Citric Acid
Citric acid is a weak organic acid having the chemical formula C6H8O7. Citric acid is found naturally in citrus fruits. In biochemistry, citric acid acts as an intermediate in the citric acid cycle.
Description
Product Characters: White Crystalline Powders, Colorless Crystals or Granules Executive Standards: BP/USP/FCC/E330/GB1886.235-2016 Formula: C6H8O7 CAS No: 77-92-9
Application
Citric Acid is mainly used as acidulant, flavoring agent, preservative and antistaling agent in food and beverage industry, it is also used as antioxidant, plasticizer and detergent in chemical, cosmetics and cleaning industries.
Citric Acid Technical Specification
| NO. | ITEM | UNIT | BP98 | E330 | USP24 | FCC IV | ANALYSIS RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARACTERISTICS | Colorless or white Crystal | Colorless or white Crystal | Colorless or white Crystal | Colorless or white Crystal | Colorless or white Crystal | |
| 2 | Identification Test | Pass the Test | Pass the Test | Pass the Test | Pass the Test | Pass the Test | |
| 3 | Clarity & Color of Solution | 20% Water Solution Clarity | 20% Water Solution Clarity | 20% Water Solution Clarity | 20% Water Solution Clarity | 20% Water Solution Clarity | |
| 4 | Assay | % | 99.5-101.0 | 99.5-101.0 | 99.5-100.5 | 99.5-100.5 | 99.87 |
| 5 | Moisture | % | 7.5-9.0 | ≤8.8 | ≤8.8 | 8.62 | |
| 6 | Sulphated Ash | % | ≤0.1 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 | 0.04 |
| 7 | Sulphated | ppm | ≤150 | Pass The Test | Pass The Test | <30 | |
| 8 | Oxalate | ppm | ≤350 | ≤100 | Pass The Test | Pass The Test | <20 |
| 9 | Calcium | ppm | ≤200 | Pass The Test | <10 | ||
| 10 | Heavy Metals | ppm | ≤10 | ≤5 | ≤5 | ≤5 | <1 |
| 11 | Iron | ppm | <1 | ||||
| 12 | Chloride | ppm | ≤50 | <5 | |||
| 13 | Readily Carburated Substance | Standard Colour | Standard Colour | Standard Colour | Standard Colour | Less Than Standard Colour | |
| 14 | Barium | Pass The Test | Pass The Test | ||||
| 15 | Bacterial Endotoxin | IU/mg | ≤0.5 | ≤0.5 | |||
| 16 | ALUMINIUM | ppm | ≤0.2 | ≤0.2 | |||
| 17 | Arsenic | ppm | ≤1 | ≤3 | ≤3 | ≤0.1 | |
| 18 | Mercury | ppm | ≤1 | ≤0.1 | |||
| 19 | Lead | ppm | ≤1 | ≤0.5 | ≤0.5 | ||
| 20 | Organic Volatile Impurity | Pass The Test | Pass The Test | ||||
| 21 | Tridodecylamine | ppm | ≤0.1 | ≤0.1 | |||
| 22 | U.V. Radiation Absorption Value | ppm | Pass The Test | Pass The Test | |||
| 23 | Mangenese | ppm | ≤0.5 |