Items

Salicylic Acid Specifications

Appearance

light pink or light brown crystalline powder

Assay

≥99.0%

Melting Point

Salicylic Acid156oC

Phenol

≤0.20%

Ash

≤0.30%

Item

Standard

Result

Appearance

White or colorless, acicular crystals or a white, crystalline powder

conforms

Salicylic acid

99.0%-100.5% min

99.60%

Melting point

158-161°Cmin

159.5°C

Clarity and color of solution

Clear and colorless

conforms

Heavy Mntals

20ppm

conforms

Chloride

100ppm

conforms

Loss on drying

0.5% max

0.06%

Sulfate Ash

0.1%max

0.03%

Sulfate

200ppm

Conforms

Conclusion

The product complies BP2000