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Product Name:
DL-Tartaric Acid
CAS No:
133-37-9
 
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Product Introduction

Molecular Formula:C4H6O6
Molecular Weigh:150.09
CAS No.:133-37-9

Property: Colorless crystals or white powder, without odor, with sourtaste, stable in air, compound of equal quantity of dextrorotatory andlevorotatory tartaric acid,containing one or two molecule crystalline water andlosting water when heated to 100°C, specific gravity 1.697. Its solubility inwater is 20.6%, in ether is about 1% and 5.01% in ethanol.

 

Specification: FCC(IV)

Content

99.5%Min

Oxalate

passed

Sulfate

passed

Heavy metals

0.0001

Arsenic

0.0003%Max

Loss on drying

0.5%Max

Residue on ignition

0.05%Max

 

Packing:
in 25kg compound paper bag.

Usage: 
This product is widely used in trades such as foodstuff, medicine, chemicalindustry and light industry etc. ,and is chiefly used to make the tartaric acidsalts , like antimony potassium tartrate, potassium sodium tartrate .Served as beer vesicant and foodstuff sourness agent and flavoring etc at thefoodstuff tradeand its acidity is as 1.3 times as citric acid, and especiallyis suitable to do the acidity agent for the grape juice. This article isappraised as the excellent food additive by the FAO/WHO experts committee.It also has the very important effect in tannage, photograph, glass, enamel andtelecommunication equipment etc.