Hexamethylene Tetramine is a formaldehyde derivative. It is a white granular material made from ammonia and formaldehyde. It is highly soluble in water and polar organic solvents. It is used in the production of other chemical compounds, e.g., plastics, pharmaceuticals, rubber additives.
Hexamine provides range of benefits for producers like, efficient cross-linking (with no water release) and as formaldehyde donor when used in aqueous acidic environment.
Major applications
- Curing agent for industrial phenolic resins (Novolac Resins)
- Rubber and lacquer film as cross-linking or vulcanizing agent
- Plastics industry
- Mining explosives
- Medicine and food industry
- Analytical chemistry
- As dry fuel - Fuel tablets
- Chemical intermediate/chemical synthesis
- Antiseptic agent for livestock
- Preservative & anti-microbial effect
- Corrosion inhibitor
- Foam manufacturing
- Synthetic resin industry
- Pharmaceuticals industry
- Photographic industry
- Metal industry
- Lubricant industry