Product Characters

 White Crystalline Powders, Colorless Crystals or Granules

Executive Standard

BP2009/USP32/FCC6/E330/GB1987-2007

Packaging

25kg net composite paper-plastic bags or 3-ply kraft paper bags with PE liner,500kg or 1000kg net PP woven Jumbo bags

Storage

kept in a light-proof,well-colsed,dry and cool place

Main Usage

Citric Acid is 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.

Item

Unit

BP 2009

USP 32

FCC 6

E 330

GB1987-2007

Characters

White Crystalline Powders,Colorless Crystals or Granules

Identification

Pass Test

Color & Clarity of Solution

Pass Test

Pass Test

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Pass Test

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Assay

%

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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≥96.0

Calcium

ppm

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≤75

≤200

Iron

ppm

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≤5

≤5

Arsenic

ppm

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≤1

≤1

Mercury

ppm

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≤1

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Heavy Metals

ppm

    ≤10

≤10

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≤5

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Oxalate

ppm

≤360

≤360

Pass Test

≤100

≤100

Chloride

ppm

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≤50

Sulphate

ppm

≤150

≤150

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≤150

≤100

Readily Carbonisable Substances

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

Tridodecylamine

mg/kg

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≤0.1

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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Filtration time not more than 1 min;
Filter membrane basically doesn't change color;
Visual mottled particles not more than 3.