CASR |
: | 79-33-4 |
Molecular Formula |
: | C3H6O3 |
Molecular Weight |
: | 90.08 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Appearance: | Colourless or slightly yellow, syrupy liquid and not more intensely colored than reference solution Y6 |
| Solubility: | Miscible with water and with ethanol (96%) |
| Identification A (By Chemical test): | The solution should be strongly acidic. |
| Identification B (By Relative density, 20°C): | 1.20-1.21 |
| Identification C (By Chemical test): | A dark green ring should appear at the junction of the two liquids. |
| Ether insoluble substances: | The solution should not more opalescent than the solvent used for the test |
| Sugars and other reducing substances: | No red or greenish precipitate should form. |
| Citric, oxalic and phosphoric acids: | Any opalescence in the solution is not more intense than that of reference solution |
| Sulphate (SO4): | Maximum 200 ppm |
| Calcium (Ca): | Maximum 200 ppm |
| Sulphated ash: | Maximum 0.1% |
| Assay: | 88.0% - 92.0% m/m |
