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Glycerol is a sweet colorless transparent viscous liquid. Odourless. Have a warm sweet taste. It is referred to as glycerin by national standards, and can absorb moisture from the air, and also can absorb hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen cyanide. Hardly soluble in benzene, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, carbon disulfide, petroleum ether and oil.
Glycerol is the skeleton component of triglyceride molecules. When the body absords fat, the triglycerides are metabolised and decomposed in the body to form glycerin and stored in fat cells. Therefore, the final product of triglyceride metabolism is glycerol and fatty acids. It can be used as a solvent, lubricant, agent and sweetener.