檸檬酸鉀    POTASSIUM CITRATE

一、化學名稱：檸檬酸鉀；2 -羥基丙烷-1, 2 ,3 -三羧酸三鉀-水物；枸櫞酸鉀

二、分子式：K₃C₆H₅O₇·H₂O

三、分子量：324.41

四、CAS:  6100-05-6

五、性狀：透明晶體或白色粗粉，無臭, 味咸，有清涼感, 相對密度 1.98。在空氣中易吸濕潮解。可溶于甘油，幾乎不溶于乙醇。

六、用　途： 在食品工業(yè)中作緩沖劑、螯合劑、穩(wěn)定劑、抗氧化劑、乳化劑、調味劑等?？捎糜谌榧叭橹破?、果凍、果醬、肉類、罐裝水凝膠點心，亦用于干酪的乳化、柑橘的保鮮等。在醫(yī)藥工業(yè)中用于低血鉀癥和鉀缺乏癥及堿化尿液。

七、包裝：內襯聚乙烯塑料袋，外套塑料編織袋，每袋25Kg。

八、貯存與運輸：本品應貯存在干燥通風清潔的庫房中，裝載運輸時要輕裝輕放，防止包裝破損，防止受潮、受熱，運輸過程中防止雨淋受潮，應與有毒物品隔離。

1、Chemical Name: Potassium Citrate

2、Molecular Formula: K₃C₆H₅O₇·H₂O

3、Molecular Weight: 324.41

4、CAS: 6100-05-6

5、Character: It is transparent crystal or white coarse powder, odorless and tastes salty and cool. Relative density is 1.98. It’s easily deliquescent in air. It’s soluble in water and glycerin, almost insoluble in ethanol.

6、Usage: In food processing industry, it is used as buffer, chelate agent, stabilizer, antioxidant, emulsifier and flavoring. It can be used in dairy product，jelly, jam, meat and tinned pastry. It also can be used as emulsifier in cheese and antistaling agent in oranges, and so on. In pharmaceutical, it is used for hypokalimia, potassium depletion and alkalization of urine.

7、Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.

8、Storage and Transport：It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from heat and moisture during transportation, unloaded with care so as to avoid damage. Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances.