Product Category: Preservatives / Food & Industrial Chemicals
Chemical Name: Sodium Benzoate
CAS Number: 532-32-1
Chemical Formula: C₇H₅NaO₂
Molecular Weight: 144.11 g/mol
Appearance: White crystalline powder, granules or grains
Product Overview
Sodium Benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid and is widely used as a preservative and formulation ingredient.
It is particularly effective in acidic aqueous formulations and has applications across food, beverage, personal-care, pharmaceutical and industrial products where the appropriate certified grade is supplied.
Typical High-Purity Specification
| Property | Typical Reference |
| SKU | MCS-S11 |
| Sodium Benzoate | High-purity grades ≥99.9% |
| Appearance | White grains / powder |
| Formula | C₇H₅NaO₂ |
| CAS Number | 532-32-1 |
| Molecular Weight | 144.11 g/mol |
| Character | Slightly hygroscopic |
| Solubility | Water soluble |
High-purity Sodium Benzoate with minimum purity of 99.9%.
Applications
- Food preservation where certified food grade is supplied
- Beverage manufacture
- Personal-care formulations
- Pharmaceutical formulations
- Home-care products
- Industrial formulations
- Corrosion-inhibitor systems
- Cleaning formulations
Key Benefits
- Effective preservative in suitable acidic formulations
- High water solubility
- Stable dry material
- Widely recognised formulation ingredient
- Available in very high-purity grades
Grade Note
Preservative efficacy depends strongly on formulation pH and product design.
Food, pharmaceutical and personal-care uses require the correct certified grade and formulation assessment.
Storage
Store sealed in a cool, dry environment.
