| Chemical |
Aminoacetic acid |
| CAS-number : |
56-40-6 |
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| Synonyms : |
| Aminoethanoic acid |
| Glycine |
| glycocoll |
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| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| H2NCH2COOH
C2H5NO2 |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2002722 |
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| Uses : |
Stabilizing agent in photoprocessing.
Organic synthesis,
nutrient, buffering agent.
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| State and appearance : |
Crystalline.
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| Molecular weight : |
75.07 |
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| Spesicif gravity (water=1) : |
| 1.601 |
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| Water solubility, mg/l : |
| 253000 |
at 25 °C |
| 575000 |
at 75 °C |
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| Degradation point, °C : |
| 233 |
melting point |
| 289 |
boiling point |
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| Effects on wastewater treatment : |
Impact on conventional biological treatment systems:
unacclimated system at 500 mg/l: biodegradable
(Verschueren 1983).
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| Other information : |
Natural sources: normal constituent of proteins
Manmade sources; excreted by man in urine: 2.3 to
18 mg/kg body weight/day (Verschueren 1983).
|
References |
| 1468 | Verschueren, K. 1983.
Handbook of environmental data of
organic chemicals.
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
Inc., New York.
1310 s. |
