| CAS No.: | 77-92-9 |
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| Formula: | C6h8o7 |
| EINECS: | 201-069-1 |
| Nutritional Value: | Nutritional |
| Certification: | ISO |
| Packaging Material: | Paper |
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1) Description:
Citric acid is a kind of important organic acid, also known as folic acid, colorless crystals, often contain a molecular crystal water, odourless, has a strong acid, soluble in water. The calcium salt easy dissolve in cold water than hot water, and the properties of commonly used to identify and separate citric acid. Crystallization in control the temperature of the appropriate anhydrous citric acid can be obtained. In the industry, food industry, cosmetic industry etc has very many purposes.
2) Specification:
| Item |
BP | USP | FCC | E 330 | GB 1886.235-2016 |
| Characteristics | Colorless or white crystalline particles or powder without odor, taste very sour | ||||
| Identification Test | Pass the test | ||||
| Clarity & Colour of Solution | Pass the test | Pass the test | / | / | / |
| Assay % | 99.5~100.5 | 99.5~100.5 | 99.5~100.5 | ≥99.5% | 99.5~100.5 |
| Moisture % | 7.5-9.0 | 7.5-9.0 | ≤8.8 | ≤8.8 | 7.5-9.0 |
| Readily carbonizable substances | Less than standard | Less than standard | A≤0.52 T≥30% | Less than standard | ≤1.0 |
| Sulphated Ash % | ≤0.1 | ≤0.1 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 |
| Chloride ppm | / | / | / | / | ≤50 |
| Sulphate ppm | ≤150 | ≤150 | / | / | ≤150 |
| Oxalate ppm | ≤360 | ≤360 | Pass the test | ≤100 | ≤100 |
| Calcium ppm | / | / | / | / | ≤200 |
| As ppm | / | / | / | ≤1 | ≤1.0 |
| Pb ppm | / | / | ≤0.5 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.5 |
| Al ppm | ≤0.2 | ≤0.2 | / | / | / |
| Hg ppm | / | / | / | ≤1 | / |
| Heavy Metals ppm | / | ≤10 | / | / | / |
| Endotoxin of Germ IU/mg | <0.5 | Pass the test | / | / | / |
3) Application:
1. In the food industry, it is used as the acidulant in the making of soda, candy, biscuit, can, jam, juice and so on. Moreover, it can be used as the antioxidant of grease.
2. In the medicine industry, it is the raw material of many pharmaceuticals, such as
ferric ammonium citrate (blood tonic), sodium citrate (blood transfusion agent) and
so on. Moreover, citric acid is also used as the acidulant in lots of medicines.
3. In the chemical industry, esters of citric acid can be taken as the non-toxic plasticizer to make the plastic film of food package.
4. It can be used as both the auxiliary agent in the industrial and civil detergent to
make nuisanceless detergent and the retarder in concrete. Moreover, it is also
applied to industries like electroplating, leather and ink.
4) Pacage:
25kgs kraft bag with lined inner plastic bag. shipping marks can be tailored as per clients' requirements.
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