Product name: Citric acid

Shape: Colorless translucent crystal or white crystalline powder

Species: Citric acid monohydrate and citric acid anhydrous

Storage conditions: Solid water or anhydrous should be stored in airtight containers, placed in a cool dry place.

Features: Odorless, very sour taste, slight deliquescence in moist air. When citric acid is crystallized from hot water, it produces no hydrate. When it is heated to 78 DEG C, hydrate will decompose and hydrate. Citric acid can be dissolved in absolute ethanol at 15 degrees celsius. Citric acid is a kind of strong organic acid, 3H+ can be ionized, heating can be broken down into a variety of products, and acid, alkali, glycerol and other reactions.

Application: Used in the food instry accouted for more than 75% of the production capacity, can be used as food acidity agent, antioxidant,pH regulator, used in cool drinks, jam, fruit and pastries and other foods. Used in the pharmaceutical industry about 10%, mainly used as anticoagulant, acid solution, taste, cosmetics,etc. For the chemical industry accounted for about 15%, used as a buffering agent, complexing agent, metal cleaning agent,mordant, gelling agent, toner. In electronics, textiles, petroleum, leather, architecture, photography, plastics, casting and ceramics and other industrial areas are very broad.