manufacture of polyurethane foam) and TNT. Toluene had also been used in the process of removing the cocaine from coca leaves in the production of Coca-Cola syrup |
| Methylene chloride |
Used as a solvent due to its volatility and ability to dissolve a wide range of organic compounds.It is widely used as a paint stripper and a degreaser. Its volatility has led to its use as an aerosol spray propellant and as a blowing agent for polyurethane foams. |
| Monoethylene glycol |
Mainly used in the manufacturing of PET,UP Resin also used as an antifreeze, coolant and heat transfer agent ,a chemical intermediate for making dioxane |
| Di ethylene glycol |
Similar to MEG |
| N-propanol |
used in coatings, inks, cleaners, floor polishes , chemical intermediates , herbicides, de icing fluids , |
| Perchloroethylene |
widely used in drycleaning and also as solvent . Used as a refridgereant in the past . |
| Trichloroethylene |
used as an extracting solvent for vegetable oil , dry cleaning solvent . |
| Xylene |
As a solvent(printing ink, rubber, paint and adhesives) also a precursor to phthalic anhydride , terrephthalic acid , |
| white spirit |
Used as paint thinner, mild solvent , cleaning and degreasing agent for machine tools, it’s a mineral alternative to turpentine |
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