CATEGORY: |
Potassium sorbate; sorbic - (2,4) - 2,4- acid potassium salt; potassium sorbate |
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MOLECULAR FORMULA: |
C6H7KO2 |
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TRUCTURE: |
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: |
Property: |
White to light yellow scaly crystal, crystalline powder or granular. Odorless or slight odor. Long-term storage in the air moisture absorption and oxidation and coloring. |
RELATIVE DENSITY(d2025): |
1.363 |
MELTING POINT: |
270℃(Decomposition). |
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PURPOSES: |
Potassium sorbate is international FAO and who recommended safe preservative efficient, widely used in food, beverages, tobacco, pesticides, cosmetics and other industries, as unsaturated acid, can also be used for resin, aromatics and rubber industry. |
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