Butylated Hydroxytoluene
BHT
| PROPERTIES & USAGE | ||
| Properties | Usage | |
| Chemical formula | C15H24O | Food additive |
| Molar mass | 220.36 g·mol−1 | Antioxidant |
| Boiling point | 265 °C (509 °F; 538 K) | |
| Density | 1.048 g/cm3 | |
| Melting point | 70 °C (158 °F; 343 K) | |
| SPECIFICATION | ||||
| Specification | Feed Grade | Food Grade | Tech Grade | |
| Apperance: | powder from white up to cream colored | White crystalline powder, | ||
| Without admixtures | ||||
| Crystallization Point: | 68,9 °C, mix | |||
| Main substance (BHT content): | 97,8 %, min | 99,8 | 99.9% min | |
| Phenol content: | absence | absence | ||
| Other alkylphenols content: | 0,2 %, max | 0,2 | 0.1% max | |
| Anticaking agent: | 2,0 %, max | |||
| Heavy metals: | < 0,5 PPM | |||
| End melting point, C, with the range of | 70,0 + 0,2 | |||
| Difference between initial and end Melting points, C, within the range of | 0,3 +01 | |||
| APHA color, units of color, no more than | 20* | 20apha max | ||
| Water content, wt. %, no more than | 0,2 | |||
| Heavy metals content, mg/kg, no more than: | 5 | |||
| lead arsenic | 3 | |||
| Ash content, wt. % no more than | 0.005 | 0.006% max | ||