Description

Corn Glycol

A cost effective, environmentally
friendly, inhibited freeze-protection solution made from corn. For
radiant floor heating, hydronic heat pumps, air-to-water,
water-to-water, and solar thermal applications.

HSE Corn glycol has the same chemical
properties as propylene glycol – it’s non-toxic, food safe, easy to
use – but it’s derived from corn as opposed to oil. No brand of
propylene glycol can deliver this level of performance for use in
radiant, chiller, or solar thermal systems.

If you are
using propylene glycol in your solar thermal or radiant
floor heating installations, this is a product you should be offering
to your customers. HSE has partnered directly with one of the
leading U.S. chemical companies to develop an exclusive
solar-formula glycol made from corn that out-performs every
propylene glycol product on the market, at about the same
cost.

HSE corn glycol is approximately the same
price as the propylene glycol you purchase locally, but with
a long list of advantages. No other brand of propylene
glycol can deliver this level of performance. Our custom
formula corn glycol has superior corrosion inhibitors, lower
surface tension (it’s “wetter” for better heat transfer) and
our corn glycol has the perfect PH for closed loop hydronic systems. We
ship it in convenient 5-gallon containers, 55 gallon drums
and 265 gallon totes

¤ Made from corn with no petroleum contents ¤ 30% Lower Viscosity that standard PG ¤ 100% renewable ¤ Superior heat transfer ¤ Low cost ¤ Equals or beats propylene glycol in all important metrics	¤ Non-toxic, food-grade (but it doesn’t taste very good) ¤ Biodegradable ¤ 8.2 PH ¤ Corrosion Inhibited Formula ¤ Custom formula specifically for solar thermal use ¤ ISO-9001 Production Facility

Important facts about Corn Glycol and how it is used in the heating, cooling, and solar industry:

Here are some important facts about ethylene
glycol, propylene glycol, and our safe, renewable corn
glycol and how it is used in the HVAC and solar thermal
industry as a heat transfer fluid:

In closed loop heating and cooling systems,
glycol is used to keep the heat transfer solution (water)
from freezing at night in cold weather. Even in warm
climates like Florida, water can freeze overnight causing
damage to the thermal system as well as the structure it is
installed within. For this reason, all reputable HVAC and solar
contractors will automatically use a glycol-water mix
(aqueous glycol) as the heat transfer medium. In southern
climates a 10-20% glycol solution is typical, with 30-50% being
the norm in colder climates.

Glycol is an anti-freeze solution. In common
use there are two primary types of glycol: ethylene glycol
(monoethylene glycol (MEG), 1,2-ethanediol) is used for
automotive anti-freeze. It is a highly toxic substance and
is not used for solar thermal applications due to the danger
of poisoning. In HVAC, radiant heating, chillers, and solar thermal
applications, propylene glycol (propane-1,2-diol) is used
because it is non-toxic. Due to it’s similar properties to
ethylene glycol, propylene glycol has quickly become the industry
norm.

Other areas you may find propylene glycol in
use include moisturizers, cosmetics, deodorant sticks,
toothpaste, emulsifying agents, food colorings and
flavorings, electronic smoke devices, and as a coolant in cooling
systems.

So What Makes Corn Glycol Better Than Regular Propylene Glycol?

HSE Corn glycol is a non-toxic, safe glycol
with antifreeze properties that has the same molecular
formula as propylene glycol (C3H8O2). This environmentally
friendly, or green glycol, is our glycol of choice for
thermal transfer. This renewable glycol is an excellent
heat transfer fluid provides a safer, more efficient
solution than does standard propylene glycol.

Only through a special catalytic process are
chemical engineers able to turn corn into propylene glycol.
To actually create this anti-freeze thermal transfer
fluid, the corn is broken down into lactic acid, and by
utilizing copper ions as a catalyst, with hydrogen gas present,
transform the chemical make-up of the lactic acid into propylene
glycol. Corn glycol has been shown in studies to actually be a
more efficient form of propylene glycol as a heat transfer
solution.

What Makes HSE Corn Glycol an Eco-Friendly and Safe Glycol?

Not only is the corn glycol formed in this
process considered a green glycol, the approach itself is
more environmentally friendly, resulting in fewer
pollutants and unwanted by-products like alcohols. The
standard method of creating propylene glycol is less efficient and
harmful to the environment due to its use of petroleum
based starting materials. The starting materials for corn
glycol are completely renewable corn syrup, making this the
method of choice for producing thermal transfer fluid. This process
uses 40% less energy than conventional chemical processes starting with
fossil fuel and processed via hydrocracking, reaction, distillation,
etc.

As far as the safety of HSE corn glycol – it
has extremely low toxicity and is even recognized as being
safe for food additive purposes. With this safe glycol, we
can rest a bit easier knowing children and animals cannot
cause fatal harm to themselves if small amounts are
ingested, or, if some glycol accidentally finds it’s way
into potable water. Using safe and renewable resources to
make non-toxic anti-freeze, an important chemical with a plethora
of applications, is a wonderful “green” scientific advancement.

If you are looking for an environmentally
friendly, safe, non-toxic, solar glycol mix for your
hydronic or solar applications, corn glycol is the medium
of choice. Make sure to place your order for our special
HSE formula of corn glycol to fuel your thermal transfer applications
today. The HSE solar glycol has lower viscosity, better heat
transfer, better anti-corrosive values protection, perfect
PH, and best of all it’s 100% renewable.

The SPP Corn Glycol is specifically designed
for chillers, radiant heating, air-to-water hydronic heat pump, and
solar thermal applications, such as solar hot water, or solar space
heating. This glycol is completely non-toxic, safe for all types of
solar heating applications, and is made from sustainable, bio-based raw
materials. Unlike typical propylene or ethylene glycol – which is made
from foreign oil or natural gas – this glycol is environmentally
friendly, made from renewable resources, and domestically sustainable.
Because the corn glycol is safe, and considered food-grade, it’s the
perfect solution for freeze protection even in sensitive environments,
such as schools, homes, and hospitals. This corn glycol is manufactured
and shipped in a concentrated form, which allows for superior freeze
protection and flexibility. The concentrate is mixed in the field to the
ratio you need – providing the freeze protection and mixture that’s
right for you and your customer.