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Toluene Sulfonic Acid

Capital Resin Corporation is the only thermoset resin producer in the United States manufacturing sulfonic acid catalysts and their corresponding solutions.

CRC services a vast range of industries including: chemical intermediates, paints and coatings, construction products, esterification, antioxidants, and phenolic foaming.

Various aromatics are sulfonated in glass-lined equipment with high-grade, ultra-pure sulfuric acid. Due to custom formulary techniques, CRC produces the most ‘color effective’ solutions in the aromatic sulfonic acid industry. Many customers specify CRC catalyst packages due to their corresponding high integrity.

CRC's Toluene Sulfonic Acid is manufactured to possess the following isomer distribution: para-TSA ~ 83 – 85%; ortho-TSA ~ 12 – 14%; meta-TSA ~ 1 – 3%.

Following is a partial list of typical specifications for CRC sulfonic acids:

 

Product

Description

Total Acidity

Gardner Color

Free H2SO4

CRC-601

Toluene Sulfonic Acid 95%

28.0 - 28.5

1.0 - 5.0

1.5, MAX.

CRC-350

TSA/Water Solution

19.4 - 20.1

1.0 - 5.0

1.0, MAX.

CRC-353

TSA/Water Solution

18.2 - 18.6

1.0 - 5.0

0.9, MAX

CRC-360

TSA/Water Solution

16.9 - 17.3

1.0 - 5.0

0.9, MAX

CRC-345

TSA/Water/Alcohol

19.5 - 19.9

1.0 - 5.0

1.0, MAX.

CRC-362

BSA/Water

23.7 - 24.1

> 8.0

2.5, MAX.

CRC-364

BSA/Water/Alcohol

26.0 - 26.4

> 8.0

2.0, MAX

CRC-605

Phenol Sulfonic Acid

19.9 - 21.0

> 2.0

2.8, MAX

CRC-608

Phenol Sulfonic Acid

18.9 - 19.9

> 2.0

1.0, MAX.

CRC will tailor-make catalyst packages not listed above.

If you have a need for Benzene Sulfonic, Phenol Sulfonic, or Toluene Sulfonic Acid catalyst solutions, please contact:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , for additional information on our ‘customer focused’ formulary techniques.