Citric Acid Anhydrous

Items

Unit

Quality Standards

Analysis Results

Characters

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White of Almost White
Crystalline Powder, Colourless
Crystals or Granules .Odorless, has a
Strongly Acid Test.Very Soluble in
Water, Freely Soluble in Ethanol.

Pass

Identification

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Pass Test

Pass

Appearance of Solution

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Pass Test

Pass

Assay

%

99.5~ 100.5

99.9

Water

%

0.5

0.1

Readily Carbonisable Substances

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Pass Test

Pass

Sulphated  Ash

( Residue on ignition )

%

0.05

0.02

Sulfate

Mg/kg

150

< 150

Oxalate

Mg/kg

100

< 100

Lead

Mg/kg

0.5

< 0.5

Arsenic

Mg/kg

1

< 1

Mercury

Mg/kg

1

< 1

Aluminium

Mg/kg

0.2

< 0.2

Heavy Metals

Mg/kg

10

< 10

Bacterial Endotoxins

IU/mg

< 0.5

< 0.5