SODIUM CITRATE
1.CHEMICAL NAME: DIHYDROUS TRISODIUM 2-HYDROXY PROPANE-1,2,3-TRICAR-BOXYLATE SODIUM CITRATE
2.FORMULA: Na3C6H5O.2H2O
3.MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 294.10
4.SPECIFITY: Colorless or white crystalline granule or crystalline powder odorless; taste, salty and acid; soluble in water, difficulty in ethanol; slightly deliquescence in moist air, PH7.6-8.6 in 5% aqueous solution, when heated to 150 , it may lose crystal water.
5.QUALITY STANDARD:
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Name of index |
(Food Addtives)GB6782-86 |
BP93 |
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Appearance |
Colorless or white crystal or crystalline |
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Identification test |
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Accord with the test |
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Content(Na3C6H5O.2H2O) % |
99.0 |
99.0-100.5 |
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PH value |
Accord with the stipulation |
Accord with the test |
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Sulfates, % |
0.03 |
0.03 |
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Heavy metals(As Pb), % |
0.0005 |
0.001 |
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As, % |
0.0001 |
0.0001 |
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Pb, % |
0.0001 |
0.0001 |
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Oxalate, % |
0.05 |
0.035 |
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Calcium |
Accord with the stipulation |
Accord with the test |
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Fe, % |
0.001 |
0.001 |
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Easy carbonify substance |
Accord with the stipulation |
Accord with the test |
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Chloride, % |
0.01 |
0.005 |
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Ba |
Accord with the stipulation |
Accord with the test |
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Loss on drying,% |
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10.0-13.0 |
6.USES: In food processing industry, it is used as buffer, chelate agent, nutrient additive, emulsifier, flavor for yoghurt. In pharmaceutical industry, it is used as anticoagulant and as preservative in syrup manufactured goods, Buffer acidity acid in cold drink, prevent acid in dairy products, used as binder in cheese and minced meat, acid coagulant in jellies and jam, emulsifier and stabilizer, in cheese and ice cream.
7.Packaging: It is packed with polyethylene bag as liner and a compound plastic woven bag as the outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
8. Storage and transport: Kept in tightly-closed containers, it should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from moisture and hot, Furthermore, it should be stored separately from poisonous substances, handled with care, so as to avoid damage to bags
