Thiourea
Product code RXSOL-19-1419-025
CH4N2S
Description
Thiourea are organic compounds having a carbon atom bonded to two amine groups. The key difference between urea and thiourea is that urea does not contain sulfur atoms, whereas thiourea contains sulfur atoms.
Application
Thiourea is used as an auxiliary agent in diazo paper, light-sensitive photocopy paper and almost all other types of copy paper. It is also used to tone silver-gelatin photographic prints.
Precautions
THIOUREA AR is used in vulcanization accelerators. It is used as an auxiliary agent. It is used in silver – gelatin photographic prints. It is used in diazo paper, light – sensitive photocopy paper.
The percentages of nitrogen and sulfur in all the samples synthesized from thiourea were roughly 5–20 wt. % and 3–8 wt. % even after washing with hot water, respectively.