Benzoic acid C7H6O2

                                   

	

		

			

			

				

					

						

						
Benzoic acid C7H6O2 | CAS#:65-85-0
						
					
					

						
 
						

						

							

								

									
Molecular formula
									
 C7H6O2
								
								

									
 
									
  122.13
								
								

									
Properties
									
white scaly or needle-like crystal ,  with slight odor of  benzoin   or benzaldehyde, sublimation  in 100¡æ , Relative density 1.316,Boiling point 249.2¡æ , Melting point 121.7¡æ ,
								
								

									
Uses
									
 preservative, antimicrobial agent of food and medicine ; plasticizer and material
								
								

									
Dosage
									
 Bread &  cake  0.25-0.5%;  chocolate product 0.2-0.4%;  jelly confectionery  jam 1% max ;  candy ,  cheese 0.1-0.3%;  soy 0.1-0.25%.
								
								

									
Limit
									
 
								
								

									
Packing
									
 Internal packing is PE film bag, ,  the external packing is PP woven bag, net wt 25KG
								
								

									
Quality standard
									

									

										

											

												

												
Index name
												
												

												
Industrial grade Q/TALH
												
												

												
Food grade GB1902-94
												
												

												
Pharmaceutical grade BP98
												
											
											

												

												
Assay(dry)
												
												

												
≥98%
												
												

												
≥99.5%
												
												

												
99.0-100.5%
												
											
											

												

												
Melting point
												
												

												
121 -124℃
												
												

												
121 -123℃
												
												

												
121 -124℃
												
											
											

												

												
Readily oxidizable substance
												
												

												
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passed
												
												

												
passed
												
											
											

												

												
Readily carbonizable substance
												
												

												
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passed
												
												

												
passed
												
											
											

												

												
Chloride
												
												

												
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≤0.014%
												
												

												
≤0.03%
												
											
											

												

												
Heavy metals (as pb)
												
												

												
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≤0.01%
												
												

												
≤0.001%
												
											
											

												

												
Vulcanizing residue
												
												

												
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≤0.1%
												
											
											

												

												
As
												
												

												
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≤0.0002%
												
												

												
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Phthalic acid
												
												

												
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≤0.0002%
												
												

												
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Loss on dry
												
												

												
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≤0.5%
												
												

												
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Whiteness
												
												

												
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meet the standard
												
												

												
meet the standard