Trichloroisocyanuric Acid TCCA
TCCA is mainly used as a disinfectant, algicide and bactericide mainly for swimming pools and dyestuffs, and is also used as a bleaching agent in the textile industry.
Description
It is widely used in civil sanitation for pools and spas, preventing and curing diseases in animal husbandry and fisheries, fruit and vegetable preservation, wastewater treatment, as an algicide for recycled water in industry and air conditioning, in anti-shrink treatment for woolens, for treating seeds and in organic chemical synthesis. Trichloroisocyanuric acid as used in swimming pools is easier to handle than chlorine. It dissolves slowly in water, but as it reacts, cyanuric acid concentration in the pool will build-up.
Additional information
| Appearance | White crystalline granules (8~30 mesh) or 200g tablets |
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| Odor | With a stimulant smell of hypochloric acid |
| Melting point | 246~251 °C |
| Solubility | In water: 1.2g/100 ml (@25 °C); very slightly soluble in organic solvents as chlorocarbons, acetone, acetonitrile |
