Gluconic Acid

The company has set up first of its kind industrial fermentation facilities consisting of 100 Thousand Liters Aerobic Fermentation establishment and suitable Down Stream processing facilities for Calcium Gluconate (Bulk Drug) production, based on CSIR (RRL, Jammu) process technology. These facilities were inaugurated by Dr. R A Mashelkar, DG - CSIR, on 5th May 2004.

 GLUCONO – DELTA – LACTONE

- GDL is white crystalline powder, almost odourless.
- It has a slightly sweet taste, then bitter, finally sour.
- The melting point of GDL is 150 to 154℃ (decomposition).
- It is freely soluble in water (60.00 gms per ml of water)
- Sparingly soluble in ethyl alcohol (1.00 gms / 100 ml of water), almost insoluble in ether.
- It can be hydrolysed into the balanced solution of GDL and Gluconic acid in aqueous solution.
- The pH value of formulated 1.00% solution is 3.50 and will reduce gradually to 2.50
- This product is a multifunctional food additive and mainly used as protein coagulant, sour agent, swelling agent, preservative, flavouring agent, chelating agent, colour retention agent etc.
- It is widely used in food, commodity chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, plastics and resin modifying, electroplating, polishing, metal cleaning, organic synthesis and other aspects.