CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE

MOL.FORMULA: C6H8O7 .H2O              MOL.WT: 210.14                CAS NO. 5949-29-1

DESCRIPTION: COLORLESS CRYSTALS OR WHITE, CRYSTALLINE POWDER, EFFLORESCENT IN WARM DRY AIR.

GRADES

SPECIFICATION

 

IP

BP

USP

ACS

AR

LR

F.C.C

IDENTIFICATION

 

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

 

 

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY 

SOLUBILITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

APPEARANCE OF SOLUTION

 

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

 

 

 

 

ARSENIC

MAX

1PPM

4PPM

 

 

 0.00001%

 

3PPM

CHLORIDE

MAX

50PPM

330PPM

 

 0.001%

 0.0005%

50PPM

 

HEAVY METALS

MAX

10PPM

10PPM

0.001%

 

 

10PPM

 

SULPHATE

MAX

150PPM

150PPM

0.015%

 0.002%

 0.002%

150PPM

 

OXALIC ACID (ODB)

MAX

TO COMPLY

360PPM

0.036%

 

 

 

 

ALUMINIUM

MAX

 

0.2PPM

0.2PPM

 

 

 

 

READILY CARBONISABLE SUBSTANCES

 

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

 

TO COMPLY

SULPHATED ASH

MAX

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.02%

0.01%

 

0.05%

WATER

MAX

7.5-9.0%

7.5-9.0%

7.5-9.0%

 

 

 

8.8%

ASSAY (ODB)

 

99.0-101.0%

99.5-100.5%

99.5-100.5%

99.0-102.0%

 

99.5%(MIN)

99.5-100.5%

BARIUM

 

TO COMPLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALCIUM

MAX

200PPM

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRON

MAX

50PPM

 

50PPM

3PPM

0.0001%

 

 

LEAD

MAX

 

 

 

2PPM

0.0001%

 

0.5PPM

TRIDODECYLAMINE

MAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1PPM

OXALATE

MAX

 

 

 

TO COMPLY

0.005%

 

TO COMPLY

INSOLUBLE MATTER

MAX

 

 

 

0.005%

0.003%

 

 

PHOSPHATE

MAX

 

 

 

0.001%

0.0005%

 

 

CA GROUP & MAGNESIUM

MAX

 

 

 

 

0.0025%

 

 

COPPER

MAX

 

 

 

 

0.00005%

 

 

NICKEL

MAX

 

 

 

 

0.0001%