Ethyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

Structural Chemical Name: Ethyl p-Hydroxybenzoate; Trade Name: Ethylparaben; Molecular Formula: C9H10O3; Molecular Weight: 166.18; CAS#: 120-47-8; Physical and Chemical Properties: White crystals, slightly bitter taste, burning and numbing, easily soluble in alcohol, ether, and acetone, almost insoluble in water, boiling point 297-298°C.

Product Quality Standards

Item / Indicator / GB 8850-1988 / B.P 1998 / USP24-NF19; Appearance / Colorless crystals or white crystalline powder / ; Content (on dry basis) % / 99.0 / 99.0-100.5 / 99.0-100.5; Melting Point / 115-118 / 115-118 / 115-118; Acidity / Qualified / Qualified / Qualified; Sulfate (as SO42-) % / 0.024 / / ; Heavy Metals (as Pb) % / 0.001 / / ; Arsenic (As) % / 0.0001 / / ; Loss on Drying % / 0.50 / 0.5 / 0.50; Residue on Ignition % / 0.05 / 0.1 / 0.05; p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid and Salicylic Acid / Qualified / / ; Related Substances / / Qualified / ; Solution Appearance / Clear and transparent / ; Organic Volatile Impurities / / Qualified / ; Identification Test / / Qualified /

Uses: This product is mainly used as a bactericidal preservative in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, and also as a preservative in feed.

Packaging: Packed in plastic bags, 1kg per bag, 20 bags per carton (cardboard box), or packed in plastic inner and cardboard outer drums, with a net weight of 25kg or 50kg per drum.

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