Technical details and applications Bronopol is a highly active antimicrobial chemical compound whose chemical formula is 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol. Bronopol used as an effective antimicrobial in many industrial environments such as paper mills, oil exploration and production facilities, as well as cooling water disinfection plants. Today, Bronopol is used in pharmaceuticals and consumer products as an effective preservative agent, as well as a wide variety of industrial applications (almost any industrial water system is a potential environment for bacterial growth, leading to slime and corrosion problems - in many of these systems Bronopol can be a highly effective treatment). Bronopol is widely used as an bacterecide and fungicide in agriculture applications.It is an ideal Bactricide to control bacterial leaf blight in paddy, citruscanker,block arm dises in wilt,and powdery mildew in grapes It is also used as a substitute for Formaldehyde in chemical toilets. It is also used as mill sanitizer to prevent the growth of bacteria in tea factories , dairy, food and pharma industries . Bronopol is supplied as crystals or crystalline powder, which may vary from white to pale yellow in colour depending on the grade of material being offered. Identifiers CAS number 52-51-7 SMILES OCC([N+]([O-])=O)(Br)CO Properties Molecular formula C3H6BrNO4 Molar mass 199.989 g/mol Appearance Crystals / crystalline powder, varying from white to pale yellow depending on the grade Melting point 130 ¦C Boiling point 140 ¦C (decomposes) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 ¦C, 100 kPa) Infobox references Bronopol is a highly active antimicrobial chemical compound chemical formula is as detailed hereunder. 25 KG