Top Players Operating in the Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) Market Include Emerald Kalama Chemical, Eastman Chemical Company, Impextraco NV, LANXESS, Quality Industries
May 21, 2019 at 07:32 AM EDT
Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/21/2019 -- Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT), also called dibutyl hydroxytoluene, is a derivative of phenol. It is primarily used as an antioxidant. BHT occurs naturally in various bacteria including green algae. Industrially, it can be manufactured through the reaction of 4-methyl phenol with 2-methyl propene. Globally, BHT is primarily used as food additive due to its antioxidant properties. Antioxidants are molecules used to oxidize other molecules. BHT is also used to prevent oxidation in industrial additive fluids such as oil, fuel.