BHT Feed Grade
BHT feed grade is a mixture of BHT Standard High Purity Grade and a filler (white soot – silicon dioxide), it is used as stabilizer for various feed, technical and food fats, oils, fish, bone, and green meals to brake oxidation processes, to preserve carotene and vitamins.
BHT (E321): CAS # 128-37-0
Silicon Dioxide (E551b): CAS # 7631-86-9
Empirical formula of BHT: C15H24O
Empirical formula of Silicon Dioxide: SiO2
The product complies with the requirements of EC Regulation 1831/2003.
BHT feed grade must comply with the following quality parameters:
| Parameter | Standard |
| Appearance | White crystalline powder without foreign impurities |
| Crystallization point, oC, not lower than | 68.2 |
| 4-methyl-2.6-di-tert-butylphenol (BHT) content, % | 97.7-98.5 |
| Phenol content, % | absent |
| Other Alkyl Phenols (except BHT and phenol) content, in the sum of tert-butylphenols, %, max | 0.3 |
| Ash content, %, max | 1.5-2.0 |
| Water content, %, max | 0.2 |
Packaging:
It is packed into multi-layer paper bags of 20 kg, then put on pallets and wrapped in polymer multi-layer stretch film.
Transportation:
It is transported by all types of covered transoortino means in accordance to the rules
of cargo transportation applied to the specific type.
Storage*:
It is stored in a closed warehouse in pallets at a minimum distance of 1 meter from heating devices at the temperature from minus 30 °C to plus 40 °C
Guaranteed Shelf Life:
18 (eighteen) months from the production date.
*While storing for more than three months colour of the product may change into light yellow