Applications of Ammonium Chloride FCC

Ammonium chloride is a white or colorless crystalline salt or white granular powder. It is odorless and has a bitter, salty taste. Food grade ammonium chloride has multiple uses in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, animal nutrition, and cosmetics industries. Read below to learn how personal care raw material supplier Bell Chem’s ammonium chloride is utilized in these industries and more.  

Pharmaceutical

While ammonium chloride is renowned for its role in fertilizers, food-grade ammonium chloride has specific applications in products used and consumed by humans. As a positively charged salt, the body recognizes its function as a catalyst for cell excitability.   

• In the respiratory system, ammonium chloride irritates the bronchial mucosa, causing an expectorant response. Therefore, it is often added to cough medicines.   

• During a metabolic crisis, ammonium chloride’s low pH makes it a perfect choice to return the body to homeostasis. Induced orally, ammonium chloride is given to diagnose renal tubular acidosis, to treat a number of urinary tract infections, and to acidify urine.   

Cosmetics

Cosmetics and personal care products often contain ammonium chloride because it absorbs moisture. This makes products more viscous and the lather the products produce is likewise thicker.   

• Labels of shampoos and conditioners, bath salts and oils, body and facial washes and cleansers, and hair dyes and bleaches often tout ammonium chloride as an ingredient.    

Food and Beverage

Foods and beverages take full advantage of ammonium chloride’s moisture absorption properties, adding it during many different steps in the processing of varied products.  

• Yeast and microorganisms need a source of nutrition, and ammonium chloride meets that need. Added to breads, ammonium chloride stabilizes the pH and strengthens the crust as breads rise to new levels of deliciousness.  

• Beer cannot be processed without yeast, and ammonium chloride functions in much the same manner as it does in baking — feeding the yeast and leading to a more robust flavor.  

• Licorice's bitter flavor is due to the addition of ammonium chloride. This important chemical also flavors chewing gums and vodka.  

• Cattle also enjoy the flavor of ammonium chloride, which acts as a feed supplement.  

Bell Chem is a personal care raw material supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse, including ammonium chloride FCC. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

Industry Uses of Canola Oil

Canola oil is produced from the canola plant, whose name is derived from its point of origin (Canada) plus oil (ola), and has many high-profile health benefits. The plant’s seeds contain 44% oil, which is double the percentage of oil contained in soybean seeds. Bell Chem, an food ingredient distributor, provides high-quality, pure canola oil for its customers for the following uses.

Antistatic/Lubricant

Plastic wrap tends to cling to itself unless a barrier exists between layers. Canola oil fills that necessity, and works as well on paper wrapping. The same advantage exists in industrial machinery as well, with canola oil added between machine gears and other integral parts, acting as a lubricant.

Biofuel Feedstock (Biodiesel)

Canola oil performs favorably in cold weather where other biodiesels may freeze and produces 90% fewer greenhouse gases compared to fossil-driven diesel fuels. This industry is growing rapidly; canola oil currently represents 30% of the biodiesel market.

Cosmetics

Lip glosses and lipsticks, creams and lotions (including suntan lotion), toothpastes, soaps, and shampoos frequently contain canola oil as an ingredient to allow products to flow easily as the natural vitamin E in canola oil protects and repairs damaged cells.

Essential Oils

From massage oils to essential oils, a base of canola oil penetrates the body’s thick epidermis to allow potent oils to penetrate deeply.

Foods

Heart-healthy consumers value cholesterol-free canola oil for its high percentage of unsaturated fat; the polyunsaturated fats in canola oil are healthy omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Leading culinary masters enjoy cooking with light, clear, delicious canola oil. Its high-smoke point is advantageous when deep frying or cooking over extreme temperatures. Canola oil is a traditional ingredient in many salad dressings, shortenings and margarine, cooking sprays, coffee creamers and whiteners, and breads and crackers, to name a few.

Fertilizer

Golf courses sprayed with canola oil show significant overall growth and good health. 

