Polyglycerin-3 is a chemical compound.

It appears as a colourless to light yellow liquid.

What it is used for and where

Cosmetics

Emulsifier in creams and personal and hair care products. Thickening agent in toothpastes.

Plastic

Plasticiser for nylon, plasticiser for hydroxypropylcellulose and plasticiser for polyurethane. Also expected to be a plasticiser for PVA, gelatine, etc. and a plasticiser for semi-permeable membranes.

Fibres

It improves the surface flexibility and hydrophilicity of hydrophobic fibre, and can also be used as a dye auxiliary for water-insoluble dyes.

Other applications

Antifoam for oil production, a raw material for urethane (polyurethane), a slurry agent for diazo copy paper and a development accelerator, and can also be used as a stabiliser for polyoxymethylene, a fixed gas-phase liquid for chromatographic analysis.

As the main body for preparing composite cement grinding aids to increase production and reduce energy consumption. As a component of multifunctional composite admixtures for concrete slag, improving concrete compactness with anti-freeze-thaw performance.

As part of latex paint, biros ink, oral hygiene products, etc.

Can be added to chemical plating solution to improve plating quality.

Triglycerol studi

Typical commercial product characteristics Triglycerol

• Molecular Formula C₉H₂₀O₇
• Molecular Weight     240.25
• Exact Mass   240.120895
• CAS  56090-54-1  20411-31-8  
• UNII    
• EC Number   259-986-8
• DSSTox Substance ID  
• IUPAC  3-[3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy]propane-1,2-diol
• InChI=1S/C9H20O7/c10-1-7(12)3-15-5-9(14)6-16-4-8(13)2-11/h7-14H,1-6H2 
• InChl Key   AGNTUZCMJBTHOG-UHFFFAOYSA-N   
• SMILES   C(C(COCC(COCC(CO)O)O)O)O
• MDL number  MFCD00084755
• PubChem Substance ID    57647669
• SCHEMBL821029

Synonyms:

• Triglycerol
• 1,3-Bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2-propanol
• 1,2-Propanediol, 3,3'-[(2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediyl)bis(oxy)]bis-
• 3,3'-[(2-Hydroxy-1,3-propanediyl)bis(oxy)]di(1,2-propanediol)