Dicyandiamide

Dicyandiamide (DICY) is used in fertilizer formulations as a slow/continuous release nitrogen source. There are two major ways in which nitrogen is lost from soil – denitrification and leeching. Denitrification is loss of nitrogen to the atmosphere. Leeching is when nitrogen is washed from soil through rain or irrigation. Dicyandiamide has been shown to prevent nitrogen loss through both leeching and de-nitrification in soil. This helps reduce the negative effects of greenhouse gas emission such as nitrous oxide and nitrate leaching into waterways.

Dicyandiamide is used as raw material for active pharmaceutical ingredients production for making anti-diabetic drugs. It is also used as a curing agent in epoxy resins and laminates for circuit boards and adhesives. It is also used in production of organic chemicals, which include, water treatment chemicals, slow and controlled nitrogen release fertilizers, dye fixing agents, and pharmaceuticals. Dicyandiamide is used as an intermediate in the production of fertilizers, flame retardants, coatings, and adhesives.

Dicyandiamide is mainly used as raw material for active pharmaceutical ingredients production for making anti-diabetic drugs. It is also used as a curing agent in epoxy resins and laminates for circuit boards and adhesives and in production of organic chemicals, which include, water treatment chemicals, slow and controlled nitrogen release fertilizers, dye fixing agents, and pharmaceuticals.
Dicyandiamide is used as an intermediate in the production of fertilizers, flame retardants, coatings, and adhesives.

Dicyandiamide, also know as DICY or DCDA, is white prismatic crystalline powder with a solubility of 2.26% in water at 13℃. It is easily soluble in hot water, and it will decompose slowly to produce ammonia when the aqueous solution is above 80℃. It is stable when dry, does not burn, low toxicity. Dicyandiamide is often used together with formaldehyde and ammonium chloride to make color fixing agent (solid Y and solid M), which is used in the textile industry. Also it used in the manufacture of adhesives, melamine, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, dyes, coatings, synthetic detergents and guanidine raw materials.

Dicyandiamide is White crystalline powder. It is used in the production of guanidine, which is increasingly used now. This is due to guanidine's strong alkalinity and high stability, and it can form a wide variety of derivatives. All kinds of guanidine can be produced by reaction of dicyandiamide with acid.
Also it used in the manufacture of adhesives, melamine, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, dyes, coatings, synthetic detergents and guanidine raw materials. It is also used as rubber vulcanization accelerator, steel surface hardener, paper flame retardant, mildew proofing agent.

Dicyandiamide is white prismatic crystalline powder with a solubility of 2.26% in water at 13℃. It is easily soluble in hot water, and it will decompose slowly to produce ammonia when the aqueous solution is above 80℃. It is stable when dry, does not burn, low toxicity. Dicyandiamide is often used together with formaldehyde and ammonium chloride to make color fixing agent (solid Y and solid M), which is used in the textile industry. Also it used in the manufacture of adhesives, melamine, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, dyes, coatings, synthetic detergents and guanidine raw materials. It is also used as rubber vulcanization accelerator, steel surface hardener, paper flame retardant, mildew proofing agent.

Dicyandiamide is an intermediate for synthesis of medicines. It is used in the production of a wide range of organic chemicals, including slow and continuous nitrogen release fertilizer, pesticides, dye fixing, fire proofing agents, epoxy laminates for circuit boards, powder coatings and adhesives, water treatment chemicals, leather and rubber chemicals, explosives and pharmaceuticals.

Pharmaceutical grade dicyandiamide is mainly used in the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), which are used in production of metformin, a preferred drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metformin is also used in the treatment of excess weight and obesity. Metformin can improve glucose tolerance in diabetic patients, lowering basal and postprandial plasma glucose. Asia Pacific is the key metformin producing and exporting region across the globe.

Application:
Electronic grade dicyandiamide can be used as epoxy resin curing agent, adhesive, electronic packaging material, and special materials for surface installation technology. It also used in the production of FR-4 copper-clad plate.