1、Chemical name： Dihydrous trisodium 2-hydroxy propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate sodium citrate. 2、Molecular formula： Na 3C6H5O7· 2H2O 3、Molecular weight： 249.10 4、Character： Colourless or white crystalline granule or crystalline powder odourless; taste salty and acid; soluble in water, difficulity in ethanol; slightly deliquescence in moist air, PH7.6-8.6 in 5% apueous solution,when heated to 150℃,it may lose crystal water. 5、Quality index:(Or according to the contract) Name of index BP93 FCC-IV Appearance colourless or white crystalline powder Identification test － accord with the test Content(Na3C6H5O7.2H2O)% 99.0-101.0 99.0-100.5 Sulphate, ≤% 0.015 － Heavy metals(as Pb), ≤% 0.001 0.001 Oxalate, ≤% 0.03 － Easily carbonized substanctes accord with the test － Chloride, ≤% 0.005 － Loss on drying,% 11.0-13.0 10.0-13.0 6、Uses：In food processing industry, it is used as buffer, chelate agent, nutrient additive, emulsifier, flavor for yoghurt. In pharmaceutical industry, it is used as anticoagulant and as preservative in syrup manufactured goods, buffer acidity acid in cold drink prevent acid in dairy products, used as binder in cheese and minced meat, acid coagulant in jellies and jam, emulsifier and stabilizer, in cheese and ioe cream. 7、Packing：It is packed with polyethylene bag as liner and a compound plastic woven bag as theouter layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg. 8、Storage and transport ： Kept in tightly-closed containsrs, it should be stored in a dry and ventilative Warehouse, kept away from moistrue and hot, furthermore, it shuold be sctored separately from poisonous substances. Handled with care, so as to avoid damage to Bags.
In food processing industry, it is used as buffer, chelate agent, nutrient additive, emulsifier, flavor for yoghurt. In pharmaceutical industry, it is used as anticoagulant and as preservative in syrup manufactured goods, buffer acidity acid in cold drink

CAS NO:68-04-2

EC NO:200-675-3

Molecular Formula:C₆H₅Na₃O₇

Molecular Weight:258.069

Synonyms:;anhydrous Sodium Citrate;Sodium Citrate anhydrous;trisodium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate anhydrous;Sodium citrate;Trisodium citrate;trisodium citrate anhydrous;Sodium citrate, tribasic;sodium citrate,anhydrous;Sodium Citrate Dehydrate;

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