| LACTIC ACID |
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FORMULA |
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CH3CH(OH)COOH |
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SYNONYMS |
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2-Hydroxypropanoic acid; |
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PHYSICAL STATE |
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Colorless to slightly yellow, syrupy liquid |
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SPECIFICATION |
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| PURITY |
80% min |
| CHLORIDE |
20ppm max |
| SULFATE |
0.01% max |
| Fe |
10ppm max |
| As |
1ppm max |
| HEAVY METALS |
10ppm max |
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| Uses |
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Synthetic lactic acid is used |
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commercially in tanning leather and dyeing wool |
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flavouring agent and preservative in food processing and carbonated beverages |
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as a raw material in making plastics, solvents, inks.
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| PACKAGING |
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240kgs in drum, 20mts in Iso-Tank |
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in truck tank anticorrosive protected |
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