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Hydrochloric acid(HCL)

Hydrochloric acid is a colorless liquid with a sharp, irritating , pungent odor. Hydrogen chloride is in common synonym for hydrochloric acid.
Hydrochloric acid is very soluble in water. This acid has many different industrial uses such as production of chloride fertilizers , dyes, textile and in rubber industries.

Appearance Colorless liquid
Purity 30-33%
Formula HCL
MOQ One 20 ft container (18 MT)
Packaging IBC container, 200 Kg drum, Bulk

Hydrochloric acid is a colorless liquid with a sharp, irritating , pungent odor. Hydrogen chloride is in common synonym for hydrochloric acid. Its molecular weight is 36.47 gr/mol.
Hydrochloric acid is very soluble in water and has many different industrial uses such as production of chloride fertilizers , dyes, photographic producing  of textile and in rubber industries . This is one of the most corrosive material. Short term exposure with the acid and its vapor may causes poison. Hydrochloric acid is highly corrosive to most common metals so should be kept in specific tanks.
Hydrochloric acid was discovered by the chemist Jaber Ibn Haiyan around the year 800 AD. Its historical names were acidum Salis, muriatic acid, and spirits of salt.
With major production in the industrial revolution, this acid was used in the chemical industries as a chemical reagent in the huge amount of vinyl chloride for PVC plastic and producing TDI and MDI polyurethane production process.
There are many other applications including household cleaning, production of gelatin, and other food additives , in leather processing, in mythology, to prepare metal surface appropriate for galvanic coating.

CAS No

7647-01-0

MF

HCL

Resource

Chemosynthesis

Appearance

Clear, Free of Sediment and Suspended Particles, liquid

Packaging

IBC container, 200 Kg drum, Bulk

Boiling Point

108.58 C @ 760 mm Hg (for 20.22% HCl in water) 83 C @ 760 mm Hg (for 31% HCl in water) 50.5 C (for 37% HCl in water)

Melting Point

-62.25°C (-80°F) (20.69% HCl in water) -46.2 C (31.24% HCl in water) -25.4 C (39.17% HCl in water)

Odor

Pungent. Irritating (Strong)

PH

Acidic