GLUCONIC ACID

• In metal cleaning formulations for rust and stain removal of metal surfaces.
• In metal finishing baths for aluminium etching.
• In metal plating processing baths.
• In cleaning formulations in dairy and beer industry for removal of milk and beer stone.
• In bottle washing formulations for removal of calcium scales and labels.
• In textile industry as stabilizers for dye baths and bleach baths.
• In water - based paint formulations and in alkaline paint stripping formulations.
• In leather tanning and dyeing processes.
• In mortar and concrete admixes as retarder and plasticizer (after neutralization with alkali).
• As raw material for the manufacture of gluconate salts like Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Manganese.