Pentaerythritol

Pentaerythritol is white crystalline powder, Soluble in water, slightly saluted in alcohol, dissolvable in benzene, ether and petroleum ether etc. Esters will be formed by reaction with common organic acid, no reaction take place when it is heated with dilute caustic solution.

Uses :  

Pentaerythritol is the main raw material of alkyd resin, oil painting and painting. It also can be used as follow: manufacturing plastifiers that of hot and cold resistance and without poison, additive agent of lubricant, emulsifying agent, petroleum anti-freezing agent, stabilizing agent of polyvinyl chloride, chlorinated polythether, fire retardant, fire resistance painting and printing ink and the like.Tetranitro-pentaerythritol,which is a kind of high explosive,produced after the chemical reaction with niric acid.