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Acids and inorganic/organic salts drive pH, buffering, neutralization, and ionic functionality across industries. RawSource supplies mineral and organic acids, citrates, carbonates, and specialty salts in bulk.

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Farnesyl Acetate, Farnesol & Panthenyl Triacetate
CAS 29548-30-9
A sesquiterpenoid-and-panthenyl ester blend for fragrance and cosmetic formulating. Farnesyl acetate and farnesol are sesquiterpenoid fragrance materials, while panthenyl triacetate is a triacetate ester used as a personal-care ingredient.
Conditioning Emolliency
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Ferric Sodium EDDHA (o,o-EDDHA Fe Chelate, 6% Fe)
CAS 16455-61-1
Chelation / Sequestration
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Ferrous Sulfate (Iron(II) Sulfate)
CAS 7720-78-7
A low-cost iron(II) source that doubles as a reducing agent and coagulant across water treatment, cement, and pigment production. It is used as an iron micronutrient in fertilizers and animal feeds, as a coagulant in water and wastewater treatment, as a reducing agent (including chromium(VI)…
pH Adjustment Biocidal Action
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Ferulic Acid (4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic Acid)
CAS 1135-24-6
A plant-derived hydroxycinnamic acid supplied for food-preservation and analytical applications. It is used as a food preservative, as a MALDI matrix compound for mass spectrometry, and as an antimicrobial ingredient in cosmetic formulations.
Preservation Biocidal Action
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Formic Acid (Methanoic Acid)
CAS 64-18-6
A versatile organic acid used wherever a strong, volatile, readily-decomposing acid is required. It is used in textile, leather and paper dyeing and finishing, in electroplating, as a chemical intermediate, and as a corrosion inhibitor in oilfield treatment fluids.
Preservation pH Adjustment
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Fumaric Acid (trans-Butenedioic Acid)
CAS 110-17-8
A long-shelf-life solid acidulant and a reactive diacid for unsaturated polyester systems. It is used as a food acidulant (for example in gelatin desserts and dry beverage powders), as a fortifier in unsaturated polyester, paper-size and alkyd coating resins, and as a chemical intermediate.
pH Adjustment Synthesis Intermediate
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Glyceryl Distearate (Distearin)
CAS 1323-83-7
A glyceryl diester (distearin) used as an opacifier, pearlizing agent, and co-emulsifier/viscosity builder in personal-care and industrial emulsions.
Emolliency Surfactancy
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Glycine (Aminoacetic Acid)
CAS 56-40-6
Glycine is the simplest amino acid — a clean buffering agent, reagent and flavor/feed nutrient, supplied as a water-soluble crystalline solid.
pH Adjustment Chelation / Sequestration
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Glycolic Acid 70% (Hydroxyacetic Acid, GA)
CAS 79-14-1
High-strength alpha-hydroxy acid that descales, etches, and acidulates across metal-cleaning and textile lines. Used industrially to clean metals and dairy/oilfield equipment, in textile dyeing/finishing and leather tanning, in adhesives and electroplating, and as a pH adjuster in personal-care formulations.
pH Adjustment Cleaning / Degreasing
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Glycyrrhizic Acid (Glycyrrhizin)
CAS 1405-86-3
Naturally derived saponin glycoside delivering intense sweetness and foam stabilization at low dose. Used in food and beverage as a high-intensity sweetener, foaming agent, and flavoring/taste-masking agent, and in cosmetic formulations as a humectant and skin-conditioning ingredient.
