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Propionic Acid

Food & feed ingredients · acidulant salt

Molecular formula
CH3CH2COOH (C3H6O2)
CAS No
79-09-4
HS Code
29155010
UN NO
3463 Properties: Colorless or light yellow liquid
Molecular weight
74.08g/mol
Category
preservative

Product overview

Propionic acid is a short-chain saturated fatty acid.

It is weakly acidic in aqueous solution, but it is highly corrosive.

The steam is irritating to the skin and respiratory tract.

At normal temperature and pressure, propionic acid is a clear oil liquid with unpleasant rancidity and pungent smell.

It can be miscible with water, ethanol, chloroform and ether.

Applications

1. Industrial production, used as an organic reagent, esterification agent and plasticizer. In weak acid solution as buffer, adjust the pH of weak acid bath. Synthetic propionic acid derivatives. Propionic acid can be used to produce propionate and ester;

2. Food and feed industry, preservatives and anti-mildew agents, used for bread, pastries and other food preservatives, grain anti-mildew agent, feed silage agent;

3. Spice intermediate industry.

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