Tert-Butyl Hydroquinone

Tert-Butyl Hydroquinone

Existing as white or light mahogany crystalline powder, Tert-Butyl Hydroquinone (TBHQ) has a very special thin fragrance. Tert-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) is a vital product of our food additives and food ingredients. It is almost insoluble in water (about 5 ‰), but is soluble in ethanol, acetic acid, ethyl ester, aether and vegetable oil, lard, and so on. Tert-butyl hydroquinone plays the role of antisepsis for most of the oils, especially vegetable oil. It will not change color when meets iron and copper, but it will turn into pink when there is alkali. And our company is a high-quality Tert-butyl hydroquinone supplier in China.

Uses of Tert-Butyl Hydroquinone:
According to Chinese food additives sanitation standard GB2760-1996 (04.007), Tert-butyl hydroquinone can be used in edible grease, fried foods, dried fish products, biscuits, instant noodles, instant rice , canned sundry fruit and preserved meat, with the maximum use quantity of 0.2g/kg. It also can be used in cosmetics.

Industrial uses of Tert-Butyl Hydroquinone:
1.As antioxidant for rubber and plastics industry
2. PVC additives
3. Used in pharmaceutical intermediates and organic synthesis 4.Used as stabilizer: preventing the oxidation of resin and other substances
5. Used as polymerization inhibitor (Acrylates/methacrylates): preserving polyolefin monomer

Specifications of Tert-Butyl Hydroquinone: