Products and Their Uses

The products and chemicals we sell are grouped into classes according to their chemical properties and their specific uses for our customers. Click here to go back to our Product Listings.

1. ABSORBENTS - used on ballfields to soak up excess water in the dirt infield or pitchers mound after rain storms. Also used by landscapers to enrich soil and by environmental remediation companies to absorb oil and fuel spills.

2. ACETATES, ACETONES, ALCOHOLS - added to nail polish remover and used by printers to blend with ink so that it will dry without smudging or smearing

3. ACIDS, ALKALIS - used to frost or etch decorative glass such as perfume bottles, makes pretzels shiny, used to adjust the pH in wastewater treatment plants, etc. Also used to make soaps and detergents.

4. CLEANERS, SANITIZERS - Many of our products fall under this category - used by bakeries, breweries, dairies, soft drink bottlers, poultry processors, vegetable canners to clean their buildings and equipment to keep their production facilities germ free and their products safe to eat and drink.

5. DETERGENTS, SURFACTANTS - used to clean fabric, linens, uniforms, hospital sheets and gowns

6. FOOD GRADE PRODUCTS - food additives in soda and cereal, ingredients in colas, rootbeer, flavorings and fruit drinks

7. SPECIALTY BLENDS - when special customers have special needs we can blend our own mix of chemicals or our suppliers can create a specific product for our customers. Some of our customers with special needs are pharmaceutical companies, aerospace industries, computer and electronics cleaners, etc.

8. ACIDS, ALKALIS - used in swimming pool, laundry and foodprocessors as a disinfectant and by water treatment plants to purify drinking water.

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