Product Profile of Tert - Butyl Hydroquinone-TBHQ

Ratnagiri Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Offers Tert - Butyl Hydroquinone-TBHQ. Ratnagiri Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Is an ISO 9001:2000 accredited company that manufactures anti-oxidant additives for Food, Feed and Petrochemical industries. The Tert - Butyl Hydroquinone-TBHQ is a synthetic food grade antioxidant used for stabilizing various oils, fats and foods against oxidative deterioration, thus retarding development of rancidity in these products and considerably increasing their shelf and storage life. The Tert - Butyl Hydroquinone-TBHQ has an exceptional stabilizing effect in unsaturated fats, particularly in polyunsaturated vegetable oils and in edible animal fats. The Tert - Butyl Hydroquinone-TBHQ can also be widely used in essential oils, nuts, inedible animal fats, butterfat, packaged fried foods and food packaging materials such as Glassine and Paraffin wax.

Typical Properties of Tert - Butyl Hydroquinone-TBHQ are:

• Molecular Weight:: 166.21

• Appearance:: White to light tan crystalline powder

• Purity:: 99 wt. % [min]

• Melting Point:: 126.5Degree C to 128.5Degree C

• Specific Gravity:: 1.05 20/4Degree C

• Boiling Point:: 295Degree C

• Flash Point:: 171Degree C

• Toluene Content, PPM:: 20-25PPM:

Structural Formula of Tert - Butyl Hydroquinone-TBHQ are:

• Hydroquinone Content, Wt% :: 0.10 Max.

• Heavy Metals as Pb, PPM :: 02 Max.

• 2,5 Di-tert Butyhydro

• Quinone, Wt%:: 0.20 Max.

• T-Butyl- P -Benzoquinone Wt%: 0.20 Max.

• Ultra Violet - Absorbance:: Passes