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Citric Acid Monohydrate

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Citric Acid Monohydrate

GENERAL INFORMATION

• HS CODE	29181400
• CAS NO	77-92-9
• GRADE	Food Grade
• FORMULA	C6H8O7
• MOLECULAR WEIGHT	192.12

PROPERTIES

• Appearance	Colorless or white crystalline powder
• Odor	Odorless
• Melting Point	153-154.5°C
• Solubility	Easily soluble in water and ethanol, insoluble in C6H6 andCCl3

SPECIFICATIONS

• Content	99.5%-101.0%
• Heavy Metals	10ppm max
• Iron	50ppm max
• Chloride	50ppm max
• Oxalate	350ppm max
• Sulphate	150ppm max
• Sulphated Ash	0.1%max
• Water	7.5%-9.0%
• Standard specifications	BP 93 bp98 bp2003 usp24 usp26 rzbc

APPLICATION
• used in the food industries, such as beverage,fermentation wine, jelly, canned fruits and jam, as sour agent, enhanceagent, buffer agent, antioxidant, chelation agent. In medical industry, theycan be used as material to make syrup citrate, ferroammonium citrate andsodium citrate. In chemical industry, they can be used as buffer agent,catalytic agent, activating agent, purging agent, adsorbent, styler and detergent. In addition, citric acid has its special uses in atomic energyindustry to purge and clean the radio matter in the atomic reaction equipment from pollution.

PACKING
• 25kg/bag

STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION
• kept in light-proof. Well-closed, dry and cool place

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