What is Sodium Benzoate?
Sodium Benzoate (C₆H₅COONa) is the sodium salt of benzoic acid, which is widely used as a preservative due to its antimicrobial characteristics. It appears as a white, odorless crystal powder that readily dissolves in water. Sodium Benzoate is well known for enhancing and sustaining the integrity of the quality of food products, beverages, cosmetics, and many more.
Common Applications
Sodium Benzoate is one of the most active preservatives and stabilizers across a wide variety of industrial sectors. Its applications include:
- Food & Beverage: Added to soft drinks, sauces, fruit juices, pickles, and jams to avert spoilage and microbial activity.
- Pharmaceuticals: Used as a preservative and excipient in liquid dosage forms, cough syrups, and tablets.
- Personal Care & Cosmetics: Used to maintain the stability of a product formulated cream, shampoo, lotion, or other products.
- Industrial Applications: Used in antifreeze, adhesives, and a corrosion inhibitor in automotive fluids.
- Tobacco Products: Helps maintain flavor and inhibits microbial growth.
- Cleaning products: utilized in industrial and household cleaners to control pH balance and act as a buffering agent.
- Laboratory reagents: employed in many chemical analysis and aliquoting procedures.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
| Purity | 99% min |
| Appearance | White Crystalline Powder |
| Moisture Content | < 1.5% |
| pH (1% Solution) | 7.0 – 8.5 |
| Packaging | 25kg bags, 50kg bags, Jumbo bags |
