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Redox is the proud distributor of 70% Glycolic Acid from the world’s leading manufacturer DuPont™.

DuPont™ Glycolic Acid combines a unique set of properties that makes it ideal for a broad range of applications Extremely efficient at cutting through hard water salts, it is a very effective cleaning agent with many added benefits, including low corrosion to most common metals, negligible odour and low toxicity.

Highly soluble in water, Glycolic Acid is also easy to rinse, readily dilutable at all concentrations and compatible with many additives. It is environmentally friendly, biodegrading at a rate of 89% in 7 days. Non-flammable by nature, Glycolic Acid is the versatile liquid that is both safer to handle and easy to use.

Some useful properties of Glycolic Acid:

  • Low corrosivity: most common metals and synthetic materials
  • Low toxicity: Oral LD 50 = 1938 mg/kg in rats
  • Low volatility: VOC exempt at < 0.1 mm Hg pressure at 25C
  • Low colour: very pale amber
  • Low odour: very mild burnt sugar
  • High compatibility: many compounds and additives
  • Precipitation point: -19°C for 50%; 10°C for commercial 70%
  • Water solubility: 2440 g/kg water (>99% glycolic acid) @ 25°C
  • High rinseability
  • High biodegradability: 89.6% biodegradability after 7 days
  • Nonflammability: will not burn
  • Chemical stability: most conditions except to active metals or strong oxidizers
  • Ease of handling: as a liquid easier to handle than oxalic or sulfamic acids
  • Technical support: partnered development for success probability

Contact your Redox representative for more information about Glycolic Acid.

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Published Wednesday, 09 January 2008

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