{"id":82637,"date":"2026-05-02T02:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T02:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=82637"},"modified":"2026-05-03T15:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:44:23","slug":"hydrochloric-acid-cp-32-2-5l-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/?product=hydrochloric-acid-cp-32-2-5l-2","title":{"rendered":"Hydrochloric Acid CP 32%  2.5L"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hydrochloric Acid CP 32% 2.5L<\/p>\n<p>Hydrochloric acid (HCl) at 32% technical grade is used for metal cleaning (pickling, descaling), pH adjustment in industrial and wastewater treatment, chemical and food manufacturing, oilfield operations, and leather and textile processing. It\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds a corrosive but cost-effective source of chlorides, valuable for cleaning and activating metal surfaces. <\/p>\n<p>Hydrochloric Acid CP 32% 2.5L Industrial Applications<br \/> Metal Treatment: Used in steel, aluminum, and magnesium processes for pickling (removing rust and scale), cleaning, and preparing surfaces for galvanizing and soldering.<br \/> Chemical Manufacturing: Acts as a reactant or intermediate in the production of various inorganic chloride salts and organic compounds, including dyes, plastics, and pharmaceutical intermediates.<br \/> Water Treatment: Controls and adjusts the pH of industrial wastewater and process water.<br \/> Oil and Gas: Used in upstream operations for \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdwell acidizing\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd to dissolve rock formations and stimulate oil flow, and for scale removal from wells.<br \/> Textile and Leather: Employed for desizing and neutralization in wet processing, as well as degreasing leather.<br \/> Other Applications<br \/> Food Industry: Used in the production of food ingredients like gelatin, corn syrup, and lysine.<br \/> Construction: Can be used for cleaning mortar from brickwork and etching concrete.<br \/> Mining: Utilized for ore treatment, extraction, and purification. <\/p>\n<p>Hydrochloric Acid CP 32% 2.5L<\/p>\n<p>Hydrochloric Acid also known as Hydrogen chloride has many uses, including cleaning, pickling, electroplating metals, tanning leather, and refining and producing a wide variety of products.<\/p>\n<p>It can be formed during the burning of many plastics.<\/p>\n<p>Upon contact with water, it forms hydrochloric acid.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>vapor pressure<\/td>\n<td>190 mmHg ( 25 \ufffd\ufffdC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grade<\/td>\n<td>CP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>assay<\/td>\n<td>20 (degrees baume)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>concentration<\/td>\n<td>32 wt. % in H2O<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>bp<\/td>\n<td>100 \ufffd\ufffdC (lit.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>density<\/td>\n<td>1.161 g\/mL at 25 \ufffd\ufffdC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Organoleptic<\/td>\n<td>faint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Hydrochloric Acid CP 32% 2.5L<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hydrochloric Acid CP 32% 2.5L<\/p>\n<p>Application<\/p>\n<p>Hydrochloric acid solution is used to remove rust and<br \/> scale to prepare the steel surface for a protective coating<\/p>\n<p>Hydrochloric acid is also used in the production of batteries,<\/p>\n<p>photo-flash bulbs and fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>It\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds even used to process sugar and make gelatin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":97515,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[35335],"product_tag":[22427],"class_list":["post-82637","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-other-miscellaneous-other-disposable-consumables-items","product_tag-hydrochloric-acid-cp-32-2-5l","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/82637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/97515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=82637"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=82637"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=82637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}