Cetylpyridinium Chloride (CPC) Supplier in Malaysia
- Also known as
- Cetyl Pyridinium Chloride
- CPC
- 1-Hexadecylpyridinium Chloride
- Hexadecylpyridinium Chloride
Cetylpyridinium chloride supplier for personal-care, cleaning-product and contract-manufacturing buyers in Malaysia. It is written cetyl pyridinium chloride on many enquiries, abbreviated CPC, and appears on technical documents as 1-hexadecylpyridinium chloride. The material is a cationic quaternary pyridinium salt with a single sixteen-carbon chain.
Two solid identities sit behind the one trade name. The monohydrate is the common commercial powder, while anhydrous material is asked for when a recipe or an analytical method has to work from a water-free weight. Aqueous and aqueous-alcoholic solutions are traded as well, for plants that prefer to meter a pre-dissolved concentrate.
Formulators buy it as a named raw material for personal-care recipes, sanitiser and wipe bases, hand-wash concentrates and topical product blends, and laboratory users take it as a cationic surfactant for method and colloid work. Because it is cationic, it is kept away from anionic surfactants in the same phase.
Cetylpyridinium chloride is a pyridinium quaternary, so it is a different product from benzalkonium chloride and from DDAC even though all three are cationic quaternaries. Send the hydrate state, form, quantity and delivery location with your enquiry. Supply is subject to applicable requirements.
- Appearance
- white crystalline powder, or a clear solution where the liquid form is supplied
Cetylpyridinium Chloride grades and forms
We supply several forms to suit different formulating and dosing setups. If you need a size that is not listed, ask us.
| Grade | Form | Assay | Typical use | Packing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cetylpyridinium chloride monohydrate | white crystalline powder | — | The usual commercial solid, weighed into personal-care and household formulations where a dry cationic active is preferred and the bound water is allowed for in the batch calculation. | Bags or fibre drums, confirmed with the quotation. |
| Anhydrous cetylpyridinium chloride | white crystalline powder | — | Recipes and analytical work that specify the water-free material, so the charge is calculated without a hydrate correction. | Bags or fibre drums, confirmed with the quotation. |
| Cetylpyridinium chloride solution | clear aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic solution | — | Metered or pumped addition on a plant that would rather meter a pre-dissolved concentrate than dissolve powder in the batch vessel. | Drums, pails or IBCs, confirmed with the quotation. |
How to buy cetylpyridinium chloride from ChemTrade
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Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | white crystalline powder, or a clear solution in the liquid form | — |
| Chemical type | cationic quaternary pyridinium salt, a quaternary ammonium surfactant | — |
| CAS number (anhydrous) | 123-03-5 | — |
| CAS number (monohydrate) | 6004-24-6 | — |
| Molecular formula (anhydrous) | C21H38ClN | — |
| Molecular weight | approximately 340 g/mol anhydrous, approximately 358 g/mol as the monohydrate | — |
| Solubility | soluble in water and in ethanol | — |
| Common grade checks | hydrate state, assay, water content and solution strength, set by the form requested | — |
Cetylpyridinium Chloride applications
Safety and handling
Store sealed and dry, apart from strong oxidising agents, and separated from anionic surfactants, which a cationic quaternary is not compatible with in the same phase. Limit airborne powder at the weighing station and wear gloves and eye protection. Refer to the safety information issued against the form quoted.
Common questions about cetylpyridinium chloride
Is cetyl pyridinium chloride the same as cetylpyridinium chloride?
Yes. The spaced and joined spellings name one substance, and CPC is the abbreviation used on many specifications. Documentation may also print it as 1-hexadecylpyridinium chloride or hexadecylpyridinium chloride, which are the systematic forms of the same name.
Is cetylpyridinium chloride the same as benzalkonium chloride?
No. Both are cationic quaternary compounds, but cetylpyridinium chloride is a pyridinium salt carrying one hexadecyl chain, while benzalkonium chloride is an alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium compound sold as a solution. Order each by name so the enquiry reaches the right item.
What is the difference between cetylpyridinium chloride and DDAC?
They are separate molecules. DDAC is a didecyl dimethyl ammonium quaternary supplied as an aqueous liquid, whereas this material is a pyridinium salt normally supplied as a crystalline powder. State which quaternary the recipe names rather than treating them as interchangeable.
Should I request the monohydrate or the anhydrous form?
The monohydrate is the common commercial solid, so ask for it unless the recipe or method specifies water-free material. The two carry different molecular weights, which changes the weight charged for the same active content, so name the hydrate state in the enquiry.
Is cetylpyridinium chloride available as a solution rather than a powder?
Aqueous and aqueous-alcoholic solutions are made and traded as well as the powder. A solution saves dissolving time on the plant, while powder is more compact to hold. Send the strength you want and the way it is added on the plant, and both routes can be priced.
Does the abbreviation CPC always refer to this material?
Not outside chemical supply, where the three letters stand for several unrelated things. Pair the abbreviation with the full chemical name at least once on an enquiry or specification, and there is no doubt about which material is being requested.
What details are needed for a cetylpyridinium chloride price enquiry?
Give the form and hydrate state, any specification limits, the quantity, the preferred pack and the delivery location. Mention the documents you need with the goods so the quotation covers the whole requirement. Supply is subject to applicable requirements.