Chemical Properties
3,3'-Thiodipropionic acid is WHITE FINE CRYSTALLINE POWDER
Uses
Antioxidant in food packaging, soaps, plasticizers,
lubricants, fats, and oils.
Uses
3,3'-Thiodipropionic acid is used as an antioxidant for fats and other foodstuffs.
Uses
3,3'-Thiodipropionic acid is an antioxidant used to prevent fats and oils from going rancid. It has the same functionality as bha, bht, and propyl gallate.
Definition
3,3'-Thiodipropionic acid is a dicarboxylic acid.
Hazard
Use in foods restricted to 0.02% of fat and
oil content, including essential oils.
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
Safety Profile
A poison by intraperitoneal andintravenous routes. Moderately toxic by ingestion. A skinand eye irritant. When heated to decomposition it emitstoxic fumes of SOx.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the sulfide from water. [Beilstein 3 IV 735.]
