Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about GLYCEROL!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: glycerol is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is sweet-tasting and non-toxic . due to having antimicrobial and antiviral properties it is widely used in wound glycerol is miscible with water and is hygroscopic in nature . it is widely used as a sweetener in the food industry . substituted derivatives labeled with “s 350,000 tons of glycerol were produced per year in the united states alone from 2000 to 2004 . 5.75% of petroleum fuels to be replaced with biofuel sources by 2010 . high purity glycerol (> 99.5%) obtained by multi-step distillation . process involves chlorination of propylene to give allyl chloride . this epichlorohydrin is then glycerol is used as filler in commercially prepared low-fat foods . it is also used as a thickening agent in liqueurs . efforts are being made to convert it to synthetic precursors glycerol and water are used to preserve certain types of plant leaves . as a sugar substitute, it has approximately 27 kilocalories per teaspoon (sugar has 20) it is 60% as sweet as glycerol is categorized by the U.S. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a carbohydrate . it has a caloric density similar to table sugar, but a lower g glycerol is approved for all types of wound care except third degree burns . it is used to package donor skin used in skin grafts and as humectant . glycerol is used in solid dosage forms like tablets as a tablet holding agent . it is also used in blood banking to preserve red blood cells prior to freezing . essential oils are added for fragrance . soap is used by people with sensitive, easily irritated skin . it draws moisture up through skin layers and slows excessive drying and evaporation. glycerol content acts to add viscosity to bio-ink without adding large protein molecules . it is also used as an “alcohol-free” alternative to ethanol as a solvent in herbal extractions fluid extract manufacturers often extract herbs in hot water before adding glycerol . when used as a primary “true” alcohol-free botanical extraction solvent in non-tincture based methodologies . glycerol is bacteriostatic in its action, and ethanol is bactericidal in it action . the minimum freezing point temperature is about 36 °F (38 °C) glycerol was historically used as an anti-freeze for automotive applications . it was replaced by ethylene glycol, which has a lower freezing point . synthetic gycerol processes were national defense priorities in glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) is commonly used to relieve angina pectoris . external vibrations can cause the needle to move excessively, giving inaccurate readings . excessive swinging of the needle solution is vaporized and pushed into the room with a ventilator . it creates longer-lasting bubbles by reducing water evaporation . Glycerol metabolization is reduced in both cirrhosis and fatty liver disease . blood levels are highly elevated during Diabetes . direct treatment of testes has been found to cause significant long term reduction in further testing on this subject was abandoned due to the unexpected results . glycerol has very low toxicity when ingested; its LD50 oral dose for rats is 12600 mg/kg and 8700 mg/ hundreds of fatal poisonings in Panama resulting from falsified import customs declaration . cheaper diethylene glycol relabeled as the more expensive glycerol .