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Category: indirect food additives: adhesives and components of coatings
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
| Appearance: | white powder (est) |
| Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
| Soluble in: |
| | water, 15 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp) |
Organoleptic Properties:
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| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
| BOC Sciences |
| For experimental / research use only. |
| Terephthalic acid 98%
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| Eastman Chemical |
| Eastman™ Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA)
Odor: characteristic Use: Eastman™ Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) is used to manufacture polyester coatings resins for use in the formulation of general metal, appliance, automotive, industrial maintenance, and coil coatings. The primary application for PTA is in combination with Eastman NPG™ Glycol in polyester powder coating resins. It has also been used in unsaturated polyesters for fiberglass-reinforced plastics applications. |
| EMD Millipore |
| For experimental / research use only. |
| Terephthalic Acid
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| Sigma-Aldrich: Aldrich |
| For experimental / research use only. |
| Terephthalic Acid 98%
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| Silver Fern Chemical |
| Terephthalic Acid (Purified Terephthalic Acid-PTA)
Odor: characteristic Use: Purified Terephthalic Acid-PTA is used in the production of linear, crystalline polyester resins, plastics, fibers, films, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and animal feeds. |
| TCI AMERICA |
| For experimental / research use only. |
| Terephthalic Acid >99.0%(GC)(T)
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Safety Information:
| Preferred SDS: View |
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| Hazards identification |
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| Classification of the substance or mixture |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
| None found. |
| GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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| Hazard statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Precautionary statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
intravenous-dog LDLo 767 mg/kg Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 18, Pg. 469, 1971.
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 1430 mg/kg Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. Vol. 16, Pg. 1655, 1968.
oral-mouse LD50 3200 mg/kg Kodak Company Reports. Vol. 21MAY1971
oral-rat LD50 > 6400 mg/kg Kodak Company Reports. Vol. 21MAY1971
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| Dermal Toxicity: |
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Not determined
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| Inhalation Toxicity: |
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Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
| Category: | indirect food additives: adhesives and components of coatings |
| Recommendation for terephthalic acid usage levels up to: | | | not for fragrance use.
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| Recommendation for terephthalic acid flavor usage levels up to: |
| | not for flavor use.
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Safety References:
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| 1,4- | benzene carboxylic acid | | 1,4- | benzene dicarboxylic acid | | para- | benzene dicarboxylic acid | | 1,4- | benzenecarboxylic acid | | 1,4- | benzenedicarboxylic acid | | para- | benzenedicarboxylic acid | | p- | dicarboxybenzene | | para- | dicarboxybenzene |
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