Product Description
Sodium benzoate, also known as benzoic acid sodium, is commonly used as food preservatives in food industry, odorless or with slight smell of benzoin, and tastes sweet astringency. Stable in air, can absorb moisture in open air. It's naturally found in blueberry, apple, plum, cranberry, prunes, cinnamon and cloves, with weaker antiseptic performance than benzoic acid.
The product is used as food additive (preservative), fungicide in pharmaceutical industry, dye mordant, plasticizer in plastic industrial, and also used as organic synthetic intermediate of spices and others.
Chemical Properties
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Melting point |
>300°C (lit.) |
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Density |
1,44 g/cm3 |
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Fp |
>100°C |
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Storage temp. |
Room temp |
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Solubility |
H2O: 1M at 20°C, clear, colorless |
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Form |
Crystals, Granules, Flakes or Crystalline Powder |
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Color |
White |
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PH |
7.0-8.5 (25℃, 1M in H2O) |
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Odor |
Odorless |
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Water Solubility |
Soluble |
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Stability |
Stable, but may be moisture senstive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, alkalis, mineral acids. |
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