Name: Iodine
CAS 7553-56-2
Purity: 99%
Type: Pharmaceutical Intermediates
Appearance: Brownish-red granules
Function:
Pharmaceutical industry: Iodine is widely used for disinfection and sterilization, commonly in wound disinfection and oral care products.
Food industry: Iodine is added to table salt as iodide, which is used to prevent iodine deficiency diseases, such as goiter.
Agricultural industry: Feed additives, pesticide additives
Industrial use: Used in synthetic dyes, smoke extinguishers, photographic emulsions and bacteriostatic agents for cutting oil emulsions.
Chemical experiments: Iodine can be used to detect the presence of amylopectin.