1.Chemical name: 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricaboxylate Ca3
2.Formula:
3.Molecular weight: 570.50
4.Specificity:
White powder, odourless, slightly deliquescence, difficulty soluble in water(0.095g/100ml 25 ), almost insoluble in ethanol. When heated to 100 , it may lose crystal water , when heated to 120 , the crystal will lose water completely.
5.Quality standard:
Name of index
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USP-23
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Appearance
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White crystalline powder
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Content, %
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97.5-100.5
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As, %
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0.0003
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Fluoride %
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0.003
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Heavy metals (Pb) %
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0.002
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Loss on drying %
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10.0-13.3
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Acid insoluble substance %
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0.2
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6.Uses:
Chelant, buffer, coagulant, calcareous intensified agent. According to GB1980-94, it can be used in soy its products.According to the stiputations of FAOWHO(1984), its uses and limitation are low powered concentrated mik, sweet condensed milk, thin cream, used separately2g/kg, used together with other slabilizing agents 3g/kg(no water) Milk powder, cream, powder5g/kg,melting cheese 40g/kg. As intensified agent of jam And pectin , tomato tin, cooler and caseinate, its calcium content in theory is 21.07%. It Can be used in floue, cookie, Japanese fermented soya-bean milk.
7.Packing:
It is packed with polytene bag as liner and compound plastic woven bag as the outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
8.Storage and transport:
It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse. During transport and loading-unloading, it should be handled with care so as to avoid