Shanghai Taiyang Chemical Co.,ltd

Food (FCC) grade Tertiary Butyl Hydroquinone

Chemical Name:

tert-butylhydroquinone, Mono-tert-butylhydroquinone

Mol.formula:

C₁₀H₁₄O₂

Mol.wt.:

166.22

Desription:

A white crystalline solid having a characteristic. It is soluble in alcohol and in ether, but is practically insoluble in water.

Specification:

Item	Index
TBHQ (as C₁₀H₁₄O₂) %	99.0 min
t-Buty1-p-benzoquinone %	0.2 max
Hydroquinone%	0.1 max
2,5-di-t-butylhydroquinone%	0.2 max
Toluene %	0.0025 max
Melting Range	126.5-128.5 °C
Arsenic mg/kg	3 max
Heavy Metals mg/kg	10 max

In accordance with the FCC(IV) standard, U.S.A

Range of use:

TBHQ can be used as antioxidant in edible oil, fried food, dried fish products, biscuit, instant noodles, instant rice, dried fruit can and salted meat products.

Methods of use:

1. Dissolve TBHQ in oil at the rate of 0.15~0.20g/kg and mix. Or make up oil sample (5-10%TBHQ) first,then add the sample in oil at the rate of 0.15~0.20g/kg.
2. For salted meat and dried fish product,you can add TBHQ at the rate of 0.15~0.20g/kg. Another way is to dissolve TBHQ in alcohol solution at the rate of 0.5g/kg,then spray,smear or ret.
3. Add TBHQ in the oil used in fried food,biscuit,instant noodles,instant rice and dried fruit can at the rate of 0.15~0.20g/kg.

Cautions:

1. Must be mingled evenly in use.
2. Do not use in the condition of strong alkali.
3. If TBHQ is used with organic acid(such as citric acid,vitamin C,etc.),it would produce synergism.
4. TBHQ must not be mixed with PG in use.

Storage and transport:

Keep in dark and dry warehouse and kept off wet,hot,corrosive materials.

Package:

Net weight 1kg in a packet of aluminium foil compound:
1kg*20 packets in carton;
20kg in packing plastic barrel

Production License Number:GDLK4-10-009

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