Citric Acid Monohydrate

Product Description

Citric acidis anorganic compoundwith thechemicalformulaC6H8O7.H2O. It isacolourlessor white crystalline particles or powder. Odourless andextremely sour. A weakorganic acid.It occurs naturallyincitrus fruits. Inbiochemistry, it is an intermediate inthecitric acid cycle, which occurs in themetabolismofallaerobic organisms.

Citric Acid Monohydrate isa tricarboxylic acid found in citrus fruits. Citric acid is used as an excipient inpharmaceutical preparations due to its antioxidant properties. It maintainsstability of active ingredients and is used as a preservative.

• It isuses as the stronger edible acids, the dominant use is as a flavouring andpreservative in food and beverages, especially soft drinks and candies.
• It isan excellentchelating agent, binding metals by making them soluble. It is used to removeand discourage the buildup oflimescalefrom boilers and evaporators.
• Ipassivatestainless steels.
• It canbe used to treat water, which makes it useful in improving the effectiveness ofsoaps and laundry detergents.
• It is used as anacidulantin creams, gels, and liquids.
• Its bufferingproperties of citrates are used tocontrolpHinhousehold cleaners andpharmaceuticals.

More than twomillion tons of citric acidare manufacturedevery year. It is usedwidely as anacidifier, as aflavouring, and achelating agent.