Propionic Acid 99.5% in Safe Break Glass Winchester

What is Propionic Acid? It is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula C₃H₆O₂. It is a liquid with a pungent and unpleasant smell somewhat resembling body odour. It is useful as an intermediate in the production of other chemicals, especially polymers.

Consistent Quality: We provide only high-quality Propionic Acid, ensuring reliable and consistent performance for all applications.

Shipped from Manchester, UK Facility: Sourced and bottled using non-toxic, chemical-resistant containers, ensuring reliable quality for our customers.

Safe Break Glass Winchester Bottle: Our Glass Winchester bottles can store chemicals that may be sensitive to light due to filtering potentially harmful UV rays. The Safe Break bottles offer an additional layer of protection; if breakage occurs, the PE coating keeps all liquid and glass splinters contained.

Frequent Uses

Polymerisation
Propionic acid is also useful as an intermediate in the production of other chemicals, especially polymers. Cellulose-acetate-propionate is a useful thermoplastic. Vinyl propionate is also used.

Ester Production
The esters of propionic acid have fruit-like odours and are sometimes used as solvents.

Waste Management
In biogas plants, propionic acid is a common intermediate product, which is formed by fermentation with propionic acid bacteria. Its degradation in anaerobic environments (e.g. biogas plants) requires the activity of complex microbial communities.

• Plastics
• Cosmetics
• Perfumes
• Textiles
• Dyes
• Rubber manufacturing
• Herbicides
• Pharmaceutical
• Bleaching products

Minimum Assay: >99.5%
Molecular Formula: C3H6O2
Molecular Weight: 74.08 g/mol
Boiling Point: 141°C
Melting Point: -23°C
Density at 25°C (g/cm3): 0.993

Cas Number: 79-09-4

Einecs Number: 201-176-3

HS Code / Commodity Code: 291550000

UN Number: 3463

Hazard Class: 8

Packing Group: 2

Hazard Phrases: H226,H314,H335

Prec Phrases: P210,P260,P280,P303+P361+P353,P305+P351+P338,P370+P378