What is the main use of sodium citrate

The main use of sodium citrate

Sodium citrate is an organic compound that appears as a white to colorless crystal.It has a cool salty taste.Stable at room temperature and in the air, slightly soluble in the wet air, in the hot air weathering phenomenon.It is widely used in food industry, medicine industry, chemical industry and metallurgy industry.

In the food industry: sodium citrate is made from food, so it is absolutely safe and reliable.With citric acid can have pH adjustment performance and good stability, so it plays an important role in some occasions where the pH value is not suitable for a wide range of changes.

In the pharmaceutical industry: citrate and calcium ions can form a soluble complex. In clinical practice, some sodium citrate can be added to fresh blood to prevent blood coagulation. Therefore, it can be used as an in vitro anticoagulant, expectorant and diuretic in the pharmaceutical field.

In chemical industry and metallurgy industry: sodium citrate has biodegradability, in water and microbial action can be converted into carbon dioxide and water, will not pollute the nature, is a good chemical raw material.The use of sodium citrate instead of sodium tripolyphosphate in daily chemical detergents can significantly increase the decontamination capacity of detergents.It can be used in cosmetics to speed up cutin renewal, and is often used in lotions and shampoos as well as whitening products.Also can be used for sulfur dioxide tail gas absorption, absorption rate up to 99%.Also has the metal complexing ability, has the good complexing ability to the metal ion, is used as the complexing agent and the buffer in the electroplating industry.