Citric acid anhydrous / Monohydrate
1.Product name: Citric acid
2.Specifications:
Citric acid anhydrous
Citric acid monohydrate
citric acid mono and anhy
3.Chemical formula: C6H8O7 C6H8O7.H2O
4.Molecular weight: 210.145.CAS No.: 77-92-9
6.HS Code.: 29181400007.Property: deliquescent in humid air and efflorescent in dry air, gravity :1.665g/m3 , melting point 70—75°C.
8.Quality index:
Items | unit | BP93 | BP98 | USP23 | USP24 |
Description | -- | Colorless or white powder | Colorless or white powder | Colorless or white powder | Colorless or white powder |
Identification | -- | Pass the test | Pass the test | Pass the test | Pass the test |
Clarity | -- | Pass the test | Pass the test | Pass the test | Pass the test |
Content | % | 99.5-101.0 | 99.5-101.0 | 99.5-100.5 | 99.5-100.5 |
Water | % | ≤1.0 | ≤1.0 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.5 |
Barium | -- | Pass the test | -- | -- | -- |
Calcium | PPM | ≤200 | -- | -- | -- |
Iron | PPM | ≤50 | -- | -- | -- |
Arsenic | PPM | ≤1 | -- | ≤3 | ≤3 |
Heavy metals | PPM | ≤10 | ≤10 | ≤10 | ≤10 |
Oxalate | PPM | ≤350 | ≤350 | Pass the test | Pass the test |
Chloride | PPM | ≤50 | -- | -- | -- |
Sulphate | PPM | ≤150 | ≤150 | Pass the test | Pass the test |
Readily carbonizable substances | -- | Pass the test | -- | Pass the test | Pass the test |
Sulphate Ash | % | ≤0.1 | ≤0.1 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 |
Organic Volatile lmpurity | -- | -- | -- | -- | Pass the test |
Pb | PPM | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Aluminium | PPM | -- | ≤0.2 | -- | -- |
Bacteria endotoxic | Iu/mg | -- | ≤0.5 | -- | -- |
9.Usage: 1 Citric Acid is mainly used as acidulant, flavoring agent, preservative and antistaling agent in food and beverage industry.2 it is also used as antioxidant, plasticizer and detergent in chemical, cosmetics and cleaning industries.
10.Package:
25kg net composite paper-plastic bags or 3-ply kraft paper bags with PE liner, 500kg or 1000kg net PP woven Jumbo bags
Citric acid anhydrous / Monohydrate
