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