Conditioning Moisture Control
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Guanidine Carbonate
CAS 124-46-9
Crystalline guanidine salt that serves as a nitrogen-rich synthetic building block. Used as a chemical intermediate and building block in the synthesis of guanidine derivatives, resins, and specialty chemicals, and as an alkalinity/pH-adjusting agent in industrial formulations.
pH Adjustment Synthesis Intermediate
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Hexafluorozirconic Acid
CAS 12021-95-3
Coupling / Adhesion Promotion Synthesis Intermediate
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Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic Acid, HCl)
CAS 7647-01-0
A high-volume mineral acid stocked for metal treatment, pH adjustment, and chemical synthesis. It is used for metal pickling and surface cleaning, electroplating, ore and oil-well acidizing, pH neutralization, and as a feedstock for producing chlorides and other chemicals.
pH Adjustment Cleaning / Degreasing
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Hydrofluoric Acid (HF)
CAS 7664-39-3
A specialty mineral acid supplied for etching, metal pickling, and fluorochemical production. Industrial uses include glass and quartz etching, stainless-steel pickling, semiconductor wet etching, exotic-metal extraction, and use as a catalyst and fluorinating agent for producing fluorine-containing chemicals.
pH Adjustment Synthesis Intermediate
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Hydrogenated Tallow Alkyl (2-Ethylhexyl) Dimethyl Ammonium Methylsulfate
CAS 308074-31-9
A cationic surfactant concentrate supplied as a fabric-softening and conditioning active. Quaternary ammonium salts of this type are used as fabric-softening, antistatic, and conditioning agents.
pH Adjustment Conditioning
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Hydrogenated Tallow Alkyl (2-Ethylhexyl) Dimethyl Ammonium Methylsulfate
CAS 157905-74-3
A substantive cationic quaternary surfactant supplied as a softening and antistatic conditioning active. Quaternary ammonium salts of this type are used as fabric-softening, antistatic, and conditioning agents.
pH Adjustment Conditioning
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Imidazolidinyl Urea
CAS 39236-46-9
A water-soluble, formaldehyde-releasing antimicrobial preservative for cosmetic and personal-care systems. Per CIR and Industry references record it functions as an antimicrobial preservative in cosmetics and personal-care products.
Preservation Biocidal Action
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Isophthalic Acid (IPA)
CAS 121-91-5
An aromatic diacid that upgrades unsaturated polyester and gel-coat resins to high-performance grades. Industry references record its use as a comonomer with terephthalic acid in bottle and specialty resins, in high-performance unsaturated polyesters, and in adhesives, inks, and wire enamels.
pH Adjustment Synthesis Intermediate
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Isostearic Acid
CAS 30399-84-9
A liquid branched-chain C18 fatty acid supplied for ester synthesis, emulsification, and corrosion inhibition. Per its CIR/PubChem classification it is used as an emulsifier, surfactant, and binding agent, and as a corrosion inhibitor and chemical intermediate.
Cleaning / Degreasing Surfactancy
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L-Cysteine Hydrochloride
CAS 52-89-1
Conditioning Synthesis Intermediate
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Lactamide MEA
CAS 2043-43-8
A lactic-acid-derived amide that delivers moisture retention and conditioning in personal-care formulations. It functions as a humectant and as a skin- and hair-conditioning agent, and serves as an antistatic ingredient in cosmetic formulations.
Moisture Control Conditioning
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Lactic Acid
CAS 50-21-5
A versatile hydroxy acid spanning food acidulation, biopolymer feedstock, and industrial processing. It is used as an acidulant and pH regulator, as a solvent in the production of foods, drugs, and dyes, and as the monomer for polylactic acid (PLA).
pH Adjustment Moisture Control
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Lactobionic Acid
CAS 96-82-2
A lactose-derived polyhydroxy acid valued as an antioxidant and a route to soluble mineral salts. It carries antioxidant functionality and is the parent acid of calcium lactobionate, a soluble calcium salt.
pH Adjustment Conditioning
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Lauraminopropionic Acid
CAS 1462-54-0
An amphoteric amino-acid surfactant offering mild, pH-flexible surface activity. As an amphoteric surface-active agent, materials of this class are used as mild co-surfactants in personal-care and cleaning formulations.
Biocidal Action Preservation
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Lauric Acid (Dodecanoic Acid)
CAS 143-07-7
A coconut-derived C12 fatty acid feedstock for soaps, surfactants, and esters. It is used in the manufacture of soaps and detergents, as a feedstock for surfactants and esters, and as an emulsifier and wetting agent.
