Ethylenediamineteraacetic Acid
Quantity
Unit
CAS #
60-00-4
PRODUCT
SYNONYM
EDTA; Glycine, N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis[N-(carboxymethyl)-; 1,2-Ethanediamine, N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-
FORMULA
C10H16O8N2
HAZARD
0 Non-Regulated Material
CHELATING VALUE
339 mg/g CaCO3 C.V. Min
MOISTURE
0.2% Max
SENSORIC
White Crystalline Powder
PH
(1% Solution) 2.9 +/- 0.3
ODOR
Odorless
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
(@25 C) 0.67
SOLUBILITY
Insoluble in Water
ACTIVITY
99% Min.
INSOLUBILITY
in common org. solvs.
MELTING POINT
dec. 240 c
COLOR
colorless or white crystal powder
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
292.28
NOTES
EDTA is used in food as a preservative to prevent catalytic oxidation by metal ions or stabilizer and for iron fortification. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a preservative in packaged foods, vitamins, and baby food. EDTA is used in prsonal care, added to cosmetics to improve product stability. EDTA is also used in oil production, added into the borehole to inhibit mineral precipitation. It's also used in the dairy and beverage industry cleaning milk stains from bottles. EDTA is used in flue gas cleaning removal of NOx, Soft drinks containing ascorbic acid and sodium benzoate, to mitigate formation of benzene (a carcinogen), and recycling recovery of lead from used lead acid batteries.
Use: CHELATING
CLASS
Petrochemicals
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