Benzoic acid

Introduction.:

Benzoic acid, used as a food preservative, represented by the E-numbers E210, E211, E212, and E213, the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid containing carboxyl group bonded directly to benzene ring, is a white, crystalline organic compound, The name derived from gum benzoin, which was for a long time the only source for benzoic acid. This weak acid and its salts are used as a food preservative. Benzoic acid is an important precursor for the synthesis of many other organic substances.

Product Identification.:

Product name: Benzoic acid

Synonyms: Benzenecarboxylic acid; Benzeneformic acid; Benzenemethonic acid; Carboxybenzene; Oracylic acid; phenyl carboxylic acid; Phenylformic acid

Molecular Formula: C₇H₆O₂

Molecular Weight: 122.12

CASE NO: 65-85-0

Product Grade: Food grade / Industrial grade / Pharma grade

Physical & Chemical Properties.:

Food grade：White crystallized powder; Industrial grade：white crystallized plate.

Melting at 121.5-123.5 C (starting sublime at 100 C);  boiling at 249 C.

Slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, very slightly soluble in benzene and acetone.

Application.:

1. As the preservative, mainly use in fruit juice、drug、toothpaste、soft drink etc.

2. Also used as raw material of dye intermediate, paint synthesis, plasticizer and flavors.

3. It is also used in the manufacture of alkyd resins and drilling mud additive for crude oil recovery applications.

Packing.:

1). In plastic internal bag and external knitted or paper-made bag with net weight 25 kg.

2). According to customers' requirement

Quality standard.:

The quality conforms to BP / USP / E210 Standard.