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Glycerol

Glycerol. Melissa Huff Jacob Shaw Posted September 4, 2007. Glycerol. Molecular Formula: C3H8O3 Boiling point: 290 degrees C Melting point: 20 degrees C pH: neutral Soluble in water Molecular Weight: 92.09382 g/mole . History.

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Glycerol

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  1. Glycerol Melissa Huff Jacob Shaw Posted September 4, 2007

  2. Glycerol • Molecular Formula: C3H8O3 • Boiling point: 290 degrees C • Melting point: 20 degrees C • pH: neutral • Soluble in water • Molecular Weight: 92.09382 g/mole 

  3. History • Glycerol is an alcohol produced by the hydrolysis of triglycerides, or as a byproduct during the manufacture of soap and biodiesel. • Absorbs water from the air and is used in moisturizer and soaps and lotions. • Glycerol has a sweet taste and can be used as a food preservative and non-sugar sweetener. • It also is an anti-freeze

  4. Citations http://www.google.com/imgres?num=10&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1C1GPCK_enUS450&biw=1280&bih=890&tbm=isch&tbnid=rVQEfDKlWlPA3M:&imgrefurl=http://www.bmrb.wisc.edu/metabolomics/mol_summary/%3FmolName%3Dglycerol&docid=1lCULRFfmDzKHM&imgurl=http://www.bmrb.wisc.edu/metabolomics/standards/glycerol/lit/3416.png&w=300&h=300&ei=C3I9T7mZCLPo2gW-iLiOCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=650&vpy=181&dur=690&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=159&ty=123&sig=109370090945885067996&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=157&tbnw=157&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=0CE4QrQMwAg http://www.google.com/imgres?num=10&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1C1GPCK_enUS450&biw=1280&bih=890&tbm=isch&tbnid=Y3piAlIbFSRHRM:&imgrefurl=http://www.brevardbiodiesel.org/iv.html&docid=V9ouK-4wjzsZ-M&imgurl=http://www.brevardbiodiesel.org/glycerol.gif&w=462&h=294&ei=C3I9T7mZCLPo2gW-iLiOCA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=488&sig=109370090945885067996&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=119&tbnw=187&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=0CIUBEK0DMA8&tx=123&ty=32 http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=841&content_id=CTP_006392&use_sec=true&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=751f3eea-44c9-459c-8eb5-a9d244963223 http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=753

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