PROPYLENE OXIDE
Prepared at the 3rd JECFA (1958), published in Specifications for Identity and Purity of Food Additives, Vol. I, FAO (1962) and in FNP 52 (1992). No
ADI was allocated at the 3rd JECFA (1958)
DEFINITION
Chemical names Propylene oxide, methyl oxirane, 1,2-epoxypropane
C.A.S. number 75-56-9
Chemical formula C3H6O
Formula weight 58.08
Assay Not less than 99%
DESCRIPTION A colourless liquid with a sweetish odour
FUNCTIONAL USESAntimicrobial preservative
