BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE | ||
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION | ||
CAS NO. |
128-37-0 |
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EINECS NO. |
204-881-4 | |
FORMULA |
C6H2(OH)(CH3)[C(CH3)3]2 | |
MOL WT. |
220.34 | |
H.S. CODE |
2907.19 | |
SYNONYMS |
2,6-Di-tert-Butyl-4-Methylphenol BHT | |
2,6-Di-tert-Butyl-1-Hydroxy-4-Methylbenzene 3,5-Di-tert-Butyl-4-Hydroxytoluene 4-Hydroxy-3,5-Di-tert-Butyltoluene Dibutylated Hydroxytoluene 4-Methyl-2,6-di-t-butyl-phenol 2,6-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methylphenol 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-kresol (Dutch). | ||
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | ||
PHYSICAL STATE |
White crystals or crystalline powder | |
MELTING POINT |
71 C | |
BOILING POINT |
265 C | |
SPECIFIC GRAVITY |
1.048 | |
STABILITY |
Stable under ordinary conditions | |
GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS | ||
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), chemically 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol (DBPC), is a white crystalline solid with a faint characteristic odor. Used as an antioxidant in plastics, elastomers and petroleum (lubes, greases and waxes), practically bigger market size than food field, also used as a stabilizer to inhibit the auto-polymerization of organic peroxides. | ||
SALES SPECIFICATION ( FOOD GRADE ) | ||
APPEARANCE |
White crystals or crystalline powder | |
MELTING POINT |
69 - 70 C | |
MOISTURE |
0.1% max | |
SULFATE |
0.002% max | |
HEAVY METALS |
0.0004% max | |
As |
0.0001% max | |
FREE CRESOL |
0.02% max | |
TRANSPORTATION | ||
PACKING |
25kgs in bag | |
HAZARD CLASS |
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