CALCIUM PROPIONATE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 4075-81-4

CALCIUM PROPIONATE

EINECS NO. 223-795-8
FORMULA (CH3CH2COO)2Ca
MOL WT. 186.22

H.S. CODE

 2915.50.5000

TOXICITY

Oral Rat LD50: 3920 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Calcium propionate; Propanoic acid calcium salt;
Propionate de calcium; Calcium propanoate; Mycoban; Propanoic acid calcium salt; Calcium dipropionate; Bioban-C;
SMILES C([O-])(CC)=O.C(CC)(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]

CLASSIFICATION

Propionate, Preservative

EXTRA NOTES

 EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 077701

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

white powder

MELTING POINT

> 300 C

BOILING POINT

 

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER 260 g/l at 20 C

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 Slightly soluble in methanol and ethanol. Insoluble in acetone, benzene
pH 7 - 9
VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

 -0.4

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 1

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking

Google Scholar Search

Drug Information Portal (U.S. National Library of Medicine) - Calcium propanoate

PubChem Compound Summary - Calcium propanoate

IPCS INCHEM -  Calcium propanoate

Drug Bank -  Calcium propanoate

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Calcium propanoate

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/ -  Calcium propanoate

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ -  Calcium propanoate

Human Metabolome Database - Calcium propanoate

Material Safety Data Sheet

Local:
Propionic acid is a clear, colorless liquid with a slightly sweetish odor. It is soluble in water and alcohol; melts at -21 C, boils at 141 C. It is used as a preservative in feed and food industry directly or in the forms of ammonium propionate, calcium and sodium propionates. It is used to manufacture various propionates which used in the production of pharmaceuticals, antifungal agents, agrochemicals, plastics, plasticizers, rubber chemicals, dyes, artificial flavors and perfumery synthetics. It is used also as a solvent and in nickel-electroplating solutions. Propionates (Calcium, Potassium, Sodium) are approved to use as preservatives in food and feed. They have effective antimicrobial activity. They also contribute to diet supplements.

A preservative is an additive for foods, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, cosmetics and other industrial products to reduce spoilage that air, fungi, bacteria, or yeast can cause. Members of common preservative for foods, pharmaceuticals, personal care products and cosmetics include:

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white powder

CONTENT

98.0% min

WATER

8.0% max

INSOLUBLES IN WATER
0.15% max

pH

7.0 - 9.0

FREE ACID

0.15% max (as CH3CH2COOH)
FREE ALKALI

0.1% max
FLUORIDE

30ppm max
MAGNESIA

0.5% max
HEAVY METAL

10ppm max
AS

3ppm max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
 
HAZARD CLASS Not regulated
UN NO.  
SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

No known OSHA hazards

GHS

 
SIGNAL WORD  

PICTOGRAMS

 

HAZARD STATEMENTS

 

P STATEMENTS

 

EC DIRECTIVES

 
HAZARD CODES

Xn Harmful

RISK PHRASES

20/21

SAFETY PHRASES

 


PRICE INFORMATION