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Sodium Citrate

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Description

Sodium Citrate.Description: colorless crystalloidor white crystal powder; odorless, cool and salty; slightly deliquescent in moist air; efflorescent in hot air; soluble in water but insoluble in Ethanol. It will decompose when heated and lose crystal water at 150℃.Quality standardL GB6782-2009、 BP2009、FCC-V、USP32)
Name of index GB6782-2009 BP2009 FCC-V USP32
Appearance White or light yellow crystal or powder White or light yellow crystal or powder White or light yellow crystal or powder White or light yellow crystal or powder
Content≥% 99.0-100.5 99.0-100.5 99.0-100.5 99.0-100.5
Heavy metal(AsPb) ≤% 0.001 0.001 - 0.001
Pb ≤% 0.0002 - 0.0002 -
AS ≤% 0.0001 - -
Loss on drying% 10.0-13.0 - 10.0-13.0 10.0-13.0
Cl ≤% 0.005 0.005 -
Sulphate Salt≤% 0.01 0.015 -
Qxalate Salt≤% 0.01 0.03 -
Alkalinity% Pass test Pass test Pass test Pass test
Readily Carbonisable Substances 1.0 Pass test -
Light transmittance 95.0% Pass test - -
water insoluble Pass test - - -
Pyrogens - Pass test - -
Usage: In food industry, it is used as a flavor and stabilizer. In pharmaceutical industry, it is used as anticoagulant, reducer of phlegm and diuretic. In detergent industry, it can replace Sodium Tripolyphosphate to act as an auxiliary of non-phosphate detergent. Also it can be used in fermentation, injection, photographic chemicals and electroplation.

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