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18104

Calcium propionate

99.0-100.5% (in dried substance), meets analytical specification of E 282

Synonym(s):

Propionic acid calcium salt

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2COO)2Ca
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
186.22
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
223-795-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3698682
MDL number:
Assay:
99.0-100.5% (in dried substance)
Form:
solid
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Quality Level

assay

99.0-100.5% (in dried substance)

form

solid

quality

meets analytical specification of E 282

impurities

≤0.3% water insolubles, ≤10 mg/kg heavy metal (as Pb)

loss

≤4% loss on drying, 105 °C, 4 h

pH

6.0-9.0 (20 °C, 10%), 7.5-9.0 (20 °C, 10%)

anion traces

fluoride (F-): ≤10 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤3 mg/kg, Fe: ≤50 mg/kg, Hg: ≤1 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg

SMILES string

CCC(=O)O[Ca]OC(=O)CC

InChI

1S/2C3H6O2.Ca/c2*1-2-3(4)5;/h2*2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

BCZXFFBUYPCTSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L



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Danger

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Serkan Yilmaz et al.
Toxicology and industrial health, 30(10), 926-937 (2012-11-29)
In vitro genotoxic effects of antioxidant additives, such as citric acid (CA) and phosphoric acid (PA) and their combination, as well as antimicrobial additives, such as benzoic acid (BA) and calcium propionate (CP), on human lymphocytes were determined using alkaline
Markus C E Belz et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 96(2), 493-501 (2012-05-10)
The consumption of low-salt bread represents an efficient way to improve public health by decreasing cardiovascular health issues related to increased intakes of sodium chloride (NaCl). The reduction of NaCl influences the bread quality characteristics, in particular the shelf-life. Calcium
Hugo Alarie et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 569, 118552-118552 (2019-08-04)
This project aimed to develop a suspension vehicle specifically designed for pediatric use. Excipients were selected according to their safety and recorded use in pediatrics. Two suspension vehicles were formulated at neutral and acidic pH. A few compositions were defined



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SKUGTIN
18104-1KG-R04061838755094