Product Profile of Chloroform
Gujarat alkalies & chemicals ltd [gacl] is the producer of caustic soda. Gacl is accredited with is/iso 9001:2000, is/iso 14001:2004 and is 18001:2000 certifications.
Chloroform [cfp]: chcl3 - trichloromethane is manufactured by technology of shin etsu, japan. Chloroform has the following unique features:
- Colourless, non flammable volatile liquid. Boiling point: 61.3oc
- Miscible with organic solvents and slightly soluble in water with etheric colour.
- Threshold limits 10 ppm as per acgih norms.
- Packed in zinc coated non returnable gi barrels each of 250 kg net weight for export.
- Packed in 280 kg net weight for domestic market in hm-hdpe barrels.
- Gacl guarantees minimum 99.9% pure chloroform of international quality which is 120oc with common construction metals in presence of light and water
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- Qcd is equipped with most modern instruments to analyze special tests also on request.
Chloroform is used in fluorocarbon refrigerants and resins, fire fighting agent, solvent in dye and perfume manufacturing, extractant for penicillin, essential oils and alkaloids, nicotine etc. Also used in soil fumigants, mildew preventives and pharmaceutical preparations.
