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We are currently operating a reduced service with a limited number of products available. Orders placed now will ship on Tuesday 26 May and Wednesday 27 May.
During this unprecedented time we are continuing to trade as closely as possible to normal. However, in the interests of fairness we have implemented certain restrictions on order quantities for our most in-demand products. Also, we are unable to offer order collection from our premises for the foreseeable future.
Unfortunately stock of certain raw materials may be limited and we would ask for your patience and understanding as we try to ensure that we can supply as many customers as possible. Stay well.
BORAX DECAHYDRATE sodium tetraborate decahydrate Technical grade What is borax: In the UK, Borax also called sodium tetraborate decahydrate, is sold as a naturally occurring mineral compound best known as a laundry booster and water softener. Borax is also excellent as a multi-purpose household cleaner with many uses throughout the house including craft projects. Although it has numerous industrial uses,...
AMMONIUM SULPHAMATE Ammonium Sulphamidate Technical grade crystals Now also available in NEW "easy to use" liquid form - 25% Ammonium Sulphamate Solution. Click here AMMONIUM SULPHAMATE USES: As a flame retardant in various cellulosic products (textiles, paper and wood). Ammonium sulfamate is used as a compost accelerator. It is especially effective in breaking down the tougher and woodier weeds...
FERROUS SULPHATE HEPTAHYDRATE CRYSTALS IRON (II) SULPHATE (Soluble) 19.5% Fe Now also available in NEW "easy to use" liquid form. Click here Technical grade This is not a dry powder for spreading over lawns. It is best employed by dissolving in water and applying as a solution It dissolves super fast and is so easy to use in a watering...
SILICONE OIL 350 cPs Dimethicone 350 A high quality of silicone oil which is clear, water- white, tasteless, odourless and neutral liquid. Its viscosity shows very little change with temperature variation. It exhibits minimum of change among all types of silicone fluids. Outstanding resistance to high and low temperature extremes, maintenance of flexibility over a wide temperature range are its unique...
CIVIL ENGINEERING GRADE BENTONITE CLAY Sodium Bentonite powder - Bentonex SB Sodium Bentonite is used in foundry, metallurgy, well drilling slurry, oil, agriculture. Bentonite is also used in chemical industry, environmental protection, zoology construction, ecological construction, building, paper making, textile. Bentonite also can be used in printing & dyeing, ceramics etc. This clay is Engineering grade and suitable for use in...
20% v/v ACETIC ACID 20% Ethanoic Acid 20% White Vinegar Acetic acid, CH3COOH, also known as ethanoic acid, and commonly referred to as white vinegar is an organic acid, with a pungent smell. It is a weak acid, in that it is only partially dissociated in an aqueous solution. Acetic acid is one of the simplest carboxylic acids, and is...
COPPER (II) SULPHATE Pentahydrate Technical grade Copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate (CuSO4.5H2O), is a common salt of copper. Copper sulfate is a bright blue, odourless crystalline solid which is soluble in water. The archaic name for copper(II) sulphate is "blue vitriol" or "bluestone". It has numerous applications including as an ingredient in fungicides, algaecides, and pesticides; laboratory analytical reagent,for zinc etching and...
BORIC ACID GRANULAR Technical grade Boric acid, also called boracic acid or orthoboric acid is a mild acid often used as an insecticide, flame retardant, in nuclear power plants to control the fission rate of uranium and as a precursor of other chemical compounds. It exists in the form of colourless crystals or a white powder and dissolves in water....
DPM DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER Technical grade DPM / Dipropylene glycol methyl ether is a mid-to slow evaporating solvent. This hydrophilic solvent has 100% water solubility and is ideally suited as a coupling agent in a wide range of solvent systems. DPM glycol ether has a higher flash point than propylene glycol methyl ether (PM) making it easier to handle,...
GLYCERINE / GLYCEROL / GLYCERIN High Quality General Reagent Grade Glycerine Vegetable Glycerine / glycerol / glycerin is a colourless, viscous liquid. Glycerine has three hydrophilic hydroxyl groups that are responsible for its solubility in water and its hygroscopic nature. A very interesting property of vegetable glycerin is that it is very highly hygroscopic, which means that it absorbs...
CALCIUM CARBONATE Technical Grade Calcium carbonate, commonly known as chalk or calcite is a non-combustible, non-toxic, odourless white powder with the formula CaCO3. It occurs naturally in the minerals aragonite, calcite, limestone and marble which makes up about 4% of the earths crust. Calcium carbonate is produced by the sedimentation of the shells of small fossilized eggs, skeletons, snails, shellfish,...
