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Technical Information
 Potassium Sorbate

 

CHEMICAL NAME:                               2,4 Hexadienoic Acid Potassium Salt

FORMULA:                                             CH3-CH=CH-CH=CH-COOK

CAS NUMBER:                                       24634-61-5

MOLECULAR WEIGHT:                      150.22

DESCRIPTION:                                      White powder or pellets

 

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

 

        Foreign Matter                                   No contamination

        Solubility at room temperature            1 g soluble in 1 ml water

        Purity as Potassium Sorbate                Over 99.0 %

        Water (Karl Fischer Method)              0.5 % max.

        Heavy Metals as Pb                            5 ppm max.

        Arsenic as As                                     1 ppm max.

        Aldehyde as Formaldehyde                 0.1 % max.

        Loss on drying                                    1.0 % max. (3 hours, 105 wC)

        Free Alkali                                          0.5 ml max. (0.1N H2SO4 per 2.0 g)

        Free Acid                                           1.1 ml max. (0.1N NaOH per 1.1 g)

        Heat Stability Test                               No discoloration (90 minutes, 105wC)

        Transmittance                                      Over 88.0 % (15 %, 420 nm)

        pH                                                      8.5 - 9.8 (5 % solution)

 

Potassium Sorbate meets the purity specifications of the FAO/WHO, those of the Food Chemical Codex and NF, the guidelines of the Council of Ministers of the EEC, and other national food laws.

 

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