Commodity: CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE CAS#:5949-29-1 Formula: C6H8O7· H2O Structural Formula: Uses: Mainly used in food and beverage industry as sour agent, flavoring agent and preservative. Also used in chemical cosmetic and detergent industry as antioxidant, plasticizer, detergent and additive etc. Specifications: Iterm Specification Characteristics Colorless or white crystal Clarity&Colour of solution 20% water solution clarity Assay 99.5-101.0% Moisture 7.5-9.0% Sulphated ash ≤0.05% Sulphate ≤150ppm Oxalate ≤100ppm Calcium ≤200ppm Heavy metals ≤5ppm Iron ≤50ppm Chloride ≤50ppm Readily carbureted substance Standard colour Barium Pass the test Endotoxin of germ ≤0.5IU/mg Aluminium ≤0.2ppm Arsenic ≤1ppm Mercury ≤1ppm Lead ≤0.5ppm Organic volatile impurity Pass the test Mesh size 8-80 mesh ≥90%

CAS NO:5949-29-1

EC NO:221-095-7

Molecular Formula:C₆H₁₀O₈

Molecular Weight:210.1388

Synonyms:;Citric Acid Monohydrate BP;citric acid free acid monohydrate*crystalline;2-Hydroxy-1,2,3,propane-tricarboxylic acid, monohydrate;Hydrous citric acid;Citric acid, monohydrate;Citric acid Monohydride;Citric acid Mono ;2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid hydrate (1:1);BETA-HYDROXY-TRICARBOXYLIC ACID MONOHYDRATE;HYDROXYTRICARBALLYLIC ACID MONOHYDRATE;CITRIC ACID H2O;

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