Ferric ammonium citrate brown powder is a reddish-brown to dark brown crystalline powder that is easily soluble in water.
Advantages
- Dietary supplement: It is a common source of iron in dietary supplements and is often used to treat iron deficiency anemia.
- Food additive: It is used as an acidity regulator and anti-caking agent in food.
- Industrial use: It is used in the textile industry as a mordant, which helps to fix dyes to fabric.
Storage Conditions
Keep in a closely tight HDPE Drum. Store in a cool, dry, ventilated area. Protect again physical damage.
Handling Conditions
Avoid direct contact with skin, eye and cloth. Avoid ingestion and inhalation.
Packaging Details
25 KG HDPE Drum with Inner Polyliner
General Specifications
| Sr No. | Parameter | Specification | Results |
| 1 | Description | Thin, transparent, dark red scales or granules or brownish red powder; odourless; deliquescent in moist air and is affected by light. | Complies |
| 2 | Solubility | Very soluble in water; practically insoluble in ethanol (95%) | Complies |
| 3 | Identification | A] The solution gives the reactions of ferric salts. B] The solution gives the reactions of citrates | Complies Complies |
| 4 | Arsenic | Not more than 4 ppm | Complies |
| 5 | Lead | Not more than 30 ppm | Complies |
| 6 | Zinc | Not more than 50 ppm | Complies |
| 7 | Ferric Free Compounds | A 1.0% w/v solution gives no blue precipitate with potassium ferrocyanide solution unless acidified with hydrochloric acid. | Complies |
| 8 | Chloride | Not more than 0.25% | Complies |
| 9 | Sulphate | Not more than 0.3% | Complies |
| 10 | Assay | Not less than 20.5% and not more than 22.5% of iron, Fe | 21.56% |
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