Polyvinylpyrrolidone is used in coatings, printing ink, rubber, glass, leather, cosmetics, soaps, plastics, in paper making and as a stabilizer. It acts as a disintegrant in pharmaceutical tablets and as a fining to extract impurities. It is used to remove polyphenols in beer.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.