Pesticides

Many products designed to rid your home or yard from unwanted fungi, plants, or insects contain canola oil. 

Bell Chem, an food ingredient distributor, is based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products, such as canola oil, stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

Food-Grade SIPERNAT® 22

When powders clump during manufacturing, time and energy are lost cleaning machinery. A product such as food-grade SIPERNAT® 22 precipitated silica deters clumping, which keeps your industry running smoothly. Food ingredient distributor Bell Chem proudly carries SIPERNAT® 22 along with other grades of SIPERNAT® products. Read below to learn how food-grade SIPERNAT® 22 can help your company.

Powdered Ingredients

Imagine hundreds of consumers complaining about their packaged powdered food: one box of chocolate pudding contained only a small amount of sugar while another package purchased at the same time was virtually without chocolate powder because of the excess sugar. What happened? When powdered ingredients are combined, it is generally an automated process that disperses the exact amount into each individual container. If the amount added to the batch is not accurate, the product will differ in its taste, texture, smell, or mouthfeel. If it clings to the machinery, less product is released, and the result is not what was anticipated. Adding SIPERNAT® 22 to powdered ingredients keeps machines and customers content. Form a barrier of SIPERNAT® 22 by coating the inside of the spray tower when spray-drying ingredients. This greatly reduces caking and expedites cleaning times as it decreases poor flowability.

SIPERNAT® 22 absorbs water and oil from the surface of powdered goods, leaving them less sticky and caked. Even after a product is stored or transported, it remains smooth and dry.  

Pharmaceutical

Consumers demand pharmaceutical products with specific dosages. SIPERNAT® 22 acts as a filler and carrier for active ingredients, such as vitamins and supplements, to ensure patients and livestock receive the correct dosage in every tablet or capsule. 

Bell Chem is your food and pharmaceutical ingredient distributor based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products including SIPERNAT® 22 stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

Applications of Dipropylene Glycol

Dipropylene glycol is a colorless, almost odorless liquid with low toxicity (hence its abundant use in cosmetics), and it has a high boiling point. Glycols, in general, are organic compounds beneath the alcohol umbrella of alcohols. However, your industrial chemical supplier Bell Chem’s dipropylene glycol finds uses beyond the cosmetics industry. Read below to discover how dipropylene glycol is utilized across a spectrum of industries. 

As a Catalyst in Polymerization

Many monomers do not readily form bonds with other monomers or polymers. Dipropylene glycol stimulates monomers to form multi-dimensional structures with other monomers, forming lengthy chains called polymers. Strands of polymers form plastics such as polystyrene and organic structures such as DNA!

As a Solvent

With its low toxicity and ability to suspend particles uniformly without detriment to their chemical structure, dipropylene glycol is frequently used in cosmetics, skincare products, hair products, and perfumes. When a product’s solids are suspended uniformly, the resulting gel or solid contains a consistent product throughout. The boiling point of dipropylene glycol (446.9°F or 230.5C) significantly decreases a product’s evaporation rate. 

As a Plasticizer/Dispersant

High-viscosity products are generally difficult to spread on the skin or hair. Dipropylene glycol reduces product viscosity, leading to shampoos and lotions that spread easily and evenly. The active ingredients in a highly viscous product are not readily absorbed through the skin. By thinning a medicated cream, these active ingredients are more easily absorbed through the integumentary system. The plastics industry takes full advantage of dipropylene glycol’s ability to increase fluidity (otherwise known as plasticity) of a product. Its major role is as an ingredient in the creation of polyvinyl chloride, commonly known as PVC.  

As a Masking Agent/Fragrance Ingredient

Active ingredients are often associated with a “medicine” smell, which many people find unpleasant. Dipropylene glycol not only masks the smell, it oftentimes eliminates the odor, leaving it virtually fragrance-free. 

