Potassium sorbate is a colorless to white scaly crystalls or crystal powder, odourless or a slight odor, can be oxidation coloring, molecular weight of 150.22, has the water absorbability, soluble in water, ethanol. It is the international food and agriculture organization (FAO) and health organization recommended efficiency and safety of anti-corrosive antistaling agent, widely used in food, beverage, tobacco, chemical, cosmetics and other industries. As unsaturated acid, it can also be used for resin, spices and rubber industry.
ProductSpecification:
ProductName:
PotassiumSorbateGranular,FCCV/E202
MolecularFormula:
C6H7KO2
CASNumber:
24634-61-5
Items
Standards
Appearance
Whitetooff-whitegranular
Assay(%)
99.0%-101.0%
Lossondrying(105ºC,3h)
1%Max
HeatStability
Nochangeincolourafterheatingfor90minutes
Acidity(asC6H8O2)
1%Max
Alkalinity(asK2CO3)
1%Max
Chloride(asCl)
0.018%Max
Aldehydes(asformaldehyde)
0.1%Max
Sulfate(asSO4)
0.038%Max
Lead(Pb)
5mg/kgMax
Arsenic(As)
3mg/kgMax
Mercury(Hg)
1mg/kgMax
Heavymetals(asPb)
10mg/kgMax
OrganicVolatileImpurities
Meettherequirements
Residualsolvents
Meettherequirements