CALCIUM HYDROXIDE HYDRATED LIME Technical grade Calcium hydroxide traditionally called slaked lime, is an inorganic chemical with the chemical formula Ca(OH)2. It is a white powder and is obtained when calcium oxide is mixed with water. When mixed with water, a small proportion of it dissolves, forming a solution known as limewater, the rest remaining as a suspension called milk...
Bubblegum Fragrance Oil A sweet, strong, long lasting fragrance oil that smells just like bubblegum. For using in reed diffusers, room sprays, soaps and oil burners. It is suitable for use in making: Detergents Perfumes Soaps Creams Oil burners Diffuser oils Air fresheners Room sprays Candles pot pourri Bath bombs Bath salts etc IFRA CONFORMITY CERTIFICATE We certify that the...
Calcium Chloride Dihydrate Technical grade Calcium chloride dihydrate is an odourless white solid in the form of small flakes. It is deliquescent (absorbs moisture from the air) and rapidly dissolves in water producing heat (exothermic). It is commercially produced by the Solvay Process. It has many industrial applications and is commonly used to prevent dusting, as a drying agent and...
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE 99% Technical Grade What is Magnesium chloride hexahydrate Magnesium chloride hexahydrate is a naturally occuring salt with the formula MgCl2 6(H2O). It is mostly produced from sea water and in particular the Dead Sea. It is a colourless to white, odourless salt. The main uses for magnesium chloride are in the paper, textiles, cement and refrigeration industries....
COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE 30% CAPB 30% Active Solution Technical grade CAS Number: 86438-79-1 Synonyms: N-(carboxy methyl)-N, N-Dimethyl-3-[(1-Oxococonut) amino]-1-Propanaminium Hydroxide, Inner Salt, Coco betaine, CAPB, CAB Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) is an amphoteric surfactant derived from coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine. It is a zwitterionic chemical compound with a quaternary ammonium cation. It is a clear to pale yellow transparent liquid and is used...
Kaolin CHINA CLAY Kaolin is used in ceramics, bricks, paint, plastics, rubber, sealants, adhesives, coated paper, as a light diffusing material in white incandescent light bulbs, and as a filler in many other applications. The largest and most common use is in the paper industry. It is the main ingredient in creating "glossy" paper. In the paint industry it is...
ALUMINIUM SULPHATE HYDRATE Kibbled ALUM Click Here if you are looking for Aluminium Sulphate Powder. Aluminium sulphate, commonly known as alum is a hard crystalline solid or powder that is soluble in water. It contains around 17% alumina (Al2O3). It is manufactured in a simple process from aluminium trihydrate and sulphuric acid. Aluminium sulfate has been used by man...
EDTA Tetrasodium salt >85% TRILON B POWDER Technical grade Tetrasodium EDTA is a white solid, very soluble in water and forming a basic solution. Prepared from ethylenediamine, formaldehyde, and sodium cyanide in basic solution, or from ethylenediamine and sodium chloroacetate, EDTA is a strong complexing and chelating agent. It reacts with many metallic ions to form soluble chelates. As such,...
Augeo Clean Multi Oil Base for Reed diffusers, Plug-in Air Freshners and Room Sprays Augeo™ Clean Multi is an eco-solvent with superior performance compared to glycol ethers and acetates which are derived from petrochemical feedstocks and are more aggressive to human health and the environment. Augeo™ Clean Multi has high solvency power allowing it to be used in diverse applications and segments...
CITRIC ACID ANHYDROUS Technical Grade Click Here if you were looking for Citric Acid monohydrate Citric acid is a weak organic acid but is a slightly stronger acid than typical carboxylic acids. This is because the anion can be stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen-bonding from other protic groups on Citric Acid. Anhydrous means that the chemical has no water of crystallisation and...
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE Technical grade USES OF AMMONIUM CHLORIDE: Source of nitrogen in fertilisers. Nutritive media for yeast microbiological organisms. Used in fireworks. Used in the textile and leather industry. Used to add lustre to cotton. Used as a flux in preparing metals to be tin coated, galvanised and soldered. Used for cleaning tip of soldering irons. An electrolyte in zinc-carbon...
Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate Sodium Bicarbonate Technical grade Sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate, also commonly known as bicarbonate of soda, is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. Sodium bicarbonate is an odourless, white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. It is slightly alkaline similar to that of washing soda (sodium carbonate). It is a...
