Chemical Name:

o-hydroxybenzoic acid

Other Name:

Salicylic acid

Physical and Chemical Properties:

Pale pink to pale brown powder, at mospherical sublimating at the temperature over 76 , easily to decarboxylate and change into phenol and carbon dioxide when heated quickly. Its aqueous solution appears acid reaction, becomes purple with FeCl3. Slightly soluble in water, soluble in boiling water, easily soluble in ethanol or ether.

Specifications:

Use HG2-812-75/TH006-2000 as a standard for judging product.
Appearance:pale pink powder
Content: 99.0%
Melting Point: 156
Phenol: 0.20%
Ash: 0.30%

Uses:

The product is material of medicine, perfume, dyestuff, pesticide and rubber cure retarder. Chiefly it is used to manufacture the medicine of fever-allaying and analgesic for fever, direct dyestuff, insecticide and absorbent of ultraviolet ray.

Packing:

In 25kgs woven of polypropylene bag, lined with a polyethylene bag.

Storage:

Kept in a wellclosed container and stored in a dry, ventilated place.