1. It is mainly used as food preservative, and also used in the manufacture of drugs and dyes
2. It is used in the pharmaceutical industry and plant genetic research, and also as a dye intermediate, fungicide and antiseptic
3. Antiseptic; Antimicrobial agents.
4. Sodium benzoate is also an important acid type food preservative. When used, it is converted to benzoic acid in its effective form. See benzoic acid for the scope and amount of use. In addition, it can also be used as a feed preservative.
5. The product is used as food additive (antiseptic), fungicide in pharmaceutical industry, mordant in dye industry, plasticizer in plastic industry, and intermediate in organic synthesis such as perfume.
6. It is used as a cosolvent for serum bilirubin test, a food additive (antiseptic), a bactericide in the pharmaceutical industry, a mordant in the dye industry, a plasticizer in the plastic industry, and an intermediate in organic synthesis such as spices.