Cleaning / Degreasing Surfactancy
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Magnesium Nitrate Hexahydrate
CAS 13446-18-9
Reagent-grade crystalline magnesium nitrate for pyrotechnics, nitric-acid concentration, and plant-nutrition chemistry. Established uses include pyrotechnic formulations, concentration of nitric acid, and a fertilizer-grade source of magnesium and nitrogen; it also serves as a catalyst in petrochemical production and a sensitizer for lithographic plates.
pH Adjustment
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Magnesium Sulfate (Anhydrous)
CAS 7487-88-9
A dependable anhydrous desiccant and magnesium feedstock for fertilizer, textile, leather, and nutritional uses. It serves as a drying and dehydrating agent and is used across fertilizer manufacture, textile weighting and dyeing, leather tanning, and as a magnesium nutrient source in feed and food.
Thickening / Rheology Viscosity Modification
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Mandelic Acid
CAS 90-64-2
Synthesis Intermediate Conditioning
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Manganese Sulfate
CAS 7785-87-7
The principal water-soluble manganese feedstock, supplying the metal for electrolytic processing while also serving agriculture and ceramics. It is used as a manganese micronutrient in fertilizers and animal feeds, as the precursor for electrolytic manganese metal and manganese dioxide, as a catalyst and paint drier,…
Synthesis Intermediate
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Methacrylic Acid (MAA)
CAS 79-41-4
A carboxyl-functional monomer for acrylic resins and methacrylate synthesis. It is used as a monomer and comonomer for acrylic resins and polymers and as an intermediate for methacrylate esters.
Film Formation Synthesis Intermediate
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Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP)
CAS 7722-76-1
A fully water-soluble nitrogen-phosphorus salt for fertilizers, fire control, and food leavening. It is used as a fertilizer and water-soluble plant nutrient, as the active in ABC dry-chemical fire extinguishers and as a flame retardant for cellulosic materials, and as a leavening acid and acidity…
pH Adjustment Flame Retardancy
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Monocalcium Phosphate (MCP)
CAS 7758-23-8
A fast-acting leavening acid and calcium-phosphate nutrient for baking, feed, and fertilizer. It is used as a leavening acid and acidulant in baking powders and self-rising flours, as a calcium-phosphorus mineral supplement in foods and animal feeds, and as a fertilizer.
Thickening / Rheology Viscosity Modification
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Monopotassium Phosphate (MKP, Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate)
CAS 7778-77-0
A fully water-soluble phosphorus-potassium salt for fertigation, food buffering, and fermentation. It is used as a high-analysis phosphorus-potassium fertilizer for fertigation and foliar feeding, as a buffering and sequestering agent in food, and as a phosphorus-potassium nutrient in fermentation and microbiological media.
pH Adjustment
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Myristic Acid (Tetradecanoic Acid)
CAS 544-63-8
A C14 saturated fatty acid for soaps, surfactants, and cosmetic esters. It is used in soaps, shaving creams, and cosmetics, as a surfactant feedstock, and as a chemical intermediate for esters such as isopropyl myristate and for alkanolamine condensates.
Cleaning / Degreasing Surfactancy
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N-Acetylneuraminic Acid (Sialic Acid)
CAS 131-48-6
A nine-carbon amino sugar acid used as a biochemical and specialty ingredient. It is supplied as a biochemical building block and reference compound in glycoscience and as a specialty ingredient.
Conditioning Synthesis Intermediate
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n-Butyric Acid (Butyric Acid, Butanoic Acid)
CAS 107-92-6
A short-chain fatty acid supplied for ester synthesis, flavor work, and leather processing. Established uses include manufacture of butyrate flavor and fragrance esters, service as a flavoring agent, deliming and swelling of hides in leather processing, and use as a chemical intermediate for cellulose derivatives.
pH Adjustment Synthesis Intermediate
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Nitric Acid (HNO3)
CAS 7697-37-2
A high-volume mineral acid for nitration, metal treatment, and nitrate manufacture. Established uses include manufacture of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, metal pickling, cleaning, and etching, production of nitrates, nitro compounds, and explosives, and service as a wet etchant in semiconductor manufacturing.
pH Adjustment Synthesis Intermediate
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Oleamide (Oleic Acid Amide)
CAS 301-02-0
A fatty-amide slip and anti-block additive for polyolefin film and molded parts. Established uses include service as a slip and anti-block agent for polyethylene and polyolefin film, a lubricant and mold-release agent, an additive to waxes, printing inks, and lubricating oils, and an antistatic/dispersion aid.
