Citric acid Monohydrate

Citric acid Monohydrate

C₆H₈O₇

·         At room temperature, citric acid is a white crystalline powder. It can exist either in an anhydrous (water-free) form or as a monohydrate. The anhydrous form crystallizes from hot water, while the monohydrate forms when citric acid is crystallized from cold water.

·         The dominant use of citric acid is as a flavoring and preservative in food and beverages, especially soft drinks

·         Citric acid can be added to ice cream as an emulsifying agent to keep fats from separating, to caramel to prevent sucrose crystallization, or to recipes in place of fresh lemon juice

·         Citric acid is also often used in cleaning products and sodas or fizzy drinks

·         Citric acid is an excellent chelating agent, binding metals. It is used to remove limescale from boilers and evaporators

·         Citric acid can be used in shampoo to wash out wax and coloring from the hair.

·         Citric acid is widely used as a pH adjusting agent in creams and gels of all kinds

·         Citric acid is an alpha hydroxy acid and used as an active ingredient in chemical peels.

·         Citric acid is used as one of the active ingredients in the production of antiviral tissues

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