Hydrochloric Acid

Hydrochloric acid (HCI), also known as muriatic acid, is a colorless to slightly yellow, watery liquid with a sharp, irritating odor. Hydrochloric acid is an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride gas. Hydrochloric acid is an important, widely-used, very strong acid.

Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid because it breaks up in water into H+ and Cl ions. All acids conduct electricity when in solution because ions can move freely.

The largest end uses for hydrochloric acid are:

Steel pickling
Oil well acidizing
Food manufacturing
Ore processing

Our customers use HCI to neutralize alkaline agents and as a bleaching agent in food, textiles, metal, and in manufacturing rubber.

Northstar provides hydrochloric acid in several dilutions, 35% (22 Baume) and 31% (20 Baume) being the most common. Hydrochloric acid can be provided in dilutions of 15% or lower which are then at the non-fuming level. We also can provide inhibited HCl and other specialty HCl blends.

Northstar offers hydrochloric acid in bulk and mini-bulk.

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Hydrochloric Acid Functions:

Metal treatment
Chemical manufacturing
Manufacturing organic compounds like resins and ethanol
Regulating the pH level of manufacturing processes
Lowering the pH (or alkalinity) of water
Removing and dissolving rust and scale
Regenerating ion exchange resin systems
Producing inorganic compounds (such as ferric chloride and aluminum chlorohydrate for water treatment)

Assisting in oil production at oil wells
Neutralizing of alkaline products and waste materials
Processing various food products and additives through hydrolysis, purification, and neutralization
Producing animal feed additives and milling corn
Clarifying and neutralizing waste streams
Recovering semi-precious metals from catalysts
Manufacturing dyes & pigments

Industries Use Hydrochloric Acid for These Applications:

In steel production in the pickling process, which removes rust from steel coils and sheets
In aluminum etching, metal prefixing for galvanizing and soldering, and for metal cleaning
In oil well stimulation and acidizing, HCI removes rust, scale, and carbonate deposits in oil wells to encourage the flow of crude oil or gas to the well
Manufacturers of consumables and pharmaceuticals use HCl to improve the pH balance of drinking water, food, and pharmaceuticals
Manufacturers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) use HCl in manufacturing the organic compounds used in producing PVC
To adjust swimming pool pH balance
For corn starch hydrolysis to make corn syrup

Deionized-Water Producers use HCl in the process of removing ionized particles from water
Wastewater Management uses HCI to help wastewater managers produce the inorganic compounds they need to process wastewater
In mining, for ore treatment, extraction, separation, purification and water treatment
By the food industry to regenerate exchange resins, acid-modify cornstarch, and adjust pH of intermediates, final products, and wastewater; for hydrolyzing vegetable protein, consumed in the production of artificial sweeteners
In agriculture, as an animal feed additive
In chlorine dioxide systems
In the carbonizing of wool and de-liming, tanning, and dyeing of hides by the leather industry

Northstar’s Hydrochloric Acid Certifications

The hydrochloric acid provided by Northstar Chemical meets the following certifications: FCC Grade, Kosher, Halal, non-GMO, GRAS, NSF, Technical Grade

For more information, visit our certifications page.

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