Glyoxal

The Sustainable Solution

for Your Business
Intermediates
BASF is the worlds leading chemical company:
The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges
from oil and gas to chemicals, plastics, per -
formance products, agricultural products and
fine chemicals. As a reliable partner BASF
helps its customers in virtually all industries to
be more successful. With its high-value
products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays
an important role in finding answers to global
challenges such as climate protection, energy
efficiency, nutrition and mobility.
Just as the whole is greater than the sum
of its parts, BASFs intermediates are more
than just chemical components for making
countless products. Indeed, innovative
intermediates not only make the manufacture
of many products possible, but also improve
the properties of substances made with
them and efciencies in producing them.
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Top Intermediates Supplier
The operating division Intermediates of
the BASF Group develops, produces and
markets the worlds largest range of
intermediates. The most important of the
divisions more than 600 products include
amines, diols, polyalcohols, acids and
specialties. Among other applications,
intermediates are used as starting materials
for coatings, plastics, pharmaceuticals,
textile fibers, detergents and crop protec-
tants. Innovative BASF intermediates help
to improve the properties of the final product
and the efficiency of production processes.
The ISO 9001:2000-certified operating
division Intermediates operates plants in
Europe, Asia and the Americas.
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Application Characteristic Benefit
Textiles Crosslinking agent or building
block for crosslinker
Softer and less wrinkled textiles
Paper Crosslinking agent or building
block for crosslinker
Paper wet strength (e.g. toilet paper)
Paper dry strength (e.g. recycled paper)
Efficient paper coating additive for high-quality papers
Leather Crosslinking in tanning process Preservation of leather quality
Cosmetics Use of glyoxal-crosslinking
polymers (hydrocolloids)
Better viscosity
Epoxy Building block for specific epoxy
applications
Higher epoxy stability performance
Oil & Gas Biocide
Sulfur scavenger
Use of glyoxal-crosslinking
polymers (hydrocolloids)
Anti-corrosive
Safety at work
Improves viscosity in oil-drilling fluids
Disinfection Biocidal active ingredient for
disinfection formulations
Co-biocide for disinfectants used in the health industry
and in veterinary hygiene
Effective when formulated together with e.g. glutaraldehyde
Glyoxylic Acid Raw material Serves as an intermediate for vanillin, agricultural
chemicals, antibiotics, allantoin, complexing agents
Wood Hardening Crosslinking agent or building
block for crosslinker
Cures wood
Protection from moisture
Current Applications
Glyoxal the All-Rounder
BASF has over 55 years of glyoxal R&D
experience. We developed a vast number
of applications for glyoxal. Our team in
research and development of our know-
how Verbund make sure that there is
more to come.
Due to its diverse properties glyoxal can
be used in a wide range of innovative
applications. To discover new fields
of use, we are working with our cus-
tomers in innovative partnerships. As
their partner we are highly interested
in supporting our customers with our
expertise to maximize their innovative
outcome.
Yingtong Tan (Glyoxal
Supply Chain Management)
ensures that glyoxal reaches
our customers reliably in
the requested quantities
wherever they are.
Glyoxal from BASF is a solution for your
needs. Thus we offer you more than just
a product:
Reliable Supply
With 80,000 metric tons annual world-
scale production in NAFTA and Europe
we are a leading player in the glyoxal
industry. Our backward-integrated produc-
tion of glyoxal guarantees efficient and
reliable supply wherever you are.
Application Expertise
At BASF we pool our knowledge in
the know-how Verbund to make our
expertise available to our partners.
Working together with our customers
in successful partnerships will offer
mutual benefits.
Logistics Services
Whether you need bulk or packaged
material, we ensure efficient solutions.
Our advice on packaging and dedicated
storage facilities guarantee reliable
supply to allow you to run your
business steadily.
Sustainable Development
The accreditation of specific chemical
substances is an important step to a
long-term and sustainable development
of your business. We are registering
glyoxal in the EU under REACH, and
together with BASFs specialist biocide
group in our Care Chemicals division we
support customers who want to obtain
registrations for their biocidal products
according to the EU Biocidal Products
Directive. We also offer to advise you
with respect to these legal requirements.
Ethylene Ethylene glycol Glyoxal (40 %)
Textile resins
Imidazoles
Paper resins
Backward-integrated production process of glyoxal
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The Sustainable Solution
for Your Business
Christian Horn, Glyoxal Plant Supervisor, and his team are responsible for
the quality of glyoxal. He checks for example the color index to ensure the
low color number which is a unique feature of BASFs glyoxal.
Nomenclature Name: glyoxal, 40 % aqueous solution
Chemical name: ethanedial, oxalaldehyde
CAS No.: 107-22-2
EINECS No.: 203-474-9
INDEX No.: 605-016-00-7
Chemical structure
Chemical properties Form: liquid
Color: colorless to pale yellow
Odor: almost odorless
Solubility: miscible with water and with all
water-miscible organic solvents
Physical properties Freezing point: approximately -14 C [6.8 F]
Boiling point: approximately 104 C [219.2 F]
Density at 20 C [68 F]: approximately 1.27 g/cm
Vapor pressure at 20 C [68 F]: 24 mbar
pH: 2 to 3.5
Ignition temperature: 285 C [545 F] (DIN 51794)
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Properties of a Solution
Since its discovery in 1856, glyoxal has become an
important component in successful chemical applications.
As an essential ingredient for your ideas, glyoxal offers
numerous advantages:
Versatile Crosslinker
Glyoxal links a wide range of polymers, e.g. starch, cellulose,
proteinaceous material, polyacrylamide, polyvinyl alcohols.
Biodegradability
Glyoxal is readily biodegradable by showing more than
90 % decrease of dissolved organic carbon according to
OECD guidelines 301 C-E and 303 A.
Appropriate for Food Packaging
Glyoxal is listed as an accredited chemical substance in the
production of paper for food packaging by the Federal Institute
for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Germany, and by the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S.
Substitution Potential
Glyoxal shows high potential in the substitution of aldehydes,
e.g. for formaldehyde or glutaraldehyde. Additionally in disinfection
it can be used as a co-biocide formulated together with
glutaraldehyde from BASF.
Due to its diverse properties
glyoxal is an all-rounder in
crosslinking polymers, e.g.
in the textile, wood and paper
industries. In addition,
glyoxal works as an effective
co-biocide in disinfection
and as a sulfur scavenger
and biocide in oil and gas
applications.
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Glyoxal a Classic Intermediate
with a Future
The data contained in this publication is based on our current knowledge and
experience. In view of the many factors that may affect processing and application
of our product, the data does not relieve processors from carrying out their own
investigations and tests; neither does the data imply any guarantee of certain
properties, nor the suitability of the product for a specic purpose. Any descriptions,
drawings, photographs, data, proportions, weights etc. given herein may change
without prior information and do not constitute the agreed contractual quality of the
product. It is the responsibility of the recipient of our products to ensure that any
proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed. The safety data
given in this publication is for information purposes only and does not constitute
a legally binding Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). The relevant MSDS can be
obtained upon request from your supplier or you may contact BASF directly at
product-safety.intermediates@basf.com. 2008 edition
Contact Us
Europe Phone: +49 621 60 42786
Asia Phone: +852 27311 111
NAFTA Phone: +1 800 426 8696
South America Phone: +55 11 3043 2263
glyoxal@basf.com
www.glyoxal-solutions.com
http://intermediates.basf.com
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Glyoxal Solution System:
Reliable Supply
Application Expertise
Logistics Services
Sustainable Development