The Group also deploys its expertise in the exploration, mining and safeguarding of valuable natural resources. In 2008, the companies of the BAUER Group employed some 8,600 people in over 60 countries and achieved total Group revenues of EUR 1.53 billion.
The main constituent of gastric acid is hydrochloric acid which is produced by parietal cells (also called oxyntic cells) in the gastric glands in the stomach.Its secretion is a complex and relatively energetically expensive process.he pH of gastric acid is 1.5 to 3.5 in the human stomach lumen, the acidity being maintained by the proton pump H+/K+ ATPase. The parietal cell releases bicarbonate into the bloodstream in the process, which causes a temporary rise of pH in the blood, known as an alkaline tide.
In the food industry hydrochloric acid is used to regulate the pH of solutions. High-quality hydrochloric acid is used to control the pH of water streams. It is also used to create food additives such as aspartame, fructose, citric acid, lysine, hydrolyzed vegetable protein. It is also used in the creation of gelatin.Hydrochloric acid is used in the process of removing ions such as sodium and chloride from water. It is used to demineralize water for use in industry, food and pharmaceuticals. It is also used to neutralizing waste water and sanitizing swimming pools.umerous other organic compounds are made from Hydrochloric acid for use in pharmaceuticals. Hydrochloric acid is used to create inorganic compounds such as iron chloride and polyaluminium chloride (PAC) . These are used as water treatment chemicals and coagulation agents for paper production.