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	Glyoxal in application


Effective enhanced oil recovery with glyoxal

Since its discovery in 1856, glyoxal has become an important intermediate for many chemical applications.

Established in the paper and the textile industry as a crosslinker, glyoxal starts to unfold its diverse properties in enhanced oil recovery and in crosslinking proteins for bioplastics. User industries benefit from the numerous positive properties of glyoxal.

Versatile crosslinker

Biodegradability

Appropriate for food packaging

Substitution potential

Glyoxal links a wide range of polymers e.g.

Starch
Cellulose
Proteinaceous

material

Polyacrylamide
Polyvinyl alcohols

More about glyoxal as a versatile crosslinker.

Glyoxal is readily biodegradable according to OECD criteria by showing more than 90% decrease of dissolved organic carbon.

Glyoxal is listed as an accredited chemical substance in the production of paper for food packaging by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Germany, and by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S.

Glyoxal shows high potential in the substitution of aldehydes, e.g. for formaldehyde or glutaraldehyde. Additionally in disinfection it can be used as a co-biocide formulated together with glutaraldehyde from BASF.
Environmental health and safety of glyoxal.

Application overview

Find out more about glyoxal in enhanced oil recovery
As a crosslinker for polymers, glyoxal effectively supports oil production, e.g. in enhanced oil recovery.

H₂S scavenging
As a reactive reagent against different kinds of nucelophiles, Glyoxal serves as an efficient scavenger of sulfur compounds like H2S.
Find out about glyoxal as H₂S scavenger.
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