Citric acid is the most widely used weak organic acid and pH-control agent for F&B, cosmetic, pharmaceuticals and technical applications. Citric acid monohydrate is a common form of citric acid and has one water molecule as part of its chemical formula. Citric acid monohydrate occurs as colourless crystals or as white, crystalline powder with a strongly acidic taste. It is chemically stable at ambient temperatures. Citric Acid Monohydrate uses: F&B Industry: Widely used organic acid for pH-control, flavouring agent, antioxidant, preservative. Health and Personal care: As a preservative and pH control agent in baby products, make-up, lipstick, bath products, soaps and detergents, hair dyes and colors, and hair and skin care products. Agriculture/ Poultry: Citric Acid Monohydrate can be used as antioxidant and pH regulator in Agriculture/ broiler feed. Cleaning agent in plumbing to remove scale. As anti-crease agent in textiles to prevent formaldehyde contamination. As an additive in plastic manufacturing to improve mechanical properties. As concrete retardant to improve concrete quality. Where to buy citric acid monohydrate? Chemtex Speciality Limited manufactures Citric Acid Monohydrate and in Anhydrous form. Citric acid monohydrate is available in various granulations. Get quote at https://www.chemtexltd.com/products-and-solutions/performance-chemicals/general-chemicals/citric-acid/

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2. What is Citric Acid
Monohydrate?
Citric acid is the most widely used weak
organic acid and pH-control agent for F&B,
cosmetic, pharmaceuticals and technical
applications.
Citric acid monohydrate is a common form
of citric acid and has one water molecule as
part of its chemical formula.
Citric acid monohydrate occurs as colourless
crystals or as white, crystalline powder with a
strongly acidic taste. It is chemically stable at
ambient temperatures.
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3. Citric Acid Monohydrate
formula
Molecular formula
C6H8O7.H2O or HOOCCH2C(OH)(COOH)CH2COOH.H2O
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4. How is Citric Acid Monohydrate
made?
Monohydrate citric acid is the water-containing form of citric acid.
This water of crystallization forms via the crystallization from cold
water.
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5. Primary functions
• pH Adjuster
• Acidifier
• Chelating agent
• Buffering agent
• Retarder
• Antioxidant
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Properties of Citric
Acid Monohydrate
• Strongly acidic (pH in a 5 %
solution approx. 1.8)
• Odourless, fully biodegradable
• Soluble in water, ethanol (96 %);
Sparingly soluble in ether
• Non-toxic & low reactive
• Stable at ambient temperatures

6. Citric acid Monohydrous Vs.
Anhydrous
Citric acid can exist as either the anhydrous form (free of water)
or as the monohydrate form.
The anhydrous citric acid has no water of crystallization whereas
citric acid monohydrate has a water molecule associated with one
citric acid molecule.
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7. How to convert citric acid
monohydrate to anhydrous?
The monohydrate form converts into the anhydrous form at 78 °C/
351.15K
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8. Citric Acid Monohydrate uses
Citric Acid Monohydrate is used in Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical,
Health & Personal Care products, even agriculture and animal feed.
Mainly used as an acid condiment, flavouring agent and preservative in
food and beverage and as pharmaceutical excipients in pharmaceutical
industry. It is also used as antioxidant, plasticizer and detergent builder
in chemical, cosmetics and detergent industries.
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9. What is Citric Acid Monohydrate
used for?
F&B Industry: Widely used organic acid for pH-control,
flavouring agent, antioxidant, preservative.
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Citric Acid Monohydrate uses

10. Health and Personal care: As a preservative and pH control
agent in baby products, make-up, lipstick, bath products,
soaps and detergents, hair dyes and colors, and hair and
skin care products.
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Citric Acid Monohydrate uses
Agriculture/ Poultry: Citric Acid Monohydrate can be
used as antioxidant and pH regulator in Agriculture/
broiler feed.

11. Cleaning agent in
plumbing to remove
scale.
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Citric Acid Monohydrate uses
As anti-crease agent
in textiles to prevent
formaldehyde
contamination.
As an additive in plastic
manufacturing to
improve mechanical
properties.
As concrete
retardant to
improve concrete
quality.

12. Citric Acid Monohydrate
manufacturers in india
Chemtex Speciality Limited manufactures Citric Acid Monohydrate
and in Anhydrous form. Citric acid monohydrate is available in
various granulations.
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Citric Acid Monohydrate | CAS
No. 5949-29-1
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Citric Acid Anhydrous | CAS No.
77-92-9
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Adhesives and Sealants
Agro Chemicals
Construction
Fine Chemicals
Metal Surface Treatment
Oil Drilling
Ore Mining and Refining
Paper
Plastics, Polymers
Textile, Leather
End Use Application
Food
Juice
Beverage
Clinical Nutrition
Personal Care
Feed

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