Thiourea (Thiocarbamide)
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thiocarbamide
CAS 62-56-6
Thiourea (Thiocarbamide)
Product information
Product name: Thiourea (Thiocarbamide)
Molecular Formula: CH₄N₂S
Molecular Weight: 76.12
H.S. Code: 2930.90.90
EINECS: 200-543-5
CAS Number: 62-56-6
Hazard Class: 9
UN No.: 3077
Applications & Uses
1. Industrial Applications
Electroplating: Acts as brightener and leveling agent in precious metal (gold, silver) plating, enhancing coating uniformity and gloss.
Mining: Serves as depressant in flotation of sulfide ores, selectively inhibiting zinc/lead minerals to improve target metal recovery.
Textile Printing & Dyeing: Functions as reducing agent for vat dyeing and stripping agent for color correction.
Paper Industry: Used as dechlorination agent and bleaching aid in paper bleaching processes.
Rubber Industry: Intermediate for vulcanization accelerators.
2. Agricultural Applications
Pesticide Synthesis: Key raw material for fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides (e.g., thiophanate-methyl, thiazole pesticides).
Plant Growth Regulation: Applied as defoliant and fruit-setting promoter.
3. Pharmaceutical & Chemical Synthesis
Pharmaceutical Intermediate: Used in synthesizing sulfonamides, antithyroid drugs (e.g., propylthiouracil), and anticancer agents.
Fine Chemicals: Fundamental building block for thio-compounds and heterocyclic compounds.
Photographic Materials: Component in photographic developers and fixers.
4. Environmental & New Materials
Metal Cleaning & Corrosion Inhibition: Acid pickling inhibitor for metals, preventing over-corrosion.
Precious Metal Recovery: Complexing agent for gold/silver recovery from waste solutions.
Resin Modification: Used in thiourea-formaldehyde resin synthesis for material enhancement.
Specification
Item | Standard |
Purity (CH4N2S) | ≥ 99.0% |
Loss On Heating (H2O) | ≤ 0.40% |
Ash content | ≤ 0.10% |
Water-Insoluble | ≤ 0.02% |
Thiocyanate | ≤ 0.02% |
Melting Point | ≥ 171℃ |
Shipment information
Package: in 25kg bag, 20mt/20’fcl without pallets or 17mt/20’fcl on pallets, or 27mt/40'fcl on pallets.
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