CASR |
: | 79-33-4 |
Molecular Formula |
: | C3H6O3 |
Molecular Weight |
: | 90.1 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Appearance/Description: | Colorless or slightly yellow, syrupy liquid. |
| Solubility: | Insoluble in chloroform;Miscible with water, Alcohol and with ethanol 96% |
| Identification (By chemical test): | The solution should be strongly acidic. |
| Identification (by Relative density, 20°C): | 1.20 to 1.21 |
| Identification (By chemical test): | A dark green ring should appear at the junction of the two liquids. |
| Identification (Lactate): | A blue color should produce. |
| Appearance of solution: | The solution should not be more intensely colored than reference solution Y6. |
| Assay: | 88.0% - 92.0% w/w |
| Sulphated ash / Residue on ignition: | NMT 0.05% |
| Sugars and other reducing substances: | No red or greenish precipitate should form. |
| Calcium (Ca): | NMT 200 ppm |
| Sulphate (SO4): | NMT 200 ppm |
| Sulphate(SO4): | No turbidity should produce. |
| Ether insoluble substances: | The solution should not more opalescent than the solvent used for the test. |
| Citric, oxalic and phosphoric acids: | Any opalescence produced in the sample solution should not be more intense than that of reference solution. |
| Limit of citric, oxalic, phosphoric or tartaric acid: | No turbidity should produce. |
| Chloride (Cl): | No opalescence should produce. |
| Readily carbonizable substances: | No dark color should develop at the interface of the two acid within 15 min. |
| Sugars: | No red precipitate should form. |
| Methanol(CH3OH): | NMT 50 ppm |
| Bacterial endotoxin test: | NMT 5.0 EU/gm |
