Specification of Hexamethylenetetramine
Item
Index
Appearance
White crystalline powder
Content
¡Ý99% or ¡Ý99.3%
Water
¡Ü0.5%
Ash
¡Ü0.05%
Chloride(Cl)
¡Ü0.015%
Sulphate(SO4)
¡Ü0.02%
Lead(Pb)
¡Ü0.001%
Ammonium(on NH4)
¡Ü0.001%
Formaldehyde
NEL
More about Hexamethylenetetramine
English name:Urotropine, Hexamethylenetetramine
Molecular Fomula:C6H12N4
Molecular weight:140.19
CAS No.:100-97-0
Use of Hexamethylenetetramine
1. Hexamine is mainly used for plastic resin and a curing agent, catalyst of amino plastics and foaming agent, rubber vulcanization accelerator (accelerator h), textile shrinkage agent.
2. Hexamine can be make explosive, like RDX
3. Hexamine can be used for Solid Fuel Tablets.
4. Can be used in the manufacture of pesticides.
5. Hexamine is the raw material of organic synthesis, which is used to produce chloramphenicol in the pharmaceutical industry.
6. Hexamine can be used as a disinfectant in urinary system, which has no antibacterial effect and is effective against gram negative bacteria. The 20% solution can be used for the treatment of tinea corporis, underarm odor, sweaty feet etc..
7. Hexamine is mixed with sodium hydroxide and sodium phenolate, can mask the phosgene absorber.
8. Hexamine but also as the determination of bismuth, indium, manganese, cobalt, thorium, platinum, magnesium, lithium, copper, uranium, beryllium and tellurium, bromide, iodide and other reagents and chromatographic analytical reagent.