Hydrochloric Acid

Packaging Options

Bulk

up to 28 tonnes

Formula

HCl

Description

Hydrochloric acid is a corrosive, strong mineral acid. Pure grades are usually colourless, Commercial grades can be pale-yellow. It has a pungent, irritating odour and higher concentrations will fume, particularly at low temperatures.

Product Information

Hydrochloric Acid has a wide range of applications across a variety of industries – examples below:

Aerospace – metal treatment, also used for pH control
Agriculture – pH control
Construction – borehole regeneration
Food & Beverage – pH control (effluent treatment), cleaning
Leisure – pH control
Metal Treatment – steel pickling, electroplating
Pharmaceutical – pH control (water/ effluent treatment), production of intermediates
Power – regeneration of ion exchange resins
Raw material in chemical manufacture
Water Treatment – cleaning of membranes and regeneration of ion exchange resins

Strengths & Grades

Stored at 36% – available as Pure or Commercial Grade
Dilutions available from 36% down to 1%
Pure Grade product meets BS EN 939:2016 – Treatment of Water Intended for Human Consumption and Commission Regulation (EU) No.231/2012 (E507)

Storage & Supply

ICL manufacture Hydrochloric Acid using chlor-alkali membrane cell technology at our site in West Thurrock, Essex
ICL have long-term agreements in place with UK and European producers
We have import facilities at a sea-fed tank in Hull.
We have considerable storage at our manufacturing site in West Thurrock, with additional storage at other UK sites.

Technical Information

Formula

HCl
CAS

7647-01-0
UN

1789
Commodity

28061000
Synonyms

Hydrogen Chloride, Muriatic Acid, Spirits of Salt

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01375 389000