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Citric Acid Anhydrous


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.


Packing: 25kgs per bag.

Specification: as follows

Chemical Formula: : C6H8O7

 

CAS 5949-29-1

 

 

 Item

Unit

BP98

E330

USP24

FCC IV

Description

 

Colorless Crystals or White Crystalline Powder

Identification

 

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Clarity&Color Solution

 

Clear in 20% Water Solution

Assay

%

99.5-101.0

99.5-100.5

Moisture

%

   ≤1.0

≤0.5

   ≤0.5

≤0.5

Barium

 

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Calcium

ppm

     ≤200

 

 

 

Iron

ppm

   ≤50

  ≤10

 

 

Arsenic

ppm

    

≤1

≤3

≤3

Mercury

ppm

 

≤1

 

 

Heavy Metals (as Pb)

ppm

    ≤10

≤5

≤5

≤5

Oxalate

ppm

     ≤100

     ≤100

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Chloride

ppm

    ≤50

 

 

 

Sulphate

ppm

     ≤150

   

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Readily Carbonized Substances

 

Less than Standard

Sulphated Ash

    ≤0.1

     ≤0.05

     ≤0.05

  ≤0.05

Organic Volatile Impurities

 

 

 

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Tridodecylamine

ppm

 

 

 

≤0.1

Lead

ppm

 

 ≤1

 

≤0.5

Aluminum

ppm

≤0.2

    

 

 

Bacteria Endotoxin

IU/mg

≤0.5

   

 

 

Ultraviolet Absorbance

 

 

 

 

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