Citric Acid-Anhydrous is colorless,odorless, white Granules or powder.
Mainly used as acidulant,flavoring agent, preservative and antistaling agent in food and beverage industry.it is also used as antioxidant,plasticizer and detergent in chemical,cosmetics and cleaning industries.
Please see attached Specifications for CAA:
Item |
unit |
BP2009 |
USP32 |
FCC 6 |
E 330 |
GB1987-2007 |
Characters |
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White Crystalline Powders,Colorless Crystals or Granules |
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Identification |
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Pass Test |
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Color & |
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Pass Test |
Pass Test |
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Pass Test |
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Assay |
% |
99.5-100.5 |
99.5-100.5 |
99.5-100.5 |
99.5-100.5 |
99.5-100.5 |
Water |
% |
≤1.0 |
≤1.0 |
≤0.5 |
≤0.2 |
≤0.5 |
Light Transmittance |
% |
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/ |
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≥96.0 |
Calcium |
ppm |
/ |
/ |
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≤75 |
≤200 |
Iron |
ppm |
/ |
/ |
/ |
≤5 |
≤5 |
Arsenic |
ppm |
/ |
/ |
/ |
≤1 |
≤1 |
Mercury |
ppm |
/ |
/ |
/ |
≤1 |
/ |
Heavy Metals |
ppm |
≤10 |
≤10 |
/ |
≤5 |
/ |
Oxalate |
ppm |
≤360 |
≤360 |
Pass Test |
≤100 |
≤100 |
Chloride |
ppm |
/ |
/ |
/ |
/ |
≤50 |
Sulphate |
ppm |
≤150 |
≤150 |
/ |
≤150 |
≤100 |
Readily Carbonisable Substances |
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Not Darker than Standard |
Not Darker than Standard |
Pass Test |
Pass Test |
≤1.0 |
Sulphated Ash |
% |
≤0.1 |
≤0.1 |
≤0.05 |
≤0.05 |
≤0.05 |
Volatile Organic Impurities |
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/ |
Pass Test |
Pass Test |
Pass Test |
Tridodecylamine |
mg/kg |
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/ |
≤0.1 |
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Lead |
ppm |
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≤0.5 |
≤0.5 |
≤0.5 |
Aluminum |
ppm |
≤0.2 |
≤0.2 |
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Bacterial Endotoxins |
IU/mg |
<0.5 |
Pass Test |
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Water Insoluble Substances |
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