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Using Acetic Acid

Acetic acid is more commonly recognized as vinegar, although the two are not completely interchangeable. Vinegar is typically 5%-20% acetic acid diluted in water. The formal name for acetic acid is ethanoic acid, although industry prefers the moniker acetic acid. Acetic acid has been utilized for centuries in industries across the world, and industrial ingredient distributor Bell Chem stocks this important chemical for your business. Read below for a summary of how acetic acid can be beneficial for you. 

Acetic acid has uses across the medical field:

• Even diluted to a 1% concentration, acetic acid is a safe, extremely effective antibiotic agent. Hospitals utilize acetic acid to stop the spread of Enterococci, Streptococci, Staphylococci, and Pseudomonas bacteria. 

• Screening for cervical cancer is simplified with acetic acid. When swabbed on the cervix, if acetic acid turns white in a minute’s time, cancer is likely present.

• Injecting acetic acid into malignant tumors has been a proven cancer treatment for over two centuries.

• In hospital laboratories, acetic acid lyses red blood cells, clearing the path for technicians to examine the less numerous white blood cells.

Other industrial uses for acetic acid include the following:

• Acetic acid is a main component (along with ethylene and oxygen) in the production of vinyl acetate monomer. The monomer is then polymerized in various formations to form the basis of many common adhesives and paints. Other substrates produced from acetic acid include vinegar, ester, and acetic anhydride.

• Because it is an acid, acetic acid acts as a powerful descaling agent. Limescale builds up on metal surfaces when they contact hot water. Boilers, water heaters, and wastewater treatment facilities with an application of acetic acid to the metal find the solid limescale liquefies. 

• In the canning industry, preservation with acetic acid has a longstanding history. Other foods contain acetic acid for its flavor: salad dressings, ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard. In baking, adding diluting acetic acid with baking soda creates an acid/base reaction that injects baked goods with gases so cakes and breads rise.

• The cosmetic industry finds acetic acid works favorably as a pH adjuster.

• In a chemical laboratory, acetic acid is used for purifying chemicals and as a solvent for chemical reactions. 

Bell Chem is an industrial ingredient distributor based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products, including acetic acid, stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

Malic Acid in the Medical Industry

Malic acid is usually produced in the human body in quantities necessary to function properly. However, sometimes the body requires excess amounts of malic acid due to loss or lack of production. Bell Chem stocks this important supplement and wants you to know how malic acid is used in the medical industry.

Malic acid, also known as hydroxybutanedioic acid or malate, is produced and synthesized in large quantities by the human body in the metabolic conversion of carbohydrates into the energy the body needs to function. Malic acid is an active chemical in the formation of amino acids as well. All fruits and several vegetables contain malic acid, with apples scoring high on the list of malic acid content. 

Topical Treatments

Because it is an alpha-hydroxy fruit acid, malic acid is used by pharmaceutical companies as an ingredient for topical products to help heal specific skin conditions. Acne, calluses, warts, and other skin disorders can be treated with the application of supplements containing malic acid. Malic acid also boosts the production of collagen, a protein responsible for giving skin its elasticity. Without collagen, the skin sags, which we interpret as wrinkles.

Supplements

Individuals who require calcium supplementation often find malic acid is an ingredient to their supplement. Added to liquid and solid calcium supplements, malic acid controls the pH while adding a pleasantly tart taste.

Salivary Glands

Chewing gum is recommended for those who do not produce enough saliva. Combined with saccharin, malic acid stimulates salivary glands. When added in conjunction with other acids, the amount of flavor lasts significantly longer, thereby helping the salivary glands continue to produce saliva.

Fibromyalgia

Individuals suffering from fibromyalgia may find in the near future that malic acid is an ingredient in their management of this lifelong disorder. Preliminary findings show a correlation between the use of malic acid and both the reduction of pain and increased energy levels. Because malic acid is a vital component of the Krebs cycle, a lack of malic acid stops the production of necessary energy from consumed carbohydrates. Many athletes have found malic acid to be a great supplement to enhance muscular performance.

