Molecular Formula | C6H7NaO2 |
Molar Mass | 134.11 |
Boling Point | 233°C at 760 mmHg |
Flash Point | 139.9°C |
Water Solubility | Soluble in water |
Vapor Presure | 0.02mmHg at 25°C |
Appearance | powder to crystal |
Color | White to Light yellow |
Storage Condition | Room Temprature |
MDL | MFCD00058995 |
Physical and Chemical Properties | White Crystal or crystalline powder. Soluble in water. |
Risk Codes | 36 - Irritating to the eyes |
Safety Description | 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. |
RTECS | WG2220000 |
trait | sodium sorbate is a white crystal or crystalline powder. |
Use | preservative, antioxidant. Sodium sorbate has high antibacterial properties, and has inhibitory effect on bacteria, mold and yeast, especially good anti-mildew effect. It is widely used in food, beverage, cosmetics and medicine. It has the characteristics of good safety, high anti-corrosion performance and less side effects than benzoic acid. So it will be used to replace the toxic additive sodium benzoate. With sorbic acid (sodium sorbate, potassium sorbate) as a preservative, after a large number of domestic and foreign use, although not found on the human body and poisoning, but some preservatives in animal experiments showed carcinogenicity, sorbic acid, as a preservative in canned foods, may be involved in the formation of fibrosarcoma. preservative. EEC is used for frozen pizza, margarine, cheese, dried apricot. |
production method | consists of the neutralization of sorbic acid and sodium alkali. |
toxic substance data | information provided by: pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (external link) |