Description
Citric acid monohydrate is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H10O8. It is mainly used in the food and beverage industry as an acidifier, flavoring agent, preservative and fresh-keeping agent. It is also used as an antioxidant, plasticizer and detergCitric acid monohydrate is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H10O8. It is mainly used in the food and beverage industry as an acidifier, flavoring agent, preservative and fresh-keeping agent. It is also used as an antioxidant, plasticizer and detergent in the chemical industry, cosmetics industry and washing industry.ent in the chemical industry, cosmetics industry and washing industry.
Functions and Applications
| Test Items | Specification | Results | |
| Characters | Colourless Translucent Crystals Or As White, Fine, Crystalline Powder | Colourless Translucent Crystals Or As White, Fine, Crystalline Powder | |
| Identification | Pass Test | Pass Test | |
| Clarity And Colour OfSolution | Pass Test | Pass Test | |
| Content | 99.5-100.5% | 100.00% | |
| Moisture | 7.5-8.8% | 8.70% | |
| Oxalic Acid | ≤100mg/Kg | <100mg/Kg | |
| Sulphate | ≤150ppm | <150ppm | |
| Readily Carbonisable Substances | Abs ≤0.52 | <0.52 | |
| Tra ≥30% | >30% | ||
| Residue On Ignition (Sulphated Ash) | ≤0.05% | 0.01% | |
| Heavy Metals | ≤10ppm | <5ppm | |
| Arsenic | ≤1mg/Kg | <0.1mg/Kg | |
| Lead | ≤0.5mg/Kg | <0.1mg/Kg | |
| Mercury | ≤1mg/Kg | <0.1mg/Kg | |
| Aluminium | ≤0.2ppm | <0.2ppm | |
| Bacterial Endotoxins | ≤0.5Iu/Mg | <0.5Iu/Mg | |
| Isociric Acid (Relative Substances) | Pass Test | Pass Test | |
| Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon | Pass Test | Pass Test | |
| Trilaurylamine | ≤0.1mg/Kg | <0.1mg/Kg | |
| Sterility | Pass Test | Pass Test | |
| Barium | Pass Test | Pass Test | |
| Calcium | ≤200ppm | <200ppm | |
| Iron | ≤50ppm | <50ppm | |
| Chloride | ≤50ppm | <50ppm | |
