Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

Sodium benzoate may be used in the preparation of various heavy metal benzoates.

General description

Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid. On dissolution in water it affords weakly basic solution. It has anti-corrosive properties.Its determination in fruit juices, sodas, soy sauce, ketchup, peanut butter, cream cheese and other foods by HPLC method has been proposed. It is a Food and Drug Administration-approved nontoxic drug. It can be obtained via acid-base reaction between benzoic acid and sodium bicarbonate/sodium hydroxide solution.

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Packaging

25 g in poly bottle

1 kg in poly bottle

3, 5 kg in poly drum