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CAS No.: | 133-37-9 |
Formula: | C4h6o6 |
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DESCRIPTION |
Colorless and semi-transparent or white powder, with sour taste |
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Chemical Name |
2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid | ||
Molecular Formula | C4H6O6 | ||
Structural Formula | |||
Molecular Weight | 150.09 |
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SPECIFICATION (Executive Standard: GB 15358-2008,also meets the standard of Japan Kimisada book) |
C4H6O6*H2O | C4H6O6 |
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AssayC4H6O6 |
99.5% Min |
99.5% Min | |
Melting Point | 200~206 | 200~206 | |
Heavy Metals(as Pb) |
0.001% Max |
0.001% Max | |
Residue On Ignition | 0.10% Max | 0.10% Max | |
Reduction on drying | 11.5% Max | 0.5% Max | |
Arsenic(as As) | 0.0002% Max | 0.0002% Max | |
Readily Oxidizable Substances | Qualified | Qualified | |
Sulfate(SO4) | 0.04% Max |
0.04% Max |
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MAIN FUNCTION AND PURPOSE |
This product is widely used in many fields such as foodstuff, medicine, chemical industry and light industry etc., and is mainly used to make tartrates (tartaric acid salts), like antimony potassium tartrate, potassium sodium tartrate. It can be served as beer vesicant, foodstuff sourness agent and flavoring etc. Its sourness is 1.3 times of that of citric acid, and is especially suitable to be a sourness agent of grape juice. It is also very important for the tannage, photograph, glass, enamel and telecommunication equipment industries. |