Product Details:
Minimum Order Quantity | 10 Kg |
Physical State | Powder |
Usage | Commercial |
Grade Standard | Technical Grade |
Packaging Type | BAG |
Package Type | Box |
Packaging Size | 25 KGS |
Benzoyl peroxide is colourless, crystalline solid having a faint odour of benzaldehyde. It is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, and soluble in chloroform and ether. One g dissolves in 40 ml of carbon disulfide. It melts between 103 °C and 106 °C with decomposition. Benzoyl peroxide, especially in the dryform, is a dangerous, highly reactive, oxidizing material and has been known to explode spontaneously.
It is used as a bleaching agent for certain foods, an oxidizing agent, a polymerizing initiator in the manufacture of plastics, a curing agent for silicone rubber, a constituent of ointments for skin disorders, and an ingredient in variousindustrial processes.Benzoyl peroxide has a long history of use in the food industry as a bleaching agent added for flour, whey, and milk for cheese making. A premix of 32% benzoyl peroxide and 68% cornstarch is used in bleaching flour. The maximum amount used as a flour bleaching agent is 50 mg/kg.
Additional Information:
- Item Code: 29163200
- Pay Mode Terms: Other
- Delivery Time: Ready stock