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Butyric Acid

Applications

  • Commerical printing inks
  • Feed ingredients
  • Feed intermediates
  • Food flavors & food fragrances
  • Intermediates
  • Pharmaceutical chemicals
  • Plasticizer

Key attributes

  • Assay of 99.0% minimum and an APHA color of 15
  • For general industrial use

Product description

Eastman™ Butyric acid (C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>COOH) is a clear, colorless liquid, with a strong pungent odor. Butyric acid is a naturally occurring short-chain fatty acid found in the human body, butter, and numerous other sources. Esters and salts of butyric acid are used in a variety of applications including perfumes, flavorings, and animal feeds. Eastman offers a variety of grades of butyric acid appropriate for these various end uses.

Product availability

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If applicable, authorized distributors are in the regions listed below, with more details provided in the “Authorized distributors” section.

  • Asia Pacific

  • Europe, Middle East & Africa

  • Latin America

  • North America

Authorized distributors

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