Basic Info.
Product Description
1, Formula: C6H5Na3O7·2H2O
2, Formula wt, dihydrate 294.10
3, CAS: dihydrate [6132-04-3]
4, Einecs: 200-675-3
5, Specificity: Colorless or white crystalline granule or crystalline powder odorless; taste salty and cold, soluble in water,
difficulty in ethanol; slightly deliquescence in moist air,PH7.5-9.0 in 5% aqueous solution, when heated to 150ºC,it may lose crystal water.
6, H.S. Code: 29181500 CIQ Checking: Statutory Inspection
7, Tax refund rate:13%
8, Loading capacity 20 feet FCL:25mt without pallets/ 22mt with pallets
9, Packing: 25kg net paper bag or jumbo big bag with PE liner.
10, Storage and Transport: Store in a tightly sealed container in a cool, dry, well ventilated area. Avoid exposure to heat and moisture.
To be used as a flavor and stablizer in food industry, anticoagulant, reducer of phlegm and diuretic in pharmaceutical industry. Replacing Sodium Tripolyphosphate, it can act as an auxiliary of non-phosphous detergent. Also be used in fermentation, injection, film developing and electroplation.
1. Food and beverage industry: Sodium citrate is used as flavors, stabilizing agent, buffering agent, chelating agent, nutritional supplement of buttermilk, emulsifying agent and flavoring agent.
2. Pharmaceutical industry: Sodium citrate can be used as anti-blood clotting, apophlegmatisant and diuretics.
3. Detergent industry: Sodium citrate can replace sodium tripolyphosphate as a non-toxic detergent additives.
4. Electroplating Industry: Sodium citrate can be used as Complexing Agent and Buffer.
5. Others: Sodium citrate can also be used in brewing, injection, photography drugs and electroplating etc.
Characters | Specification | Results |
Appearance | White crystal powder or granules | White crystal granular |
Identification Test | Pass the test | Conform |
Solution appearance | Pass the test | Conform |
Assay (anhydrous substance ) | ≥99.0% | 99.5% |
PH 5% solution | 7.5-9.0 | 8.7 |
Loss on drying | 10.0- 13.5% | 12.3% |
Readily Carbonisable substance | Not deeper than standard | Conform |
Heavy metals (as Pb) | ≤2ppm | <2ppm |
Oxalate | ≤ 100ppm | < 100ppm |
Conclusion | Quality approved and meet E331 standard |