SODIUM CITRATE

DESCRIPTION: Colorless or white crystalline powder. It is inodorous and tastes cool-salt. It loses crystal water at 150 and decomposes at a temperature. It dissolves in water, but not ethanol. APPLICATION: Trisodium citrate dihydrate is used to enhance flavor and maintain stability of active ingredients in foods and beverages. In detergent industry, it can replace sodium tripolyphosphate as a kind of assistant. It can also be used in fermentation, injection, photography and metal plating. STORAGE: Kept in a light-proof, well-closed, dry and cool place GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC: Molecular Formula: Na3C6H5O7·2H2O Molecular Weight: 294.10 Name of index Sodium Citrate BP98 Appearence Colorless or white crystal or crystalline Content,( Na3C6H5O7·2H2O)% 99.89 PH value Accord with the stipulation Heavy metal As Pb.ppm <10 Oxalates, ppm <350 Sulphates, ppm ≤150 Chlorides, ppm ≤50 Easy carbonify substance conform Water% 12.30