Citric acid Monohydrate

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Introduction

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

Functions and Applications

Test Items	Specification	Results
Characters	Colourless Translucent Crystals Or As White, Fine, Crystalline Powder	Colourless Translucent Crystals Or As White, Fine, Crystalline Powder
Identification	Pass Test	Pass Test
Clarity And Colour OfSolution	Pass Test	Pass Test

Content	99.5-100.5%	100.00%
Moisture	7.5-8.8%	8.70%
Oxalic Acid	≤100mg/Kg	<100mg/Kg
Sulphate	≤150ppm	<150ppm
Readily Carbonisable Substances	Abs ≤0.52	<0.52
	Tra ≥30%	>30%
Residue On Ignition (Sulphated Ash)	≤0.05%	0.01%

Heavy Metals	≤10ppm	<5ppm
Arsenic	≤1mg/Kg	<0.1mg/Kg
Lead	≤0.5mg/Kg	<0.1mg/Kg
Mercury	≤1mg/Kg	<0.1mg/Kg
Aluminium	≤0.2ppm	<0.2ppm
Bacterial Endotoxins	≤0.5Iu/Mg	<0.5Iu/Mg
Isociric Acid (Relative Substances)	Pass Test	Pass Test

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon	Pass Test	Pass Test

Trilaurylamine	≤0.1mg/Kg	<0.1mg/Kg
Sterility	Pass Test	Pass Test
Barium	Pass Test	Pass Test
Calcium	≤200ppm	<200ppm
Iron	≤50ppm	<50ppm
Chloride	≤50ppm	<50ppm

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