Bell Chem is based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products, including malic acid, stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

Uses of Isopropyl Alcohol

Isopropyl alcohol is one of those ubiquitous chemicals everyone recognizes. However, its uses stretch across numerous industries. Industrial ingredient supplier Bell Chem’s varied strengths of isopropyl alcohol are ideal for specific tasks, as noted below. But how does isopropyl alcohol perform all these functions? At strengths of 70% and higher, rubbing alcohol is chemically able to penetrate the cell walls of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Once inside the microorganism, isopropyl alcohol causes the cell’s proteins to coagulate and the organism perishes. Isopropyl alcohol generally contains a percentage of water since alcohol evaporates rapidly; the addition of water slows this evaporation rate and increases the effectiveness of isopropyl alcohol.

Antiseptic

At a solution greater than 50%, isopropyl alcohol is a high-proof ethanol bactericide; it kills existing bacteria but does not completely prevent future growth. It is also effective against fungi and viruses. Its role in hospital and clinic settings is multipurpose. Think of receiving an injection: a small package is ripped open and a sliver of cloth wipes the affected area beforehand. That small cloth is doused in 70% isopropyl alcohol. Before the doctor and nurses visit with a patient and after examining the patient, hands are washed with soap and water and disinfected with hand sanitizer — with 70% isopropyl alcohol as the primary ingredient.

Astringent

An astringent is defined as a substance that constricts body tissues. A 70% solution of rubbing alcohol has long been utilized in the cosmetics industry to tighten pores. The sensation of isopropyl alcohol on most peoples’ faces is described as a clean, refreshing feeling. This shrinking of tissue is a key reason isopropyl alcohol is a topical ingredient in products that help small wounds close and heal.

Solvent

An industry favorite, isopropyl alcohol is an inexpensive, reliable carrier for pharmaceuticals, topical ointments, printing, laboratory reagents, et cetera. Sticky substances, ink, oils, and grease are quickly dissolved with isopropyl alcohol. Industries use isopropyl alcohol in the manufacture of acetone and glycerol. In biology laboratories, the ability of rubbing alcohol to dry and tighten tissues gives it a role in specimen preservation. Lab chemicals are diluted and extracted with rubbing alcohol, paint strips more easily, electroplate cold cleaning and lithography find isopropyl alcohol their perfect solvent. 

Bell Chem is an industrial chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products, including isopropyl alcohol, stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

Citric Acid

The use of citric acid has been recorded for centuries, beginning when it was isolated from lemon juice in 1784 to when it was industrialized in 1890. The food and beverage industry relies heavily on citric acid because of its versatility as an oxidizer, pH stabilizer, and flavoring, among other functions. Citric acid supplier Bell Chem’s pure citric acid should be part of your ingredient lineup. 

Flavoring
The naturally tart, tangy flavor of citric acid is regularly added to candy, foods, and beverages. Sweet and sour candy is an example of how citric acid is added to foods to balance their overly sweet taste, and the balance enhances both flavors. Nearly half of all citric acid production is utilized in beverages as a flavoring. In powdered form, dried foods also benefit from citric acid flavoring, and it plays a role as an ingredient in snacks, powdered drinks, and seasonings. 

Preservative
As its name implies, citric acid has a low pH. Because most microbes exist within a specific pH range, lowering the pH with citric acid disrupts the environment for bacteria, fungi, et cetera. Without microbial growth, foods and drinks have an extended shelf life. Industries add citric acid to preserved and canned fruits and vegetables, many forms of meat, jams and jellies, and snack foods. 

Oxidizer/Antioxidant
When sprayed directly on freshly cut fruits, citric acid prevents oxidation, which causes fruits to develop an off-colored appearance. Adding citric acid to substances containing fats and oils stimulates antioxidant action, and because antioxidants diminish product deterioration rates, shelf life is extended.  

pH Adjuster and Buffer
When beer and wine are manufactured, a specific pH must be achieved. The addition of citric acid to a basic solution adjusts the pH to create more perfect brews. In the cheese-making process, citric acid acts as a catalyst by facilitating many varieties of cheese (mozzarella in particular) to ripen more rapidly. The cosmetic industry greatly benefits from citric acid as an ingredient; along with adjusting pH, it also sequesters pollutants, removing them from hair and skin. 

