PROPIONIC ACID Food Grade
A colorless pungent smelling liquid miscible with water and almost all normal organic solvents.
- Part number
- RXSOL-19-1429-050
- Category
- Food Additive
- Brand
- RXSOL
Overview
Propionic acid is a colorless, oily, moderately toxic, and corrosive liquid with a sharp rancid odor and irritating vapor. It is flammable when exposed to heat. A colorless pungent smelling liquid miscible with water and almost all normal organic solvents.
Technical specifications
| PRODUCT NAME | : | PROPIONICACID |
| CAS number | : | 79-09-4 |
| UN number | : | 1848 |
| Formula | : | CH3CH2COOH |
| Odour | : | PUNGENT |
| Solubility in water | : | COMPLETE |
| Density | : | 0.99 at 20 oC |
| Boiling point | : | 141 oC |
| Melting point | : | -22 oC |
| Viscosity | : | 1.18 cp at 15 oC |
| Flashpoint | : | 54 oC |
| Explosive limits | : | 2.1 – 12 Vol% |
| Vapour pressure | : | 3.7 mbar at 20 oC |
| Skin absorption/irritation | : | YES |
| TLV Country NL Year 1995 | : | 10 ppm 30 mg/m3 |
| Pollution category 1994 | : | D |
Applications
Propionic acid is used in adhesives, agriculture, food, and pharmaceutical chemicals, and to produce esters, salts, and other derivatives.
