Thioglycolic acid (TGA) has a wide range of uses and the industry development trend is improving

Thioglycolic acid, also known as thioglycolic acid, ethanethiol acid, or TGA for short, is an organic acid with the chemical formula C2H4O2S. It appears as a colorless and transparent liquid with a strong unpleasant odor. It is miscible with water. Soluble in ethanol, ether, and common solvents.

Thioglycolic acid can be prepared through chemical synthesis, electrochemical reduction, mixed material methods and other processes. Chemical synthesis is the main production method of thioglycolic acid. The production process includes sodium hydrosulfide method, thiourea method, sodium thiosulfate method, sodium polysulfide method, sodium trithiocarbonate method, and sodium alkyl xanthogenate. Laws and many more. Among them, the thiourea method has the advantages of simple process and low production investment. It is currently the most widely used method for domestic enterprises to produce thioglycolic acid.

Thioglycolic acid has a wide range of uses. In the chemical industry, it can be used as a catalyst in the production of epoxy resin and bisphenol A, and as a heat stabilizer in the production of PVC. In the field of daily chemicals, it can be used as a chemical raw material for cold stamping. It can be used in the production of products such as essence, curling agent, and depilatory agent; in the pharmaceutical field, it can be used as an intermediate in the production of biotin, sulfur zinc acid, thioprofen (Caputolide) and other pharmaceutical production; in the metallurgical field, its It can be used as a metal surface treatment agent and anti-rust agent in metal precision processing scenarios; in the mining field, it can be used as a color developer for photometric determination of metal ions such as molybdenum, rhenium and iron. Among them, chemical industry is the main application field of thioglycolic acid.

According to the“China Thioglycolic Acid (TGA) Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center Shows that in recent years, driven by the rapid development of the downstream market, the market demand for thioglycolic acid has continued to increase and its scale has continued to expand. The global thioglycolic acid market size will reach 760 million yuan in 2022, a year-on-year growth of 3.1%.

From the production side, the main companies in the thioglycolic acid market include international companies such as Merck of the United States, Dow Chemical of the United States, Arkema of France, Bruno Bock of Germany, Daicel of Japan, Esperis Spa of Italy, as well as Qingdao Luchang Mining Auxiliaries, Chinese companies such as Shandong Huihua New Materials, Weifang Jiahua Chemical, Qingdao Liantuo Chemical, Shandong Xinchang Chemical Technology, Hebei Mojin Biotechnology, etc.

my country has begun industrial production of thioglycolic acid in the 1980s. After recent years of development, the production capacity of thioglycolic acid has been greatly improved, and many industry-leading companies have emerged. For example, Shandong Xinchang Chemical Equipment has an annual output of 3,000 tons of high-purity thioglycolic acid. Acetic acid and its derivatives capabilities, the industry development trend is improving.

Industrial analysis personnel said that thioglycolic acid is an important chemical product that can be widely used in chemical industry, daily Chemical, pharmaceutical, mining, metallurgy and other fields. In recent years, driven by the rapid development of the downstream market, its market size has continued to expand, and the industry has shown good development prospects. At the same time, my country’s thioglycolic acid production capacity is currently increasing, and the industry as a whole is showing a good development trend.