Bell Chem is your citric acid supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

USP Grade Inhibited Propylene Glycol: Jeffcool P-200

Jeffcool P-200 is a USP grade inhibited propylene glycol that designates its use around food, food-based industries, and potable water. The “inhibited” portion of its title deems it safe for use in metals since it is corrosion-inhibited. Its primary roles are as an industrial coolant and heat transfer fluid. However, Florida ingredient distributor Bell Chem stocks this important chemical for more than food use. Read below for more details on inhibited propylene glycol.

Coolant
Many food and beverage industries rely on Jeffcool P-200 within their machinery as it maintains, cools, or freezes edible products. Breweries and wineries find Jeffcool P-200 ideal for cooling beverages expediently. The dairy industry understands the importance of quickly reducing the temperature of fresh milk, and inhibited propylene glycol is able to substantially lower milk temperatures quickly and evenly. 

Outside the food and beverage industry, USP grade inhibited propylene glycol (Jeffcool P-200) continues to prove its worth in HVAC systems and skating rinks as it maintains constant temperatures necessary for either application.

Heat Transfer
Frozen foods are generally processed with either spray or immersion freezing methods. Inhibited propylene glycol transfers heat from foods for rapid freezing. During winter, accumulated snow and ice can greatly impact walk-in traffic for businesses. When sidewalk and walkway infrastructure is designed with snow-melt systems with inhibited propylene glycol coursing through their channels, the affected areas remain ice and snow free. Applications of snow-melt systems include helipads, walkways, loading docks, and ramps. 

Bell Chem is the Florida ingredient distributor based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.

Safely Using Sodium Hypochlorite

You have undoubtedly used sodium hypochlorite both at home and in your business. Commonly known as bleach, the chemical percentage varies depending on your uses. You probably also recognize some of the dangers while using sodium hypochlorite; its ability to whiten clothes in a diluted form can quickly destroy clothes as a concentrated chemical. Bell Chem wants you to be safe around chemicals. The following information will help you safely handle sodium hypochlorite as you disinfect solids and liquids.

• On metals: Because sodium hypochlorite is corrosive, metal surfaces disinfected with bleach should be wiped with water or ethanol after application.

• With other chemicals: Sodium hypochlorite should not be combined with ammonia, acids, hydrogen peroxide, or any other commercial cleaners. It can become toxic in many situations. On the other hand, sodium hypochlorite evaporates at a rate of 0.75g a day in a solution, which is why swimming pools and water supplies need a steady supply of chlorine. 

• When disinfecting liquid materials: Household bleach is typically 5% sodium hypochlorite. General disinfecting requires 0.5% sodium hypochlorite concentrations. Therefore, dilute bleach 1:10 with water before applying. Read industrial-strength sodium hypochlorite labels to determine the strength and necessary dilution ratio. When mixing bleach with water, measure the water first, then add the bleach to the water.

• In hospitals or hospitality industries: Fats, blood, and proteins are disinfected with a 1% sodium hypochlorite solution. 

• Disinfection times: For solid materials, sodium hypochlorite should be applied for 1 minute. For liquids, soak for 20 minutes.  

• Effects of different percentages of sodium hypochlorite: A 5% solution of bleach has an average pH of 11, which is irritating to skin, eyes, and nasal passages. A 10–15% sodium hypochlorite solution has a pH closer to 13, which is corrosive and causes severe burns on the skin.

• Work environment: Sodium hypochlorite can be harmful if inhaled. Work in a well-ventilated area with open windows. If a vent hood is available, mix and use bleach beneath it.

• Personal protective devices: When handling sodium hypochlorite, don long-sleeved shirts and pants, a face mask or shield, and gloves. 

Bell Chem is based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.