Color / Pigmentation Viscosity Modification
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Oleic Acid
CAS 112-80-1
A workhorse C18 fatty-acid feedstock for soaps, esters, surfactants and flotation chemistry. Established uses include the manufacture of soaps, oleate esters and surfactants, plasticizers and lubricant additives, ore flotation, textile and metalworking processing, and use as a defoaming agent in wet-process phosphoric acid.
Emolliency Surfactancy
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Oleyl Betaine (Oleyldimethyl Betaine)
CAS 871-37-4
An amphoteric, zwitterionic oleyl-chain surfactant used to build foam and impart conditioning in cleansing systems. It functions as a surfactant, foam booster, and antistatic and conditioning agent, and is documented for cleansing applications in personal-care formulations.
Surfactancy Cleaning / Degreasing
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Oxalic Acid (Ethanedioic Acid)
CAS 144-62-7
A strong dicarboxylic acid used across metal cleaning, textile processing, bleaching and rare-earth refining. Established uses include metal cleaning and rust/stain removal, textile finishing, stripping and bleaching, leather and straw bleaching, calico printing and dyeing, manufacture of oxalate salts and dyes, rare-earth processing, and service…
Chelation / Sequestration pH Adjustment
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Oxalic Acid Dihydrate
CAS 6153-56-6
The crystalline dihydrate of oxalic acid for textile, bleaching, cleaning and purification duties. Established uses include calico printing and dyeing, bleaching of straw and leather, cleaning of wood and metals, methanol purification, crude-glycerol decolorizing, paint and stain removal, and service as a chelating and bleaching…
pH Adjustment Chelation / Sequestration
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Palmitic Acid (Hexadecanoic Acid)
CAS 57-10-3
A saturated C16 fatty acid feedstock for metallic soaps, palmitate esters, lubricants and release agents. Established uses include the manufacture of metallic palmitates and palmitate esters such as isopropyl palmitate, soaps and cosmetics, lubricating oils and waterproofing, mold-release in plastics, and service as a surfactant…
Emolliency Surfactancy
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Peracetic Acid (Peroxyacetic Acid, PAA)
CAS 79-21-0
A peroxy-based oxidizing agent applied in sanitizing, bleaching and oxidation processes across the food, paper and chemical industries. Established uses include disinfection and sanitizing in food and industrial settings, bleaching of paper and textiles, epoxidation in organic synthesis, and service as a polymerization catalyst and…
pH Adjustment Biocidal Action
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Phosphoric Acid (Orthophosphoric Acid)
CAS 7664-38-2
A versatile mineral acid serving metal treatment, water conditioning, fertilizer production and food acidulation. Established uses include fertilizer and phosphate-salt manufacture, metal pickling, rust-proofing and brightening, water treatment, detergent production, food and beverage acidulation, and semiconductor etching.
pH Adjustment Corrosion Inhibition
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Phosphorous Acid
CAS 13598-36-2
Synthesis Intermediate Corrosion Inhibition
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Polyferric Sulfate (PFS)
CAS 10028-22-5
An iron-based coagulant that forms dense, fast-settling flocs across a broad pH range. It is used as a primary coagulant for solids and color removal in drinking-water and wastewater treatment.
Moisture Control
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Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate
CAS 34424-97-0
A polyglycerol-based emulsifier that stabilizes oil-in-water systems without ethoxylation. It functions as an emulsifier and co-emulsifier in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
Surfactancy Emolliency
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