Citric Acid
Anhydrous/Mono Hydrate BP,Anhydrous BP93
| PROPERTIES & USAGE | ||
| Properties | Usage | |
| Chemical formula | C6H8O7 | Food and drink |
| Boiling point | 310 °C (590 °F; 583 K) decomposes from 175 ° | Cleaning and chelating agent |
| Density | 1.665 g/cm3 (anhydrous) | Cosmetics and pharmaceuticals |
| 1.542 g/cm3 (18 °C, monohydrate) | Other uses | |
| Melting point | 156 °C (313 °F; 429 K) | |
| Molar mass | 192.12 g·mol−1 | |
| SPECIFICATION | ||||
| Specification | : | ANHYDROUS | MONOHYDRATE | |
| CHARACTERS | : | COLOURLESS TRANSLUCENT CRYSTALS OR AS WHITE, FINE, CRYSTALLINE POWDER | Colorless or white crystal | |
| IDENTIFICATION | : | PASS TEST | Complies with the limit Test | |
| CLARITY AND COLOUR OF SOLUTION | : | PASS TEST | Pass test | |
| CONTENT | : | 99.5-100.5% | 99.5~101.0% | |
| MOISTURE | : | ≤0.5% | 7.5~8.8% | |
| OXALIC ACID | : | ≤100mg/kg | ≤100ppm | |
| SULPHATE | : | ≤150ppm | ≤150ppm | |
| READILY CARBONISABLE SUBSTANCES | : | ABS ≤0.52 | ||
| : | TRA ≥30 % | |||
| RESIDUE ON IGNITION | : | ≤0.05% | Pass test | |
| (SULPHATED ASH) | : | |||
| ORGANIC VOLATILE IMPURITIES, RESIDUAL SOLVENTS | : | PASS TEST | ||
| HEAVY METALS | : | ≤10ppm | ≤5ppm | |
| ARSENIC | : | ≤1mg/kg | ≤1ppm | |
| LEAD | : | ≤0.5mg/kg | ≤0.5ppm | |
| MERCURY | : | ≤1mg/kg | ≤1ppm | |
| ALUMINIUM | : | ≤0.2ppm | ≤ 0.2ppm | |
| BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS | : | ≤0.5IU/mg | ≤0.5IU/mg | |
| ISOCIRIC ACID (RELATIVE UBSTANCES) | : | PASS TEST | ||
| POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON | : | PASS TEST | ||
| TRILAURYLAMINE | : | ≤0.1mg/kg | ||
| STERILITY | : | PASS TEST | ||
| BARIUM | : | PASS TEST | ||
| CALCIUM | : | ≤200ppm | ||
| IRON | : | ≤50ppm | ||
| CHLORIDE | : | ≤50ppm | ||
| Sulphated Ash | : | ≤0.05% | ||