Glycerine (Glycerol) (glycerol, glycerin, E422)
The co-product that ended up everywhere
Oleochemicals & industrial derivatives
Product Overview
Glycerine is the co-product recovered when fats are split into fatty acids or transesterified into methyl esters; crude glycerine is refined and distilled to technical, USP and pharmaceutical grades. It is a trihydric alcohol prized for its humectancy and solvency.
Applications & Uses
Cosmetics and personal care, food humectant and sweetener, pharmaceuticals and syrups, toothpaste, tobacco, industrial antifreeze and polyols.
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