Product Description
Colorless or white crystalline powder. Deliquescent in humid air and efflorescent in dry air. It is used as sour agent and preservative in food industry, preparation of citrate in pharmaceutical industry. It also can be used as detergent in ordinary industry.
ITEM QUALITY STANDARDS CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE
RESULTSASSAY % 99.5-100.5 99.9 WATER % 7.5-8.8 8.67 READILY CARBONISABLE
SUBSTANCESPASS TEST PASS SULPHATED ASH
(RESIDUE ONIGNITION) %≤0.05 0.02 SULFATE mg/kg ≤50 ＜50 OXALATE mg/kg ≤50 ＜50 CHLORIDE mg/kg ≤5 ＜5 LEAD mg/kg ≤0.1 ＜0.1 ARSENIC mg/kg ≤0.1 ＜0.1 MERCURY mg/kg ≤0.1 ＜0.1 ALUMINIUM mg/kg ≤0.2 ＜0.2 HEAVY METALS mg/kg ≤5 ＜5 BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS IU/mg ＜0.5 ＜0.5