High-Purity Specialty Chemicals: The Best Our Industry Offers

Every industry has its highest standards in terms of products or services offered. In the case of petrochemicals, that standard rests in high-purity specialty chemicals. They are simply the best the industry in petrochemicals has to offer. That being the case, Trecora is proud to provide a range of high-purity specialty chemicals used across numerous industries.

Specialty Chemical Compounds that are of High Purity are designed from the ground up to be very pure in their chemical makeup. They have been specifically designed for advanced applications across industries that have no compromise on purity.

Key Characteristics

What does the term "high-purity specialty chemicals" really denote? There are four defining characteristics:

Purity: For a chemical substance to be considered a high-purity specialty chemical, it needs to have purity levels of at least 99.9% (3N). Indeed, a 99.999% purity is not unknown within the industry.

Contaminants: Considering that these chemical substances are highly pure, it would go without saying that contaminants in high-purity specialty chemicals are lacking.

Specifications: Most high-purity specialty chemicals are manufactured to narrow, tightly controlled specifications. This will relate to such things as density and particle size.

Quality: Specialty chemicals of high purity will also undergo extreme quality control and testing throughout the production chain. Any laxity in quality would compromise its purity, so quality control becomes fundamental.

Production for such chemicals involves the use of tightly controlled manufacturing environments by companies to perform the production with minimum risks of contamination. We make use of special equipment, handling procedures, and purification techniques that are done with great preciseness. Special care in everything and held together with rigorous testing throughout each stage of the manufacturing process is taken to ensure high quality.

Applications for High-Purity Specialty Chemicals

Specialty chemicals in high purity have their applications in various fields. They are essential for high-tech industries, which includes:

  • Pharmaceuticals- High demands arise from pharmaceutical companies also. Only the best and purest of the chemicals will be good enough to use as ingredients in drugs.
  • Biotech– The biotech industry also uses high-purity specialty chemicals in research and development.
  • Electronics– Several high-purity chemicals are needed by manufacturers to manufacture everything from circuit boards to custom electronics parts.
  • Semiconductors-While the semiconductor industry may be considered, to a large degree, a subset of electronics, its consumption of certain high-purity specialty chemicals makes it distinct from the perspective of a petrochemical processor.
  • Aerospace- High-purity chemicals are used throughout all sectors of aerospace manufacturing. These chemicals are especially well-suited to fabricating specialized components capable of withstanding flight stresses. Their high purity is directly proportional to the reliability and safety of these components, which is paramount in the aerospace industry.
  • Energy-the energy industry relies on kinds of specialty chemicals of high purity that act as catalysts. These chemicals, and many other materials, play an important role in the manufacturing of solar cells, batteries, among others. They help raise efficiency and performance in those kinds of energy products.
  • Manufacturing today is more critical and complex than ever. With so much demand over the precision in manufacturing processes, it would not be surprising to see some industries needing access to high-purity specialty chemicals manufactured to specifications.

Why the Chemicals Matter

In theory, it could now be possible to utilize less pure chemicals in biotech, pharmaceuticals, and so on. Yet, there are definite advantages in insisting on high-purity specialty chemicals instead. Topping the list, of course, are quality and performance.

High-purity chemicals mean considerably better quality, which again translates to superior performance. Thus, from manufacturing circuit boards for highly sensitive electronic components to the next pharmaceutical product that could revolutionize millions of lives, an investment in the best chemicals is one that is assured and worth it.

High-purity specialty chemicals allow miniaturization in consumer electronics, better yields in semiconductor manufacturing, and most importantly, meet or beat the most stringent regulatory requirements of almost any industry in which those high-purity products are used, thus affording a feeling of security and compliance. Without high-purity specialty chemicals, the world would be very different indeed. Because these kinds of chemicals exist, modern life is substantially better compared to times gone by.