Hydrogen Chloride Overview

What Is Hydrogen Chloride?

Hydrogen chloride was discovered over 1,200 years ago by Jabir ibn Hayyan. Since the chemical was discovered at a time when the formality and technicalities of science were in their infant stages, any development in new substances was celebrated and considered hallmarks of progress. Read more here: https://www.echemi.com/cms/423693.html

Handling of HCl Acid

Hydrogen chloride is strong chemical. To avoid injury, be sure to wear protective equipment like gloves, protective eyewear, and sleeves in handling this chemical.

When the user handles HCl irresponsibly, among the possible injuries are skin burns and eye damage.

How to Make Hydrogen Chloride?

Hydrogen chloride is normally prepared by dissolving hydrogen chloride in water with anhydrous HCI being produced from chemical reactions resulting in a production process. If you want to spend time and money knowing how to make hydrogen chloride on a small scale, then you need to have a plastic container and pour some sodium chloride also known as table salt into the container. Read more here: https://www.echemi.com/cms/484960.html

Hydrogen Chloride Uses

1) Cleaning - One of the most common uses of hydrogen chloride is for cleaning purposes.

Being an acid, it can remove pesky stains. You might have seen your family have stocks of hydrogen chloride stored in your bathroom cabinet. Hydrogen chlorides can unclog drains, clean tiles and bricks, and even toilets and sinks.

2) Production of Calcium Chloride

When HCI is being mixed with limestone, it will produce calcium chloride which is a type of salt that is used to de-ice roads. Calcium chloride can be used in food production as a firming agent and stabilizer like in baked goods as well as antimicrobial uses.

3) Manufacture Plant Protein Hydrolysate

There are two types of this product depending on how we manufacture. The first is the acid-hydrolyzed vegetable protein which uses hydrogen chloride to produce darker ingredients with more pungent tastes. You can use this end product in manufacturing soy sauces.

Hydrogen Chloride Price Dynamic 

Dozens of chemical giants 'collectively stop production'!

The chemical giant Covestro announced that its 420,000-ton/year MDI device in Brunsbite, Germany, will become force majeure effective today. It is reported that the MDI device was shut down during the routine maintenance of the device during August-September. The reason for the shutdown was an unexpected failure of the production system. In addition, Covestro's annual output of 330,000 tons of MDI and other products, such as liquid caustic soda, Makroblend polycarbonate and hydrogen chloride (HCl), are still under force majeure.

The Hydrogen Chloride market stabilizes and picks up

Since March, the hydrogen chloride market has finally come out of the trough, ushering in a warming market. As of April 16, the mainstream transaction price of the domestic hydrogen chloride market was 200 to 400 yuan (ton price, the same below), an increase of 12% month-on-month. Among them, the low-end price is in Central China and North China; the high-end price is in Northeast and South China.

It is hard for the booming polymeric MDI market to down

Influenced by the environmental protection supervision, MDI producers saw difficulties when selling hydrogen chloride. Chinese producers held low operating rate.

Hydrogen Chloride Suppliers that ECHEMI Recommend

1) DKSH

DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials distributes specialty chemicals, with 39 innovation centers and regulatory support worldwide, we create cutting edge formulations that comply with local regulations. With around 1,080 specialists, the Business Unit generated net sales of CHF 960.4 million in 2018.

2) Shanghai United Chemicals Co.,Ltd.

Shanghai United Chemicals Co.,Ltd. (UC) was established in 1992 in Shanghai, China. Since then, UC has launched multiple businesses in outsourcing, import and export, research and development, and custom manufacturing. With time, UC has transferred its sales and marketing headquarters from the United States to Shanghai, expanding the company's coverage of chemical products not just to the U.S. but to the whole of North America, as well as European countries, and most of Asia, South America, and the Middle East.