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SODIUM CITRATE
1、Chemical name：sodium Propionate
2、Molecular formula： CH3CH2COONa
3、Molecular weight： 96.07
4、Character：white crystalline granule crystal powder ;odourless or with little propionate smell; easily deliquescence ,very easily soluble in water , soluble in ethanol ,slighly soluble in acetone.
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Name of index |
BP93 |
FCC-IV |
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Appearance |
colourless or white crystalline powder |
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Identification test |
－ |
accord with the test |
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Content(Na |
99.0-101.0 |
99.0-100.5 |
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Sulphate, ≤% |
0.015 |
－ |
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Heavy metals(as Pb), ≤% |
0.001 |
0.001 |
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Oxalate, ≤% |
0.03 |
－ |
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Easily carbonized substanctes |
accord with the test |
－ |
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Chloride, ≤% |
0.005 |
－ |
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Loss on drying,% |
11.0-13.0 |
10.0-13.0 |
5、Uses: Preservative;mold and rope inhibitors.
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
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 shuo
