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