Urotropin (hexamethylenetetramine, hexamine, methenamine, urizol)

Urotropine (hexamethylenetetramine, hexamine, methenamine, urizol) 25kg, wholesale is a white crystalline powder with a sweet-bitter taste, odorless. Soluble in alcohol, water, methanol, chloroform, acetone. Does not dissolve in ether, evaporates when heated without melting. When burned, it forms a pale flame. An aqueous solution of hexamine has an alkaline reaction. Once in an acidic environment, the substance breaks down with the release of formaldehyde.

The density of urotropine is 1.27 g/cm³, melting occurs at 263°C, decomposition occurs at 280°C. The production of urotropine is based on its isolation from formaldehyde by the method of exposure to ammonia, followed by centrifugation, drying and stabilization.

The chemical formula is C6H12N4.

Where is it applied?

For the manufacture of plastics, rubber, buffer solutions used in analytical chemistry;

As a raw material from which explosive materials are produced;

To prevent corrosion of metal surfaces;

It is used by medicine as an antiseptic, by the food industry - as a preservative in the form of an additive E239;

It can be used as a dry fuel, with which food is cooked or heated, ovens are calcined, utility rooms, garages, and cellars are warmed up.

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