Sodium Citrate

Taxonomy:Citrate
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Date of release:2018/07/11
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Sodium Citrate

· Chemical Name: Sodium Citrate

· Formula: Na₃C₆H₅O₇·2H₂O

· Molecular Weight: 294.10

· Specificity: Colourless or white crystalline granule or crystalline powder, odourless; taste
salty,soluble in water (1g/1.5ml,25℃), insoluble in ethanol, steady in air, slightly
deliquescence in moist air,PH7.6-8.6 in 5% aqueous solution,when heated to 150℃, it may
lose crystal water.

· Quality standard:

Name of index	GB3782-1986	BP93
Appearance	Colourless or white crystal or crystalline
Content,( Na₃C₆H₅O₇·2H₂O)%	≥99.0	99.0～101.0
PH value	Accord with the stipulation	0.2
Heavy metal（As Pb），%	≤0.0005	≤0.001
Arsenic (As)，%	≤0.0001	---
Ba，%	conform	---
Fe，%	≤0.001	---
Oxalates，%	≤0.05	≤0.03
Sulphates，%	≤0.03	≤0.015
Calcium,	conform	---
Chlorides，%	≤0.01	≤0.005
Easy carbonify substance,	conform	conform
Loss on drying,%	---	10.0-13.0

· USES:In food industry,it is used as buffer,chelate agent,nutrition enhancer, emulsifier,flavor
for buttermilk, balance the sour flavor of citric acid in soft beverage; prevent rancidification in
dairy products.or as anchoring agent for cheese and meat;gelling agent for pudding,fruit
juice; emulsifier and stabilizer for cheese and ice cream. In pharmaceutical industry, it is used
as anticoagulant, or preservatives for syrup preparation.

· Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner, and a composite paper bag as the outer
layer.The net weight of each bag is 25kg.

Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a dry，ventilative and clean warehouse,kept away from moisture and hot,futhermore,it shoud be stored separately from poisonous. Avoid damage to the bags.Its expiry date is two year.