Glycine

Chemical name: amino acetic acid

Molecular formula: C2H5NO2

Molecular weight: 75.07

Properties:White crystalline powder, sweet, easily soluble in water,slightly soluble in methanol, ethanol,insoluble in acetone, aether. Melting point:232-236 ℃ ( decomposed ).

Quality standard:
First-grade product(industrial grade) is in accordance with enterprise standard Q/JDH16-2003 of Donghua Chemical Company.
Feedstuffs grade product is in accordance with enterprise standard Q/JDH18-2003 of Hebei Donghua Company.
Food grade product is in accordance with the FCC(IV), JFAM7TH ;
Medical grade product is in accordance with USP 26 and BP 98 .

Index name
Quality index
Industrial grade
Q/JDH16-2003
Feedstuffs grade
Q/JDH18-2003
Food grade
FCCIV
JFAM7TH
Medicine grade
USP26/BP98
Content (based on dry basis)%
98.5 min
98.5 min
98.5-101.5 min
98.5-101.5 min
Chloride (based on Cl)%
0.50 max
0.3 max
0.021 max
0.007 max 
Heavy metal (based on Pb)%
-
0.002 max
0.002 max
0.002 max
Arsenic (As)%
-
0.0003 max
0.0001 max
0.0001 max
Iron (Fe)%
0.003 max
-
-
-
Sulphate (SO4)%
-
-
-
0.0065 max
Loss on drying%
0.30 max
0.30 max
0.20 max
0.20 max
Residue on ignition %
-
-
0.10 max
0.10 max
PH value
-
5.5-7.0
5.5-7.0
-
Easy hydrolyzate
-
-
-
Qualified
Clarity
-
-
Qualified
-
Organic volatile impurities
-
-
-
Qualified

Characteristics and Use:
1, Food grade glycine:
(1) Used as flavoring agent, sweeting agent, corrigent, buffering agent, additive etc..
(2) Used as preservative for peanut butter.
(3) It has buffer action to the taste of salt and vinegar.
(4) Used as phagostimulant in feedstuffs additive.
(5) Bitterness removing agent of saccharin sodium salt.
(6) Used as stabilizer of cream\cheese\magarine\wheat flour and lard oil.
(7) Used in stabilizing Vitamin C in food processing.
2, Medicine grade glycine:
(1) Used as drugs for microorganism and metabolism of amine acid research.
(2) Used as material for synthesizing aureomycin buffering agent etc..
(3) Used as amino acid transfusion.
(4) Used as material for cephalosporin;thiamphenicol intermediate;
(5) Used as cosmetics material.
3, Industrial grade glycine
Used as solvent to remove CO2 in fertilizer industry;electroplating solution additive; PH regulator;pesticide intermediate
( such as main material for glyphosate ) .
4, Feedstuffs grade glycine: Mainly used as feedstuffs additive.

Used as additive and synergist for hydrolyzed protein.

Packing: Industrial grade and feedstuffs grade glycine: packed in woven bag with the lining of plastic bag,NW: 25Kg/bag ;
Food grade and medicine grade glycine: packed in compound bag,or on the clients' requirements.
20/25kg paper bag/paper carton/cardboard drum





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