Citric Acid

Chemical Name: Citric Acid
Molecular Formula: C₆H₈O₇， C₆H₈O₇·H₂O
Molecular Weight: 192.12,210.14
CAS No.: 77-92-9
Standard Executed: GB 1886.235-2016

Appearance
White or colorless crystalline granules or powder.

Application
• Citric acid is mainly used in the food and beverage industry as an acidifier, flavoring agent and preservative, freshness preserver;
• It is used as antioxidant, plasticizer and detergent in chemical industry, cosmetic industry and washing industry.

Packing
• Net weight : 25， 500，1000kg；
• Paper-plastic composite bags or PP woven bags, with inner PE plastic bags.

Specification

Item	Standard
Item	Citric acid anhydrous	Citric acid monohydrate
Citric acid, ω/%	99.5～100.5	99.5～100.5
Moisture, ω/%	≤0.5	7.5～9.0
Easy carbon ≤	1.0	1.0
Sulfate ash, ω/% ≤	0.05	0.05
Sulfate, ω/% ≤	0.010	0.015
Chloride, ω/% ≤	0.005	0.005
Oxalate, ω/% ≤	0.01	0.01
Calcium salts, ω/% ≤	0.02	0.02
Lead (Pb)/(mg/kg) ≤	0.5	0.5
Total arsenic (as) / (mg/kg) ≤	1.0	1.0

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