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Specification

Concerning Product:
Article number 77929SPEUL
Trade name / designation / denomination Citronensäure wasserfrei, Pharma & Food
CAS number 77-92-9
Other names / synonyms•citric acid;
EC number201-069-1
Customs tariff number / CN code / TARIC29181400
Molecular weight [g / mol]192.13
FormulaC6H8O7
Danger
Causes serious eye damage.
IF IN EYES: Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes.


Parameter Specification Unit

Organoleptic test
Appearance of solution clear and colourless
Colour colorless to white
Odour odourless

Physical parameter
Form crystalline powder
Loss on drying ≤ 0,50 %
Solubility in alcohol (96%): soluble
Solubility in ether: slightly soluble
Solubility in water: easily soluble

Identity
Assay 99,7  –  100,3 %
Identification Behavior against sulfuric acid: corresponds
Identification complies

Impurities
Residue on ignition ≤ 0,05 %
Heavy Metals (as Pb) ≤ 5 mg/kg
Oxalate (as anhydros Oxalic Acid) ≤ 100 mg/kg
Sulphated ash ≤ 0,05 %
Sulphates (SO4) ≤ 100 mg/kg

Elemental Impurities
Arsenic (As) ≤ 1 mg/kg
Calcium (Ca) ≤ 30 mg/kg
Chlorides (Cl) ≤ 5 mg/kg
Iron (Fe) ≤ 3 mg/kg
Mercury (Hg) ≤ 5 mg/kg
Lead (Pb) ≤ 5 mg/kg

Supplemental information:

Note: The manufacturer confirms that this product meets the requirements of the latest edition of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.), the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), the Food Chemical Codex (FCC) and is equivalent to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012. All analytical methods comply with the regulations of the latest edition of Ph. Eur., the USP, the FCC or are equivalent.

Complies with monographie: EP, USP, FCC, E 330


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Waltrop, 25. Feb. 2020
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