Citric Acid
CAS NO.:5949-29-1
Standard: BP－93
DESCRIPTION
 Colourless crystals or white crystalline granulars, odorless,taste intensely tart flavour ,readily soluble in water and ethanol.
Chemical Name

Trans-butenedioicacid
Molecular Formula C6H8O7H2O
Molecular Weight
116.07

SPECIFICATION
(BP－93)

Assay(as C6H8O7H2O)

99.5%～101.0%
Melting Point 294℃～300℃
Heavy Metals (as Pb) 10mg/kg Max
Loss on drying,% 7.5-9.0
Fe, %
 0.005
Calcium salt
 0.02
Oxalate, %
0.035
Arsenic (as As) - -
Barium,%
accord with the test
Chloride, %
 0.005

MAIN FUNCTION AND PURPOSE

Citric acid is mainly used as an acidulant ,flavorant and preservative in foods and beverage ,it is also used as an antioxidant , plasticizer and detergent builder.
PACKING
 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.
STORAGE
Kept in a dry and cool place.