Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- INCI Name
- Ingredient Name
- Agrochemical Functions
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Functions
- Base Chemicals Functions
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- CAS No.
- 137-40-6
- Ingredients
- Sodium Propionate
- Food Additive Number
- E 281, INS 281
- EC No.
- 205-290-4
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Recommended Uses & Known Applications
Health & Personal care as
- An antimicrobial preservative in oral pharmaceutical formulations
- A fungal treatment ingredient
- A pH buffering agent of cosmetics and personal care products
- A critical ingredient in the treatment of external infections of the eyes
Agricultural chemical as
- A fungicide in Agriculture/Animal Feed/Poultry feed
- A critical ingredient I the treatment of ketosis in dairy cows
- A preservative, anti-mold and anti-rope agent
Others as
- A shelf-life enhancer tobacco and e-cigarettes to prolong shelf life
Properties
- Formulation Type
- Odor
- Very faint propionic acid odor
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Melting Range | 284-287 | °C | — |
| Molecular Weight | 96.07 | g/mol | — |
| pH (for a 10wt% solution in water) | 8.0-10.5 | — | — |
| Purity | 99 | % | — |