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Potassium citrate

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Introduction

Chemical Name:

Potassium citrate

Molecular Formula:

K₃C₆H₅O₇ ·H₂O

Molecular Weight:

324.41

CAS:

6100-05-6

Character:

It is white crystal or powder, odorless, tasting salty. It’s slightly deliquescent, easily soluble in water or glycerine, almost insoluble in ethanol. Relative density is 1.98. It will melt and decompose when heated to 230 ℃.

Uses:

In food processing industry, it is used as buffer, chelate agent, stabilizer, antioxidant, emulsifier and flavoring. It can be used in dairy product，jelly, jam, meat and tinned pastry. It also can be used as emulsifier in cheese and refreshing in oranges and etc. In pharmaceutical, it is used for hypokalimia, potassium depletion and alkalization of urine.

Packing:

It is packed with polyethylene bag as liner and a compound paper-plastic woven bag as the outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.

Quality index:

(GGB14889-94.BP2009. USP32.FCC-V

Name of index	GB14889-94	BP2009	USP32	FCC-V
Appearance	White or light yellow crystal or powder	White or light yellow crystal or powder	White or light yellow crystal or powder	White or light yellow crystal or powder
Content(K3C6H5O7) ≥%	99.0	99.0-101.0	99.0-100.5	99.0-100.5
Heavy metal(AsPb) ≤%	0.001	0.001	0.001	-
AS ≤%	0.0003	0.0001		0.0001
Loss on drying %	3.0-6.0	-	3.0-6.0	3.0-6.0
Lead	-	-		-
Moisture%	-	4.0-7.0		-
Cl ≤%	-	0.005		-
Sulphate Salt≤%	-	0.015		-
Qxalates ≤%	-	0.03		-
Sodium ≤%	-	0.3		-
Alkalinity	Pass test>	Pass test	Pass test	Pass test
Readily Carbonisable Substances	-	Pass test	-	-
Transparenly and color of sample	-	Pass test	-	-
Pyrogens	-	-	-	-