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CAS No.: 65-85-0
Other Names: food additives benzoic acid
MF: C7H6O2
EINECS No.: 200-618-2
FEMA No.:
Place of Origin: China (Mainland)
Type: Preservatives
Brand Name: elite-indus
Model Number: benzoic acid
Content(dry base): 99.0-100.5%

Specifications

Properties:

 white mercerized scaly or needle crystal, a slight odor of benzoin or benzaldehyde, sublimation at about 100 °C relative density1.316, boiling point249.2°C, melting point121.7°C, Insoluble in water(0.34g/100ml, 25°C), soluble in boiling water (4.55g/100ml, 90 °C), ethanol, chloroform and ether as well as non-volatile oil and volatile oil.

Specification:

Item

Specification

Content(dry base)

99.0-100.5%

Melting range

121 -124°C

Chloride

0.03%

Heavy metal(pb)

0.001%

Sulfide residues

0.1%

Arsenic(AS)

0.0002%

Phthalic acid

0.0002%

Loss on dry

0.5%

Application:

 For food and pharmaceutical preservatives, anti-microbial agent; plasticizer and organic synthesis of raw materials.