Hydroquinone
CAS# 123-31-9
Property
- Appearance
- Content
- Melting Point
- Solubility
- Lead (Pb)
- Iron (Fe)
- Residue after Ignition
Unit
- % (m/m)
- °C
- %
- %
- %
Specification
- White or off-white powdery crystal
- 99.0 - 101.0
- 171-175
- Up to Standard
- 0.002 Maximum
- 0.002 Maximum
- 0.05 Maximum
Application
Hydroquinone is a versatile reducing agent that is soluble in water and widely used across industrial, photographic, cosmetic, and polymer applications. In black and white photography, it functions by reducing silver halides to elemental silver, making it a key component in photographic developers for both film and paper. Within industrial settings, hydroquinone serves as a polymerization inhibitor and antioxidant, stabilizing monomers during production, storage, and transport to prevent unwanted polymerization. It is also employed as a skin-lightening agent in cosmetic formulations. Hydroquinone is considered a low to moderate hazard material, with the potential for adverse health effects in occupational and consumer use anticipated to be low to moderate when proper handling practices are followed.
Packaging
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Synonyms
1,4-Benzenediol, 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene
Molecular Formula
C6H6O2
Market Segment
AgroChemicals, Inks & Dyes, Photographic, Cosmetics & Personal Care
Product Uses
Antioxidant, Dye Intermediate, Fuel Additive, Photographic, Polymerization Inhibitor, Reducing Agent