Sodium butyrate

White granular powder

•    Product ID : 100BU13

•    Purity : 98%+

•    CAS : 156-54-7

•    Molecular formula : C4H7NaO2

•    Solubility : water soluble (90-110g/L)

•    MP : 248-253C

•    Flash point : 68-71C

Sodium butyrate (NaOOCCH2CH2CH3) is a popular short chain  carboxylate (SCA, C4). Chemically, sodium butyrate exists as a colorless hygroscopic powder which is soluble in water, DMSO, ethanol, and methanol. It is formed from the neutralization of pungent and corrosive butyric acid. The neutralization eliminates bad smell of butyric acid and forms a neutral, easier to work with product. 

Today, sodium butyrate is tied with calcium butyrate as the most preferred butyrate-based feed additives. However, the higher water solubility of sodium butyrate makes it the prime material in feed supplements.

Other important applications of sodium butyrate include:

cellulose butyrate esters precursor

detoxifier of ammonia

metabolite

preservative