Glutaraldehyde Quick Details

Chemical Name: Glutaraldehyde

Synonyms: Glutardialdehyde; Glutaral; 1,5-Pentanedial; Pentane-1,5-dial; GDA

CAS: 111-30-8

Molecular Formula: C5H8O2

Molecular Weight: 100.12

Chemical Structure:

Appearance: Colorless or light yellow liquid

Purity: 50%

Glutaraldehyde Typical Properties

Glutaraldehyde Usage

• Industrial Water Treatment & Biocide:

• Cooling Towers & Water Systems: Widely used as a non-oxidizing biocide in industrial recirculating cooling water, paper mill white water, and air washer systems to control bio-slime, algae, and sulfate-reducing bacteria.

• Oilfield Chemicals & Hydraulic Fracturing:

• Oilfield Biocide: Injected into oil reservoirs, drilling fluids, and hydraulic fracturing fluids to eradicate SRB, preventing microbial induced corrosion (MIC) and reservoir souring.

• Leather Tanning & Paper Industry:

• Leather Tanning & Cross-linking: Acts as a high-performance aldehyde tanning agent and cross-linker to improve leather softness, lightfastness, and water resistance.

• Wet-Strength & Biocidal Additive: Used for starch modification and controlling bacterial growth in paper pulp slurries.

• Disinfection & Sterilization:

• Livestock & Agricultural Disinfectant: Formulated with quaternary ammonium salts as terminal disinfectants for poultry farms, pig farms, and aquaculture ponds.

• Curing agent: Glutaraldehyde can be used as a hardening agent for electron microscopy and color picture tubes.

Glutaraldehyde Package

200kg/drum

Glutaraldehyde Store

Keep container tightly closed in a cool, dry, dark, and well-ventilated dedicated hazardous chemical warehouse.

It is stored separately from oxidants and food additives.

Keep away from direct heat, open flames, direct sunlight, strong alkalis, and primary amines.