Quimidroga has acquired the company BDN Ingeniería de Alimentación, S.L., with nearly 30 years of experience in consulting and technical assistance in the world of food. A new step to improve the service we offer to our clients and suppliers.
Although arginine is an essential amino acid for piglets and is necessary to obtain maximum performance at different stages of pig production, for a long time this amino acid has been considered as non-essential for this species. As a result, arginine requirements in pig diets have not been established in a precise way. As in…
Experts recommend a fiber intake of 27-45 g/day, depending on the population group concerned, well above what the population usually eats in general. Furthermore, the ingested fiber must be both soluble and insoluble, in the appropriate proportion. It is often difficult to meet these recommendations, so fiber-enriched products are a good option. At Quimidroga, we…
The detergency industry is moving quickly to find substitutes for MIT (Methylisothiazolinone) as preservatives, forced by a change in legislation that will take effect next May. One of these substitutes is the Antimicrobial N2000: a 35% solution of dodecylguanidine hydrochloride (DGH) in propylene glycol/dipropylene glycol used to control algae, bacteria, and fungi. DGH is a…
The detergent and paint industries have long used MIT (Methylisothiazolinone) as a biocide/preservative in water-based formulations. Until now, the legislation required MIT to be labelled as H317 (it may cause an allergic skin reaction) when above 1000 ppm, and as EUH208 when above 100 ppm. This, so far, has not been a problem for these…
Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet rays is the major cause of skin damage, leading to injury and premature aging. Photons from solar radiation activate a chain reaction that leads to the interaction of free radicals with proteins and lipids. In cosmetics several strategies are followed to fight against the damage produced by solar radiation, one of…
Surfactants are present in a wide range of cleaning products, and one of the usual groups is anionic surfactants, which are particularly valued for their foaming ability. There is a multitude of anionic surfactants for use in detergents, although the most commonly used today are the salts of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid and ethoxylated sodium lauryl sulfate.…
Quimidroga was present in the last edition of PuTech (Eurasia Composites), in a clear commitment to this country as the axis of its growth in that area. For this purpose, Quimidroga has an extensive catalogue of chemical products, as well as strategic support from key suppliers worldwide. One of them, Momentive, was with whom we…
In Cosmetics, biologically based and sustainable origin ingredients represent the global trend that is experiencing the greatest growth, and vegetable oils are a group of ingredients of this type. However, the massive use of some vegetable oils is associated with the destruction of large forest areas, which are now dedicated to monoculture. To respond to…
In detergents, thickeners are used to facilitate the dosing of the products or to achieve superior adhesion to the surfaces, and thus increase the contact time of the preparations on the surfaces. Many thickeners of an anionic nature are highly performant as modifiers of viscosity, flow type or suspension capacity, but are incompatible with cationic…