Citric acid
Specifications
- Brand
- Tianjin Freetake chemicals Co.,Ltd
- Origin
- China
- Price Term
- FOB
Citric acid is a Organic Acid product. Key specs — Brand: Tianjin Freetake chemicals Co.,Ltd; Origin: China; Price Term: FOB.
Product Description
Other names 2-hydroxypropane- 1,2,3- tricarboxylic acid   Identifiers CAS number77-92-9 HS Code2918140000   Properties Molecular formula
C6H8O7
Molar mass
192.124g/mol
Appearance
Crystalline white solid
Density
1.665 g/cm3
Melting point
153 °C
Boiling point
decomposes at 175 °C
Solubility in water
133 g/100 ml (22°C)
Packaging & Delivery Packaging Detail: 23Metric /20'FCL Net weight 25kg/bag Delivery Detail : With 15 days after receipt the payment   Safety ·Contact with dry citric acid or with concentrated solutions can result in skin and eye irritation, so protective clothing should be worn when handling these materials. ·Excessive consumption is capable of eroding the tooth enamel. ·Contact to the eyes can cause a burning sensation, and may cause blindness with prolonged exposure in extremely high concentrations (as anything with low enough pH will). ·Sometimes a high concentration of citric acid can damage hair and bleach it.   Uses ·Food additive As a food additive, citric acid is used as a flavoring and preservative in food and beverages, especially soft drinks. ·Water softening Citric acid's ability to chelate metals makes it useful in soaps and laundry detergents.
By chelating the metals in hard water, it lets these cleaners produce foam and work better without need for water softening. ·Others Citric acid is also used as a stop bath as part of the process for developing photographic film.
The developer is normally alkaline, so a mild acid will neutralize it, increasing the effectiveness of the stop bath when compared to plain water. Citric acid is used as one of the active ingredients in the production of anti-viral tissues. Citric acid can be used in food coloring to balance the pH level of the normally basic dye.
Citric acid is used as an odorless alternative to white vinegar for home dyeing with acid dyes. Citric acid is used as a successful alternative to nitric acid in the process of stainless steel passivation Citric acid can be used as a delay to prompt natural cement. It can delay the very rapid setting time substantially.
Citric acid is one of several acids that is used by home brewers to modify brewing water for making beer.
