Product name: Sodium citrate dihydrate molecular formula C6H5Na3O7.2(H2O) CAS: 6132-04-3 Appearance: White crystal
1. Sodium Citrate 2. Cas no.:6132-04-3 3. Assay 99.0-101.0% 4. BP/USP/FCC Powder 5. 25kgs per bag
Properties:
Colorless or white crystalline particles or crystalloid powder, odorless, flavour is salty, cool, soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, heat decomposition
Name of index | BP93 | BP98 | FCC-4 |
Appearance | White or light yellow crystal or powder | White or light yellow crystal or powder | White or light yellow crystal or powder |
Content(KC6H5O7) ≥% | 99.0-101.0 | 99.0-101.0 | 99.5-100.5 |
Heavy metal(AsPb) ≤% | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
AS ≤% | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | - |
Loss on drying% | 11.0-13.0 | 11.0-13.0 | 10.0-13.0 |
Cl ≤% | 0.005 | 0.005 | - |
Sulphate Salt≤% | 0.015 | 0.015 | - |
Qxalate Salt≤% | 0.03 | 0.03 | - |
Alkalinity% | 0.2 | Accord with the test | Accord with the test |
Readily Carbonisable Substances | Accord with the test | Accord with the test | - |
Transparenly and color of sample | - | Accord with the test | - |
Pyrogens | - | Accord with the test | - |
Physical properties: colorless crystalloid or white crystalline powder; Odourless, cool and salty; Slightly deliquescent in moist air; Efflorescent in hot air; Soluble in water but insoluble in Ethanol. To decompose when heated and to lose cystal water at 150°C.
Sodium Citrate and Sodium Citrate Dehydrate is mainly used to enhance flavor and maintain stability of active ingredients in foods and beverages. In detergent industry, it can replace sodium tripolyphosphate as a kind of assistant. It can also be used in fermentation, injection,photography and metal plating.
Sodium Citrate
