Tartaric acid is present in several isomeric varieties, e.g. L (+) tartaric acid. It is widely used in the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. This acid is in the form of a salt, e.g. sodium potassium tartrate. It is commonly found in fruit, especially in grapes.
Application:
- food industry pH regulator
- production of processed cheese
- production of fruit drinks and wines
- pharmaceutical industry – drug production (anti-diarrheal activity, prebiotic properties)
- cosmetics – water solutions are used
Features:
- Form: solid (powder)
- Color: white or colorless
- Odor: no smell
- Odor threshold: not applicable
- PH value: 2.2 (0.1N solution)
- Melting point: 169 ° C (1013 hPa)
- Boiling point: 179.1 ° C (1013 hPa)
- Flash point: no data available
- Evaporation rate: no data available
- Flammability: the product is not classified as flammable
- Explosion limits in the mixture with air: no data available
- Vapor pressure:
- Density at 20 ° C: 1.76 g / cm3
- Vapor density: no data available
- Solubility in water: 1390 g / l at 20 ° C
- Partition coefficient n-octanol / water (log Pow): – 1.91 at 20 ° C
- Auto-ignition temperature: not self-igniting up to the maximum test temperature (400 ° C)
- Decomposition temperature: no data available
- Viscosity: no data available
- Explosive properties: non-explosive
- Oxidizing properties: no data available
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