CASR |
: | 50-21-5 |
Molecular Formula |
: | C3H6O3 |
Molecular Weight |
: | 90.08 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Appearance: | Colorless and yellow, syrupy liquid |
| Odour: | Acid, acidifier |
| Solubility: | Soluble in water and in ethanol |
| Assay: | NLT 85.0% and NMT 90.0% of C3H6O3 |
| Test for acid: | Dispersion of the sample is acid to litmus paper |
| Test for lactate: | Passes test |
| Sulfated ash: | 0.1% Max |
| Chloride (Cl): | 0.2% Max |
| Sulfate: | 0.25% Max |
| Iron (Fe): | 10 ppm Max |
| Cyanide (CN): | 5 ppm Max. |
| Citric, oxalic and phosphoric acids: | and boil for 2 min. No turbidity is produced |
| Sugars: | No red precipitate is formed |
| Readily carbonizable substances: | No deep grey colour is produced within 15 min at the colour is produced within 15 min at the two liquids. |
| Lead(Pb): | 2 ppm Max |
| Arsenic (As): | 1.1 ppm Max |
